Action Play
How to get started with GitHub as a designer
The developer ecosystem is a goldmine for designers. Here are six things you can do today to start using GitHub and open-source libraries in your workflow.
Action play: Open your product and quickly review it against Nielsen's 10 heuristics (visibility of system status, error prevention, match with real world, etc.). Write down at least one issue per heuristic.
Why: A heuristic review is fast, structured, and often reveals easy fixes that improve usability immediately.
This action play is from the full article: 5 UX activities you can do today to level up your design game
Written by
Björn Rutholm
Founder of PixelPappa
Technical cofounder for hire. Product designer and developer helping teams build digital products that work.
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