RV life is an app that helps users find RV-friendly parks and other pit stops along the path of their route. It allows you to be part of a community where people read and leave reviews about the places they visit and mention the amenities available that might be essential for travel. This critique analyses …
Splitwise is an expense-splitting application that can record expenses and share them with friends or groups. This display is unambiguous in the way it shows who should pay and what amount is due. This design critique focuses on the iOS applications using Don Norman’s principle and concepts from his book “The Design of Everything Things.”
Swoosh.Nike is a new virtual space where everyone interested can collaborate in designing and owning the future of Nike’s digital products through blockchain. People can co-create, build collections, earn royalties, and trade virtual Nike products for digital fashion in web3. The platform promises to use its own NFTs as wearables to incentivize people’s individuality and …
This is a design critique for the iOS app of Netflix – a streaming app. It discusses the main features, design, and comparison with competitors on the basis of Norman’s design principles.
Arc- The Conceptual Model Arc is a new-age browser built by ‘The Browser Company’. Browsers are our gateway to the internet. The mental model that one approaches using this browser with is as follows. Arc sets these achievable goals for the user, but promises to be more than a browser. Arc affords functionality of not …
Google Keep is a free note-taking service launched by Google in March 2013. It allows users to take quick notes like grocery lists, categorize them with custom labels, add reminders, share it with others and organize all notes at one place. Google Keep is available on Android and iOS as a mobile application and on …
The MYmta app is MTA’s official all-in-one app for subways, buses, LIRR, and Metro-North trains. It says the App is “designed for our customers based upon feedback directly from our customers,” and that it “provides a personalized experience across all transit services for daily commuters and tourists.” The app includes functions like trip planning, planned …
Introduction Libby is an app that performs as a digital library. Users can connect their library card to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, etc. It can be used across multiple devices, transfers to a Kindle e-reader, and allows for offline reading. Libby provides easy access to books at no cost. Navigation Bar The navigation bar features …
Among Us is a game where players, “Crew,” find the serial killers among them. To win, “Imposters” must kill most players before they finish their tasks. When dead bodies are reported, players must discuss and vote who they think the imposter is. If Crew votes right, they win.
Ask any well dressed person walking the Manhattan streets- they probably got part their ensemble from Zara. Zara is a e-commerce website that sells clothing, accessories, shoes, beauty products and perfumes. This article attempts to critique the websites design decision using Don Norman’s book- “The Design of Everyday Things” and the 10 Usability Heuristics coined …