Design Smarter: An Introduction to UI Principles with Nielsen’s Heuristics

GDG on Campus Conestoga College, Waterloo Campus - Waterloo, Canada

Learn the basics of UI design through Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics. In this interactive session, we’ll explore key principles and evaluate a real website to see them in action. Perfect for beginners and design enthusiasts!

Jun 6, 9:00 – 10:00 PM (UTC)

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Key Themes

DesignWeb

About this event

Join us for an engaging and beginner-friendly session that introduces the core principles of effective User Interface (UI) design using Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics. These time-tested guidelines are essential for creating intuitive and user-friendly digital experiences.

We’ll begin by breaking down each heuristic with real-world examples to illustrate their impact. Then, put your knowledge into practice as we evaluate a live website together, identifying usability issues and discussing how to improve them.

Whether you're new to design or looking to sharpen your UX eye, this session will give you practical tools to assess and enhance any user interface.

Facilitator

  • Navjeet Kaur

    Conestoga College

    2nd year Bachelor of Computer Science(Honors) student

Organizers

  • Owen Garland

    Organizer

  • Maísa Wolff Resplande

    Vice President

  • Ryan Dooley

    Executive Lead

  • Anish reddy

    Executive Lead

  • Emil Harvey

    Mentor

  • Oleksandr Levinskyi

    Software Developer | Community Leader | Educator

  • Avaneesh Bhat

    Executive Lead

  • Olena Savych

    Conestoga College

    Executive Lead

  • Arsh Chauhan

    VAR Lab

    Executive Lead

  • zhe gao

    Executive Lead

  • Anuj Mongia

    Executive Lead

  • Navjeet Kaur

    Executive Lead

  • Faven Habete

    Executive Lead

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