Test your judgement

Which works better?

Knowing the term is one thing. Judging a real screen is another - and it is the part that actually pays. Each check shows you two versions of the same design for a stated goal. Back the one you think works better, then see the answer and the principle it turns on.

How it works

You are shown two versions of the same design - a button, a menu, a toolbar - with a clear goal stated underneath. Pick the one you think serves that goal better. The answer is revealed straight away, along with why, and a link to go and read the principle it rests on in the glossary.

Every check turns on a single, defensible principle for a stated purpose, so the "better" answer is genuinely decidable rather than a matter of taste. Some checks have no single winner on purpose - because the most valuable lesson in UX is reading the context, not applying one rule everywhere.

Where this fits

This is the rung above the rest. The glossary is for reading a concept, the flashcards for recalling the term, the quiz for naming it from a definition. This is for looking at a real design and deciding what works - and being shown why. Confused two ideas? The comparisons set them side by side.