

The 10 Usability Heuristics in Cartoons
Finally, what you have been waiting for: a humorous take on Jakob Nielsen’s classic 10 usability heuristics explained in 80 cartoons.
Jakob Nielsen
Jun 513 min read


The Meaning of Usability Explained in Creative Writing
Usability goes beyond simplicity; it's a dialogue between design and user, built on subtlety, emotional insight, and cognitive understanding
Jakob Nielsen
May 2216 min read


UX Roundup: Midjourney Usability Atrocity | AI Drives Traffic | Lip Synch Improvements | Progress in AI Music | You ≠ User
Midjourney doubles down on usability atrocity | AI drives website traffic | Improvements in lip synch for AI avatar videos | AI music improves with Suno 4.5 | You are not the user
Jakob Nielsen
May 129 min read


UX Roundup: Hindsight Bias | Rubric for Insightful AI | User-Contributed Photos | Black Forest AI
Stakeholders deem UX work to be “obvious” | Rubric for scoring insightful use of AI | Make it easy to see all user-contributed photos
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 12, 20247 min read


Usability Labs: Cool or Old School?
Richly illustrated historical overview of the transformation of usability labs from dedicated spaces to Zoom calls.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 29, 20237 min read


Jakob’s Law of the Internet User Experience
Users spend most of their time on other websites, so they expect your site to work like all the other sites they already know.
Jakob Nielsen
Sep 8, 20238 min read