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.”
Snapseed is a photo-editing app for android and iOS users. It is a perfect application for every novice and professional photographer/editor as it provides various detailed and powerful tools. Initial screen As the users open the Snapseed, the application always greets them with this screen(figure 1). It starts simple for users, as here they are […]
Design Critique – Snapseed(iOS application) Read More »
Description: Headspace is an app that guides users through a mediation process to help decrease stress, focus more, and sleep better. This app follows a reflective cognitive processing because it focuses on a specific need for the users and how it will benefit the user in the long run. Navigation: Headspace did a great job
Design Critique: Headspace App Read More »
Back Story As a first time user, I was launched to the Pratt Institute Library unwittingly, via a copy and paste link from a course syllabus. With no prior introduction to this website, I thought to put it to the test against Jesse James Garret’s five elements from his book, The Elements of User Experience,
Design critique with Jesse James Garret’s 5 elements: Pratt Institute Libraries Read More »
What does Kinnarps do? Kinnarps is a Swedish product company that owns several brands(Kinnarps, drabert, MARTINSTOLL, etc.). Their core products are office products, education products and healthcare products. In their website, you can find all their products, each product details as well as how to purchase it through third-party dealer. They have a great organization
Design Critique: Jesse James Garret’s 5 Elements in: kinnarps.com Read More »
Bookshop.org is a website dedicated to selling books while promoting and supporting local bookstores around the U.S. It’s a service I use frequently, so I wanted to examine the website under the lens of the five planes of user experience design, as described by Jesse James Garrett in The Elements of User Experience. The five
Weekly Critique: Bookshop.org Read More »
THE CHALLENGE I was part of an ambitious project to evaluate the desktop version of the Barnard Digital Collections website (based on user research), address critical issues, and provide recommendations to solve them. THE CLIENT – A POOL OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS Created in 2014, the Barnard Digital Collections features materials from the Barnard Archives and Special
Evaluation Story: Barnard Digital Collections Read More »
About AdBlock AdBlock is an open source browser extension for blocking intrusive or distracting ads on websites. It is inconspicuous in the browsing experience but has a powerful impact, with the ability to block banner ads, pop-ups, and video ads. This extension has been my ad blocker of choice for close to a decade because
Design Critique: AdBlock (Google Chrome Extension) Read More »
The Fidget Cube is a six-sided hand-held toy designed to encourage focus by enabling fidgeting behavior. Each side of the Fidget Cube presents a different form of tactile engagement: a switch, a wheel, a joystick, a series of lock gears, five buttons of varying resistance, and an oval impression based on a worry stone. The
Assistive Technology: Antsy Labs Fidget Cube Read More »
Released in late 2018, Xbox Adaptive Controller is a customizable controller designed primarily to meet the needs of gamers with limited mobility. The Adaptive Controller is not aimed at a specific disability but provides a flexible hub for additional input devices and make gaming more accessible.
Assistive Technology: Xbox Adaptive Controller Read More »
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a form of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) system that is used as an early intervention method in the developmental process of kids with ASD. In this analysis, I would like to talk about how the PECS system works, how it is an accessible tool and how it fits
Assistive Technology – Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Read More »