12 free UX design prompts — journey maps, personas, IA, usability, wireframes and critique. Copy and paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor.
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Journeys
Personas
IA
Usability
Wireframes
Critique

Critique & Accessibility
Design Critique Framework
Get structured, actionable critique on a design instead of vague opinions.

Critique & Accessibility
Accessibility Review
Check a flow against WCAG for contrast, keyboard, and screen-reader use.

Information Architecture
Sitemap & IA
Propose a clear site or app structure with grouped, labeled navigation.

Information Architecture
Card Sorting Plan
Plan an open or closed card sort to validate your navigation.

Journeys & Flows
User Journey Map
Map a persona's end-to-end journey with stages, actions, emotions, and gaps.

Journeys & Flows
Task Flow Diagram
Turn a goal into a step-by-step task flow with decision points and edge cases.

Personas & Empathy
Empathy Map
Synthesize what a user says, thinks, does, and feels from your notes.

Personas & Empathy
Proto-Persona
Draft a working persona to align the team before deeper research.

Usability & Testing
Usability Test Plan
Write a moderated usability test plan with tasks and success metrics.

Usability & Testing
Heuristic Evaluation
Audit a screen against Nielsen's 10 heuristics with severity ratings.

Wireframing & States
Wireframe Brief
Turn requirements into a low-fidelity wireframe layout description.

Wireframing & States
Error & Empty States
Design the empty, loading, and error states most teams forget.
