Design Critiques

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.”

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

AMC Theatres is one of the biggest movie theater chains in the U.S. cinema industry. The AMC Theatres iOS app is an online service platform that allows users to search for showtimes for movies and special events and buy tickets, food, and drinks online in advance. This app streamlines the process for users before watching

Apple created a mobile messenger app called iMessage which enables users to send text messages, images, videos, and files through Wi-Fi or a cellular network. This app has evolved significantly through Apple’s iOS updates, introducing new ways for users to communicate and interact with others. This critique focuses on the most recent version of iMessage.

How We Feel is a free app created by the scientific nonprofit How We Feel Project to help users effectively journal, track, and regulate emotions over time.

What if ordering your morning coffee did not require a cashier? The Luckin Coffee (U.S. iOS app) turns the entire ordering process into a cashier-less digital experience. Users can choose a store, browse the menu, apply offers, pay in the app, and pick up their order, making the interface an integral part of the ordering experience.

Introduction:  FoodPanda is a popular food and grocery ordering application, available on the iOS and Android stores. The app was initially launched in 2012 in Singapore but has since then expanded to 10 countries across Asia with over tens of millions of users. While the basic version of the application is free to use, the

LinkedIn is a job seeking portal that lets you find internships, jobs and make connections with other people and recruiters in your field. Users can access groups and pages that provide job openings and inspiration relating to their field. Career seeking aspirants are able to showcase their skills and prior work experiences for the employers to be able to easily discover them. It has a modern layout that is easy to use and understand.

Introduction The iPhone Photos app has been a go-to for iOS users for years. It stores and organizes images taken on the phone by time and date. As a pre-installed app, saving images within the Apple ecosystem is fairly seamless. The app has changed through many iOS updates, but the current version, 26.6.1, has been