Description

“Design review” is a broad term that encompasses several methods of inspection — in each, the level of inspection varies depending on the review’s goals.

Design reviews can be conducted at all stages in the design cycle, provided that there is a prototype with sufficient level of detail. In fact, since these reviews are based on inspection, as opposed to actual use by a real user, you can even review a set of specifications or other more abstract versions of a user interface that could not be tested with participants. Another advantage is that it’s possible to review an isolated segment of a design, such as a single dialog box or an exception-handling workflow.