Author name: Ali Ciftci

An interview with Bushra Mahmood, a lead designer at Adobe

By Ali Ciftci / April 8, 2021 / Expert Voices

On April 2nd I had the chance to interview Bushra Mahmood, who is currently a Lead Designer in Adobe. I was glad to interview her because she is a designer with years of experience but also she works for Adobe – the creator of tools that I use for designing as far as I have started designing. It was a very nice conversation for me and I am glad to present it here

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Design Critique: Kaave (iOS app)

By Ali Ciftci / January 29, 2021 / News

Kaave is a fortune telling app based in Turkey that works by reading Turkish coffee cups – which is usually done to spark conversation and gossip. This article will evaluate the IOS version of the Kaave app, based on the usability principles discussed by Donald Norman, in his book: The Design of Everyday Things.