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.”
In 2020, most of the products we use today have some type of dark mode integrated into the user interface. Dark mode is a color scheme which utilizes light-colored text, icons, and graphical user interface elements on a dark background. Dark mode is often associated with accessibility with its user-friendliness to those who have poor […]
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The Immersive reader is the primary feature of Microsoft Learning Tools and was developed based on literacy science to improve the readability of content. It was mainly designed for students with dyslexia and dysgraphia and by supporting them in a non-stigmatizing way, it helps students with learning differences to grow into more independent learners.
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The Google Arts & Culture App provides an online platform in which users can view high-resolution artworks and learn the worldwide culture of art from their smartphone anywhere and at any time. This article mainly introduces the user experiences related to augmented reality(AR) features and interactive games. Note: This design critique is focused on the
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Noted is a smart note-taking app that allows users to take notes while recording audio. It’s a great app for whenever you want to quickly jot down notes during a lecture, meeting, or a conference so you can focus more on the present moment. You can go back and listen to the audio to organize
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Zara is a well-known Spanish apparel retailer, specializing in fast fashion, leading design trends for young shoppers and promoting creative design and special materials using. The branding is very strong through out its website and mobile app. However, in terms of functionality of its digital tools, there are a lot to comment.
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Timed Tickets vs. Plan your visit vs. Book your visit vs. Free timed ticket While it is common for museums to have call to action buttons or multiple ways to guide the visitors to purchase and reserve tickets, there should be a tasteful and simple way to guide the visitor to this action. MoMA’s homepage
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American Airlines is one of the major airlines in the United States. Similar to their web application, their mobile application allows a guest user or AAdvantage member to book a flight, check their flight status, or find an existing trip, along with a series of other less prominent features, like quickly accessing mobile boarding passes,
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Google Maps is a representative application for geographic information. The app has been helping users to find a place and get more information about the place since 2005. It offers various views of the map such as satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets. Especially, it gives users information on
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If you live in New York and cook frequently, it’s easy to run out of limited kitchen space as you accrue appliances. The Instant Pot Duo Plus is a pressure cooker advertised as a nine-functions-in-one miracle—ready to solve all your culinary woes. This versatile device works as a slow cooker, steamer, saute pan, rice cooker,
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Giphy is a multimedia search engine and content distributor most known for their animated, looping GIFs. Giphy’s many integration platforms include Instagram, Slack, and Twitter, but this critique will focus solely on its mobile app for iOS and the experience it provides for both searching and creating content.
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