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Design Critique: Kaave (iOS app)

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.

Design Critique: Slack (OSX Desktop App)

Slack unifies all the services needed for a team to communicate efficiently and effectively. It supports tools such as one-on-one direct messaging, calling, and topic-based group conversations, while making it easy to incorporate other administrative apps and share files in all communications. Getting Started When a user logs into a new workspace, they are greeted …

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Evaluation Story: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Introduction Monterey Bay Aquarium is an educational and environmental organization located in Monterey, California. While the aquarium is currently closed to visitors due to the pandemic, they have a number of cameras livestreaming certain exhibits to anyone around the world. The livecams are free and open to the public. The aquarium approached the Center for …

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Evaluation Story: Cooper Hewitt Collection API

CLIENTS:Cooper Hewitt Museum TEAM MEMBERS:Aimee ShiAlyssa BindaChelsea YipFariah Qasim PROFESSOR: Elena Villaespesa ABOUT THE PROJECTCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum that has been bringing the innovative and experimental technology into museum’s collections, knowledge, and resources. Recently Cooper Hewitt aims to renovate their public application programming interface (API) section on their official website. …

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