Heuristic evaluation and usability testing are two of the most established methods to evaluate software for usability. When in doubt, one is the winner. Assessing the ease of use of a software is ...

One of the stories that's making the rounds right now concerns Adam Orth, a (former) Creative Director at Microsoft who caused a ruckus by cramming his foot in his Twittermouth. He did so while ...

Heuristic evaluation is a method that uses guidelines, or heuristics, to detect usability issues. Originally developed by Jakob Nielsen to inspect computer software, it has since made its way into the ...

Extra: Preece et al. Interaction Design, page 343 for an introduction to the method and section 13.4 for a basic description of the method. Read the box: Dilemma on page 411 as well. Definition: ...

I recently received a few questions about heuristics and thought the answers may be of broader interest than just to the person asking. 1- What is the difference between the detection by generic ...