design-review

Review UI designs against Nielsen's ten usability heuristics and produce categorized findings.

4|Updated Sep 30, 2024
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/okm321/dotfiles --skill design-review-okm321
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: design-review
Source: https://github.com/okm321/dotfiles/tree/main/claude/skills/design-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/okm321/dotfiles --skill design-review-okm321

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Manually auditing UI designs for usability issues is time-consuming and inconsistent, often missing common heuristic violations. This Skill provides a structured, checklist-driven review of any UI file, URL, or screenshot against Nielsen's 10 heuristics and a practical usability checklist. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Heuristic-Based Audit: Evaluates interfaces across 10 categories including system status visibility, error prevention, consistency, and accessibility contrast. - Prioritized Findings: Outputs issues classified as Critical, Warning, or Info, each paired with a concrete improvement suggestion, plus a Good section highlighting strengths. - Use Case: A designer shares a screenshot of a new checkout form. The Skill checks validation timing, button labeling, tap target spacing, and contrast ratios, then returns a prioritized fix list. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to run a design review on your UI screenshot or URL using the design-review checklist and return prioritized usability findings.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-review

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I review a UI design for usability issues?▼

Provide a file, URL, or screenshot of the interface and run the design review. The Skill checks it against Nielsen's 10 heuristics across categories like error prevention, consistency, and system status visibility, then returns prioritized findings.

What usability heuristics does a design review checklist cover?▼

The checklist covers Nielsen's 10 heuristics: status visibility, real-world language match, user control, consistency, error prevention, recognition over recall, flexibility, minimalist design, error recovery, and help documentation.

Can I review a live website URL instead of a design file?▼

Yes, the review accepts a file, URL, or screenshot as input. Each format is evaluated against the same 10-category checklist, and findings are reported in the same prioritized output format.

What accessibility checks are included in a UI design review?▼

The checklist includes a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1, avoiding color-only signaling by supplementing with shapes or text, readable line spacing and length, and labeling icons with text or tooltips.

What are the limitations of heuristic-based design reviews?▼

Heuristic reviews identify guideline violations but cannot measure actual user behavior or task success rates. They work best combined with usability testing, since some issues only surface through real user interaction.