By Sofia Harmon Using Don Norman’s design principles and concepts from his book The Design of Everyday Things I evaluated the digital interface of Citi Bike’s app, a popular app for bike and e-bike rentals in NYC. Although overall this app is very user friendly and well-designed, there are a few issues that can cause
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Oura is a hardware and software company dedicated to making health a daily practice. The Oura Ring uses health sensors to capture round-the-clock physiological signals, offering personalized insights on physical health and well-being via their mobile app. Oura aims to help users understand their bodies better and confidently take action in everyday life.
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Do! is a free to-do and reminder app advertised for its intuitive interface. It allows users to create different to-do lists where each task can be assigned a category, date and order. The draw to this app is its simple, fast and delightful design that gives users a tool that requires minimal learning and an
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Letterboxd is a popular social media platform that allows users to discover, rate, and review movies. Using Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things, Letterboxd can be evaluated through its signifiers, feedback, discoverability, and the gulf of execution. Homepage The homepage is the user’s first impression of Letterboxd, and marks the beginning of the gulf
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For the past year or so, I’ve been wearing a WHOOP band: the screen-less fitness band that measures strain, recovery, and sleep solely via a companion app. It’s a particularly compelling case study for Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things because WHOOP made a radical bet: take away the display and put all the
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Chipotle is a fast-casual restaurant that serves build-your-own Mexican inspired meals, including burritos, tacos, bowls, and quesadillas; and the app is designed to recreate the in-person ordering experience digitally. Don Norman, in his book, The Design of Everyday Things, argues that good design goes beyond aesthetics. An interface should have clear mapping of what a
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Introduction HungryPanda is an international food delivery and grocery e-commerce platform that specializes in Asian cuisine and Chinese food. Its primary focus is to serve overseas Chinese communities and people who enjoy Asian food outside of Asia. Home Page & Login The home page of the HungryPanda app demonstrates strong discoverability by letting users browse
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Canvas is one of the top learning management platforms used by schools and institutions. With over 30 million users worldwide, Canvas helps organize digital classrooms and support online learning. It serves as a central hub where students and teachers communicate and manage coursework, including assignments, quizzes, and grades. Image Source: University of Chicago Academic Technology Solutions, “Five Tips for Using Canvas as a Student.”
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Focus Friend is an app created by online educator Hank Green in collaboration with Honey B Games. It is a cute focus timer app that allows users to restrict all or selected app usage for a period of time so they can “focus” on a needed task. The app’s main functions are its focus timer
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When you move away from traditional cable, switching to a web-based live TV service should feel simple and intuitive. For YouTube TV, a good desktop experience should make it easy to find and play a channel while clearly showing what’s playing or recording. YouTube TV brings familiar TV conventions into a clean digital interface, but a few design choices make basic actions more difficult than they need to be.
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