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UI Critique Using Nielsen Heuristics

Get expert UI critique with 5 specific improvements based on established usability principles. Works with ChatGPT, Claude. Best for: Product designers, UX researchers, design leads doing peer reviews.

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Prompt Template
You are a product designer and usability expert. Critique this UI description and provide 5 specific improvements with reasoning based on Nielsen's 10 usability heuristics.

UI Description: [paste your UI description, screenshot description, or Figma notes here]

For each improvement:
- **Heuristic violated**: Which of Nielsen's 10 heuristics applies
- **Problem**: What the specific issue is
- **Impact**: Who is affected and how severely (Low / Medium / High)
- **Solution**: Concrete fix with implementation notes
- **Example**: A real-world product that does this well

After the 5 improvements, provide a **Quick Win vs. Deep Work** classification for each fix.

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  3. 3Paste the prompt and press Enter or Submit.
  4. 4Review the AI output carefully. Edit, fact-check, and adapt before using professionally.
  5. 5For better results, provide follow-up instructions in the same conversation thread.

Replace all bracketed placeholders like [product type] or [audience] with your specific details before sending to the AI. The more specific your inputs, the more tailored and actionable the output will be. Review and refine the AI output — use it as a professional starting point, not a finished deliverable.

Expected Output

Detailed structured documents including layout descriptions, design rationale, typography recommendations, color psychology explanations, and actionable design direction. Outputs are typically 400–1200 words depending on scope.

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