Introduction YouTube Music is a music streaming application that allows users to search for and play songs, albums, playlists, and music videos. Drawing on about five years of experience as a YouTube and YouTube Music subscriber, I will examine both the strengths and usability problems of the YouTube Music mobile interface. Youtube Music Home Screen
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CityMapper is a free public transit-navigation application, designed specifically to help people navigate complex urban environments like New York City. It combines the live data for the MTA subway, buses, LIRR (Long island rail road), Metro North, ferries and the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson); and allows you to instantly compare your transit options and track
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SSENSE is an online retailer and e-commerce platform specializing in luxury fashion, high-end streetwear, and avant-garde designer brands. The mobile app allows users to browse products and brands using various filter/sorting functions, save products, view product information, and purchase products directly through the app.
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Gregorys Coffee is a mobile application that allows users to place pickup orders for beverages, food, and other products from its eponymous cafe brand. Users can also join the cafe’s rewards program through the app to earn points toward discount or free-item coupons. Figure 1 This critique focuses on pages users see when ordering a
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Introduction Letterboxd is a social platform centering around movies. Its main features are rating and reviewing movies, adding movies you wish to watch later into a “Watchlist,” and interacting with your friends’ reviews. This critique goes through these three main user flows and outlines how to improve them. Reviewing a movie The bottom navigation bar
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Zara’s website allows users to browse, compare, and purchase clothing and accessories online. This critique follows a typical user’s shopping journey through the site, highlighting both effective and ineffective aspects of usability throughout the experience.
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Apple Translate is a built-in iPhone application designed to help people communicate easily across different languages. Users can quickly translate text or speech, while Conversation Mode supports real-time communication between two languages. The language swap button is a good example of signifiers, mapping, and feedback. The opposing arrows visually signify that the two languages can
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Apple Wallet has been around for quite a while, and what started as Passbook in 2012 (mainly for boarding passes, movie tickets, coupons) has become an app to make payments. In 2015 Apple renamed Passbook to Apple Wallet and since then it has gradually become something I can use for everyday payments, transit, IDs, and
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Steam is a digital platform for discovering, purchasing, downloading, and managing video games that are launched by different companies. Its interface provides users with many ways to browse games, organize their library, and manage downloads. While the platform offers a wide range of features, some parts of the interface can be difficult to understand or
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Facebook Marketplace is a popular digital interface built within the Facebook ecosystem that allows users to buy, sell, and trade items locally. This critique analyzes the iOS mobile app interface from a buyer’s perspective, focusing on how its search, browse, and interaction features impact the user experience.
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