Design Critiques

AMC Theatres is a mobile app that supports the chain of AMC movie theatres across the United States. It allows people to purchase movie tickets, view movie information, manage their AMC Stubs membership, and more. This critique will specifically address the UI of their home and movie screens and the task of selecting a seat. 

Sound Notifications is an accessibility feature for Android phones designed to improve environmental sound awareness for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, in order to make important household sounds more accessible. Through the phone’s notifications, camera flash, or vibration motor, users are alerted whenever a particular type of sound is detected by the

A universal cuff utensil holder is an assistive device designed to help people who have difficulty holding and controlling utensils. Instead of helping users hold utensils more firmly with their hands, its operation logic is to secure the utensil directly to the user’s hand. This simple and basic design allows people with limited hand strength

The MouthPad^ is a tongue controlled device made by Augmental, a startup that came out of MIT’s Media Lab. It looks like a thin retainer that sits on the roof of your mouth. Instead of using your hands, you move a cursor around by sliding your tongue across a small touchpad built into the device. To click, you press your tongue against your palate. To right click, you do a quick sipping motion. If someone has more head control than tongue control, they can switch to head tracking instead. Everything connects over Bluetooth, so it works with a laptop, phone, or tablet without needing any special software installed.

Beli is a restaurant discovery and social platform where users can track restaurants that they have tried, places that they want to visit, tag friends, and rank/review food. Beli’s design is modern and contains plentiful features for users not actively searching or reviewing food which makes it engaging. However, Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday

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

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.

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