UX designers design products for users – this is a statement which can be heard while discussing this profession. In fact, the name of the profession says so. However, very often the reality is different and UX designers need not only to satisfy the interests of users, but also the companies, which pay their wages. …
Human-centered design or Humane design – role of ethical standards in UX Read More »
Data privacy is a real concern and often, our data isn’t secure. Giant corporations like Facebook and Equifax are in the news for breaching the privacy of millions. Social security numbers, home addresses but also page likes, and page views are hacked, sold or leaked. As more of our lives are spent on the internet, …
User Experience design is all about understanding users. In order to be a good UX designer or interaction designer, we have to know that we are not solving our own problems, but users. With Gestalt psychological rules and theories, we can add more value to our products by better understanding users’ behaviors, emotions, and motivations. Using Gestalt principles …
Talking about Amazon, my friends and I all have bad experiences before. We give up selecting a specific product because of thousands of options on Amazon with all kinds of feedback evaluation, and finally, go to Ikea or Target grab one. What’s wrong with Amazon? It gives us choices as more as they can, but …
Reducing cognitive overload to Increase usability in online sale Read More »
In last blog post, I talked about some basic principles to follow when designing for multi-screens. There is 3Cs Framework (Consistent, Continuous, Complementary) I found extremely helpful when analyzing the strategies of multiscreen design. However, there are more specific strategies could be discussed which I believe can also fit into the 3Cs Framework. The book …
Airbnb.com, booking.com, homeaway.com, and many other vacation rental websites have expanded the universe of what is available to travellers and what travellers expect on vacation. User experience and how users interact with a booking website and the vacation experience means that homeowners wanting to earn passive income need to be aware of who their users …
This critique evaluates the interface of Notebook function on Kindle PC app. The Notebook stores the following type of notes: bookmarked page, user’s written notes, colored highlights, starred highlights, and popular highlights from other users. Users can select from a drop-down menu to review their preferred type of notes. In addition, users can star or …
Design Critique: Kindle Notebook Interface (PC app) Read More »
The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) FOIA Electronic Reading Room (www.cia.gov/library/readingroom) is a section of the CIA’s overall website dedicated to providing public access to CIA documents that have been released under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and/or other information release mechanisms. This section of their website hosts a number of digital/scanned agency records and …
Introduction 8fit Workouts & Meal Planner is a mobile health and fitness app offering free personalized workouts with step-by-step guidance. Exclusive workouts and meal plans are available with subscription to 8fit Pro but this review is for the initial set-up and use of the free version of the 8fit app. The 8fit app aims to …
Conversation Page of WhatsApp Description The conversation page of WhatsApp is what shown after user clicks any individual/group chat in chat list of the app’s 4th main tab, where they can communicate with other users through rich text, voice messages voice calls or video calls. In addition, it also supports document, location and contact sharing …