# Heuristic evaluation > (in Usability) A heuristic evaluation is a method for identifying design problems in a user interface. Evaluators judge the design against a set of guidelines (called heuristics) that make systems easy to use. (in ) A heuristic evaluation is a method for identifying design problems in a . Evaluators judge the design against a set of guidelines (called heuristics) that make systems easy to use. ## See also - [Jakob Nielsen's Usability Heuristics](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Jakob%20Nielsen's%20Usability%20Heuristics.txt)