Design Audits Fundamentals

Most design teams know something is off before they can prove it. Buttons look slightly different across pages. Accessibility issues keep surfacing in reviews. New features ship but feel disconnected from the rest of the product. A design audit gives teams the structure to move from guessing to knowing, replacing opinions with evidence.
This course covers the full audit process, from defining scope and planning the review to collecting data, analyzing findings, and presenting recommendations that drive real change. You will learn how to evaluate visual design consistency, assess component libraries, check accessibility compliance against WCAG standards, and work with both quantitative metrics and qualitative research.
From there, the material walks through how to interpret analytics, heatmaps, and user feedback in context, and how to identify patterns across different data sources. Rather than treating each finding in isolation, you will learn how to synthesize information into a clear picture of where the product stands and what needs attention first.
Audits don't end with findings. They need to go somewhere. You will learn how to build priority matrices, create timelines, and frame recommendations in ways that resonate with product managers, developers, and business stakeholders. Presenting audit findings well is what turns a review into action.
Whether you are auditing a single user flow or evaluating an entire product experience, the frameworks covered here apply at any scale. You will finish with a practical understanding of how audits work, what they reveal, and how to turn findings into decisions that improve the product.