๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Heuristic evaluation

= a summative ๐Ÿ”Ž Analytical evaluation method that evaluates systems by checking whether they follow certain heuristics or not

How?

Reviewers examine the interface and judge its compliance with usability principles (= heuristics), e.g. Nielsenโ€™s Heuristics for Usability

Pros & Cons

  • ๐Ÿ‘ quick, cheap, easy
  • ๐Ÿ‘Ž relies on skills of reviewers
  • ๐Ÿ‘Ž rare problems wonโ€™t get recognized often

๐Ÿ”— Links

๐Ÿ‘‘ Golden Rules and heuristics for design