Jakob Nielsen's Ten Usability Heuristics

Jakob Nielsen's Ten Usability Heuristics are principles for designing user-friendly interfaces. They emphasize the importance of clarity, consistency, and feedback in interactions. Key points include ensuring users know what to expect (visibility of system status), making actions reversible (error prevention), and matching the design to real-world language. Users should feel in control (user control and freedom), and interfaces should minimize memory load (recognition rather than recall). Additionally, designs should be flexible (flexibility and efficiency of use) and aesthetically pleasing (aesthetic and minimalist design). Lastly, they highlight the importance of accessibility (help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors).