Author name: Penghao Zhu

Assistive Technology: Google Maps’ Accessibility Features

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Introduction Assistive technologies have revolutionized the way individuals with disabilities navigate the world, granting greater independence and usability for everyday activities. As one of the most widely used navigation tools, Google Maps has taken meaningful steps to improve accessibility through features like wheelchair-accessible routes and voice-guided navigation for blind or visually impaired individuals. To understand the effectiveness of these features, I […]

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Reimagined Realities: Unveiling a Cutting-Edge Design of GIS Landscape for CUNY

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By Penghao Zhu / May 3, 2024 Client: Long Island Zoning Atlas for CUNY Discipline: UX/UI Design, Usability Testing Design Tool: Figma, C4D, Google Form, Zoom Research Methods: Moderate Remote User Testing, Affinity Diagram My Role: UX Research, UX/UI Design Duration: 6 weeks Team: Radhika, Manjot, Ivory, Calvin, Kacey About the Client The CUNY Mapping

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Design Critique: The Amtrak App (IOS)

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Introduction: Amtrak is an application that mainly serves for customers looking to purchase tickets, check train statuses, and manage users’ travel plans with America’s national railroad service. This critique focuses on the application’s user experience based on Don Norman’s design principles as outlined in his book “The Design of Everyday Things”. As a frequent user

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