What makes some designs good and others bad? Why do some designs work while others don’t? Posts in this category offer thoughtful design critiques of modern digital interfaces, with commentary inspired by Don Norman’s “The Design of Everyday Things.”
Too Good To Go is the world’s first app against food waste, helping merchants reduce daily food waste and engaging more people at a low cost. This critique review follows a Too Good To Go user looking for and collecting surprise bags on an iPhone 13.
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Sleep Cycle is a sleep tracking app and alarm system. By analyzing your sleep, the app will wake you at an ideal time in your sleep cycle, allowing you to wake more easily and naturally. The app also provides additional information about your sleep patterns and support for better sleep.
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Introduction The Target app is an e-commerce site representing Target, a long-standing retail establishment based in North America. It contains features aiding both online and in-store shopping, such as order and pick-up scheduling, home delivery options, a barcode scanner and more. This post critiques the app in accordance with principles and concepts outlined in Don
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Google Maps is one of Google’s star mobile products, raising the bar for mobile map and GPS apps. Google Maps mobile features fast loading and reliable directions. Google Maps to and from directions are available for driving by car, public transportation, biking, and walking. Home Page Home page reinforces the discoverability because it contains various
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“ModMath” is an educational application that assists students with dyslexia and dysgraphia who struggle with numerals formation and mathematical notation, which can be astounding for the development of mathematical capability over a lifetime. This assistive technology application was invented and developed by Dawn and Josh Denberg for their son suffering from dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.
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Skyle Eye Tracking device, is a device designed to help individuals with physical disabilities control their devices with their eyes that uses eye-tracking technology to track the movement of the user’s eyes and translate that into input for the device.
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This critique explores the various modes and settings of iOS camera interface with a focus on improving discoverability and understandability.
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Spotify is a music streaming service that can be used by subscription. With a mission to “unlock human creativity”, their goal is to provide a platform for artists to showcase and sell their music, and a space for millions of fans to enjoy and share music as well.
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What is Bionic Reading? Bionic Reading is a new method facilitating the reading process by guiding the eyes through text with artificial fixation points. As a result, the reader is only focusing on the highlighted initial letters and lets the brain center complete the word. In a digital world dominated by shallow forms of reading,
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On social media, image is at the core of how people communicate their thoughts, feelings, events, or even simple jokes. However, a single picture without any description is not always readable to everyone. To people who use screen readers, alt text (alternative text) is essential because it helps them to understand the content and the function of the image.
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