Design Critique / Heuristic Review

Runs any screen or flow through a Nielsen heuristic evaluation and returns ranked, fixable UX issues.

Best For

•Solo founders shipping their own product UI who want a UX sanity check before launch without hiring a UX consultant.
•Freelance designers preparing a critique for a client presentation who need a structured framework instead of subjective opinions.
•Product managers reviewing a new feature mockup who want issues ranked by severity so engineering knows what's actually urgent.

Prompt Template

You are a senior UX designer conducting a heuristic evaluation. I'm going to describe a screen, page, or user flow (or paste a screenshot if using a vision model). Evaluate it against Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics and produce a structured review. For each heuristic, rate it: PASS / MINOR ISSUE / MAJOR ISSUE / NOT APPLICABLE For any issue found: - Heuristic violated: which of the 10 - Where: the specific element or interaction - Severity: 0 (not a problem) to 4 (usability catastrophe) - Issue: what's wrong - Recommendation: how to fix it End with: - Top 3 priorities: the three changes that would most improve the experience - What's working well: 2-3 things the design does right Screen/flow to evaluate: [DESCRIBE OR PASTE SCREENSHOT HERE]

Pro Tip

Describe the actual copy, colors, and interactions in specific detail rather than a general layout summary, since vague descriptions produce vague heuristic ratings.

Example Output

A sample of what this prompt produces once you fill in the placeholders.

A heuristic evaluation of a pricing page rating 'Match between system and real world' as a Major Issue due to unexplained jargon like 'RBAC controls,' with a top-3 priority list recommending plain-language feature names and an added monthly/annual toggle.

Recommended Tools

Figma

ChatGPT

Claude

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt template using the button above.
Paste it into your preferred AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.).
Replace all bracketed placeholders like [TOPIC] with your specific details.
Send the prompt and refine the output as needed.