Heuristic Evaluation & Redesign: Myfitnesspal
Role: Heuristic Evaluator
UX/UI Designer
Tools: Photoshop, Figma
During my graduation at BrainStation, I was asked to represent the UX Design team and submit a thorough heuristic evaluation of a mobile application of my choice.
Me and my team member (Haiqa Bilwani) selected MyFitnessPal, a leading fitness app designed to help users track nutrition, calories, and exercise effortlessly.
It provides users with tools to achieve personalized wellness goals efficiently.
Platform: Android
Duration: 2 Weeks
Using Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics as our yardstick, we evaluated everything from visibility of system status to error prevention.
Jakob Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics
1: Visibility of system status
6: Recognition rather than recall
2: Match between the system and the real world
7: Flexibility and efficiency of use
3: User control and freedom
8: Aesthetic and minimalist design
4: Consistency and standards
9: Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
5: Error prevention
10: Help and documentation
Severity Scale
Our severity scale ranged from cosmetic issues (the app’s version of a bad hair day) to usability catastrophes that need fixing before release. In short, not every design flaw is a life-or-death matter, but some feel like they are.
Heuristic passed:
this is not a usability problem at all
Cosmetic problem:
This need not be fixed only if extra time is available on the project.
Minor problem:
This should be given low priority
Major problem:
important to fix, so should be given high priority
Usability catastrophe:
imperative to fix this before product can be released
Task flow
Task flow - App screens
Make it stand out.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.