UX Fundamentals for Non-UX Professionals: User Experience Principles for Managers, Writers, Designers, and Developers

© Edward Stull 2018

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42. Heuristic Review

Edward Stull¹ 

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Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

 

Every few months I cook for a group of friends. I like to cook, but my dinners are more a series of ill-timed surprises than cohesive meals. I serve food at random intervals. A main dish may be served in 20 minutes; salad, 30 minutes later; bread, after everyone finishes eating; side dishes, abandoned in the oven for hours, never make an appearance. However, with enough wine, everything generally works out in the end.

At any time during my dinner, an experienced cook could point out what needs fixing: a pinch of salt here, turn the heat up there, put out the fire in the ...