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.”
Sleep Cycle is an alarm-like mobile application that helps users have a better sleep by relaxing them at bedtime, tracking their sleep and waking them up at the light sleep phase. This post reviews this application according to Norman’s Design Principles with the following tasks: play a sleep aid, set up an alarm and close …
About Mint Mobile, formerly Mint SIM, is subsidiary of Ultra Mobile. It provides prepaid wireless service for youth market. Due to its inexpensive rates and simple user experience, Mint has gotten favorable feedback. Through its app, subscribers can buy packages of different months up front and other phone service including high speed data and international …
Meetup.com is a site for themed groups and corresponding events. It aims to give the impression of fast-tracking a user to meeting people at such events and tangibly advancing their lives. I became a member on meetup.com by connecting to it from an email sent to Pratt’s google group. You can become a member of …
DisneyPlus is a new streaming service that’s only 2-3 months old and their target audience are users who love all things Disney. Giving Disney users a platform where they can indulge themselves in a world where users can watch anything that Disney’s touch ever created. But not only do Disney viewers get to enjoy this …
Chewy.com is an online retailer of pet food and products I use to order things for my cat Ram. I focused on the seven fundamental principles of design from Don Norman’s book The Design of Everyday Things to show where this site displayed the application of good design. His book provides guidelines for designing understandable, …
What makes Google Maps Navigation so easy to adopt by novice users? A critique using Don Norman’s principles.
Apple Music is a subscription-based music streaming service that provides user with access to an endless amounts of albums, artist, playlist, etc. It includes a great amount of features such as following friends to see what they’re listening to, lyrics, and off-line streaming. Search Page Upon opening of the Apple Music app, the navigation bar …
The Deserve® Edu Mastercard is a solid student credit card for college students who don’t have a credit history — it offers rewards, no annual fee, and other student-friendly perks. Since an SSN isn’t needed to apply, it is the best option for an international student struggling to qualify for other credit cards in the USA. LANDING PAGE: …
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The Best Buy app is a mobile application usable on both ios and android devices as an alternate method for shopping at Best Buy. The app’s primary function is to help users/customers locate a specific electronic item that they need. Or you can browse the app using the “Product” tab and click on whatever catches …
The Bend & Bloom Yoga mobile application is designed to make it easy for students (users) reserve classes at the Bend & Bloom Yoga Studio in Brooklyn, New York. From the application, students may view the class schedule, register for classes, and modify their personal information.