What makes some designs good and others bad? Why do some designs work while others don’t? Posts in this category offer thoughtful design critiques of modern digital interfaces, with commentary inspired by Don Norman’s “The Design of Everyday Things.”
Behance is a popular platform for showcasing & discovering creative work. It is acquired by Adobe in 2012. It enables users to create an eye-catching portfolio, build a community, and get hired. The Design critique is on Behance (Android app) based on the concepts discussed by Don Norman in “The Design of Everyday Things.”
Kindle is essentially an online e-reader by Amazon that grants users digital access to Amazon’s library of over a million books. The Kindle app facilitates users to access, buy, download and read e-books, magazines, and other digital media on their personal devices. Homescreen The app home screen uses various signifiers to facilitate users to seamlessly …
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership and founded in 1851. Frankly, I don’t read the news every day, but after a pandemic hits, I try to read the news quite often to distinguish reliable pandemic information. So, I downloaded the New York Times …
Urban Archive is an IOS-free app that shows history throughout a map. The app offers archival photos, historical information, cultural institutions and connects the user with their websites. It is designed to be accessible at any time, whether walking through the city or not. Its mission is to accompany the walker during his journey and show history through the buildings.
Google Translate is a translation service website that was launched by Google in 2006. In 2010 and 2011 Android and iOS applications were launched respectively, and today the application is used by over 500 million people daily. The application inherits the conceptual model of the website, both digital products have similar designs and functionality. This …
Clubhouse is a social audio mobile application that allows users to listen, share and observe thoughts of people through topic specific channels that one can host or be a part of. Clubhouse seems to be a radio but with millions of channels (rooms). AN app that connects people through audio-based conversations. Task – Initial Log …
TikTok is a short-form video sharing app that has become a popular form of entertainment in the last couple years. Users scroll through their “For You Page” that contains videos generated from content they have interacted with before. Videos range from 15 seconds to 3 minutes and can be genre of entertainment.
ZocDoc is a popular New York-based online platform that makes it easy for people to schedule appointments with their doctors. Users can choose their insurance plan, schedule an appointment with a doctor in their network, and if they wish, leave a rating for the doctor’s services after they have attended the appointment. On initiating a …
Poshmark is an e-commerce app that allows users to sell new or used fashion, home decor, beauty supplies and more in a social media like setting. It is available to users in the United States, Canada and Australia. This critique focuses on a Poshmark user looking to buy and sell items specifically on Poshmark’s iPhone …
Signal is a free cross-platform messaging application with features such as sending and receiving high fidelity messages, attachments, and participating in HD video calls and voice messages. Signal is a non-profit with a core focus on Data privacy and security, with no advertisement, and no trackers. In this assignment, I will apply concepts discussed in …