Although designing usable systems requires far more than simply applying guidelines, guidelines can still make a significant contribution to usability by promoting consistency and good practice. We use this list of guidelines in our consultancy work. For best results, remember to interpret the guideline in context — this requires a bit more thought but ensures you will get a lot more from your review.
Web usability guidelines
- Home page usability: 20 guidelines to evaluate the usability of home pages.
- Task orientation: 44 guidelines to evaluate how well a web site supports the users tasks.
- Navigation and IA: 29 guidelines to evaluate navigation and information architecture.
- Forms and data entry: 23 guidelines to evaluate forms and data entry.
- Trust and credibility: 13 guidelines to evaluate trust and credibility.
- Writing and content quality: 23 guidelines to evaluate writing and content quality.
- Page layout and visual design: 38 guidelines to evaluate page layout and visual design.
- Search usability: 20 guidelines to evaluate search.
- Help, feedback and error tolerance: 37 guidelines to evaluate help, feedback and error tolerance.
Original document:http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/guidelines.html
