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UX Designer Kit

Research, design and evaluate: brief, research plan and consent, interviews, synthesis, design system, UX writing, usability tests, a11y.

17 templates in 5 steps, in the order you use them. Open any template in the editor, fill it in and export it to PDF, DOCX or HTML.

Step 1

Planning

  1. Design Brief Template

    Standard

    Objective with metric, audience, research inputs, scope, requirements, WCAG 2.2 target, budget, RACI, timeline, asset rights, success criteria

    WCAG 2.2 (accessibility target)
  2. Human-Centred Design Plan Template (ISO 9241-210)

    Standard

    Human-centred design plan: scope and goals, HCD principles as commitments, activities across the life cycle, roles, risks, evidence checklist

    ISO 9241-210:2019
  3. UX Research Plan Template

    Standard

    Decision, research questions, method and sample rationale, recruitment, incentives, informed consent, GDPR/CCPA data and retention, safeguarding, script, analysis

    GDPR / UK GDPR, CCPA (dated examples)
  4. UX Research Consent Form Template

    Standard

    UX research participant information sheet and consent: recording choices, data use and retention, withdrawal, contacts, GDPR and US checklist

    GDPR Arts 6, 7, 9 (EU, UK); CCPA; 45 CFR 46
Step 2

Discovery

  1. User Research Interview Guide Template

    Lean

    Generative user interview discussion guide: learning goals, timed session flow, open questions and probes, note-taking

  2. User Persona Template

    Standard

    Research-based persona: evidence table with sample and recency rules, goals and jobs, behaviour, needs to implications, scenarios, anti-persona, decision log

    NN/g persona practice
  3. Customer Journey Map Template

    Standard

    Evidence-based journey map: scope, evidence IDs per cell, stage grid, emotional curve, service blueprint layer, exits, moments of truth, metrics, fixes

    NN/g journey mapping; service blueprint (Shostack 1984)
  4. Research Synthesis Template (Affinity Map, Insights)

    Standard

    Research synthesis: sources, atomic observations, affinity clusters, insights with evidence links and confidence, opportunities, gaps

Step 3

Design

  1. Design System Documentation Template

    Standard

    Principles, consumers, tokens in Design Tokens Format 2025.10, themes, components, WCAG 2.2 AA contract, SemVer and deprecation, governance RACI

    Design Tokens Format Module 2025.10; SemVer 2.0.0; WCAG 2.2
  2. UX Writing Guide Template

    Standard

    Microcopy standard: voice and tone, buttons, labels, WCAG 2.2 error rules, empty states, confirmations, inclusive language, localisation hooks

    WCAG 2.2 (error identification, status messages)
  3. Design Critique Notes Template

    Lean

    Critique notes: goals, timeboxed protocol and roles, I like / I wish / what if feedback with severity, decisions, next iteration

Step 4

Evaluation and safety

  1. Heuristic Evaluation Template

    Standard

    Nielsen's 10 heuristics, 3 to 5 independent evaluators, findings, consolidation, 0 to 4 severity with frequency, impact, persistence, mean ratings, actions

    Nielsen 10 usability heuristics (NN/g)
  2. Usability Test Plan Template (ISO 9241-11, SUS)

    Full

    Usability test plan: decision, context of use, participants, task scenarios, effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, SUS scoring, script, analysis

    ISO 9241-11:2018; ISO/IEC 25066:2016
  3. Usability Test Report Template (ISO/IEC 25066 CIF)

    Full

    Usability test report: executive summary, object, method, task results with confidence intervals, SUS, findings with severity and evidence, recommendations, traceability

    ISO/IEC 25066:2016; ISO 9241-11:2018
Step 5

Maintenance

  1. Accessibility Checklist Template (WCAG 2.2)

    Full

    Pre-release check of all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA criteria by number, legal context (EAA, EN 301 549, UK, Section 508), evidence, issues

    WCAG 2.2 (ISO/IEC 40500:2025)
  2. Accessibility Evaluation Report Template (WCAG-EM)

    Full

    WCAG-EM 2.0 evaluation: scope, sample, all WCAG 2.2 A/AA results, EN 301 549 V4.1.1 extra clauses, EU/UK/US context, issues, accessibility statement inputs

    W3C WCAG-EM 2.0; WCAG 2.2; EN 301 549 V4.1.1
  3. Accessibility Conformance Report Template (WCAG 2.2, EN 301 549, Section 508)

    Full

    ACR for one product version: scope, standards and legal context, methods, conformance terms, WCAG 2.2 A/AA, EN 301 549 V4.1.1 and Section 508 tables, issue plan

    WCAG 2.2 (ISO/IEC 40500:2025); EN 301 549 V4.1.1; Revised Section 508