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.”
Google maps — launched 2005 — stands out for digital map interaction. I am really fond of this app and it’s one of my most consistently used apps. Two years ago I outlined major details for a two-week long road trip abroad by just using Google Maps. This app is available both on iOS and […]
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Introduction NPR One is an audio app that connects users to a stream of public radio news, stories, and podcasts from NPR and local stations. For this critique, I will apply concepts from Don Normans’ The Design of Everyday Things to examine the digital interface of the v1.12.0 version of the NPR One app on
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UberEats is an online food ordering and delivery platform launched by Uber in 2014. Through this app, users can make an order and pay for food from the restaurant and get general restaurant information such as menus, reviews, and ratings. UberEats application is on both iOS and Android, also in the web browser, but this
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Abstract Venmo is a mobile payment service owned by Paypal that allows users to transfer funds to others via their mobile phone app. Its primary function allows users to send or accept payments from others or even some businesses that use their platform. It has a user friendly history system that allows its users to
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Joe & The Juice is a juice bar/coffee shop chain that has over 300 locations in the world. The iOS App was first released in 2019 and is now available in 13 operating countries. With its App, customers are able to make orders, earn points and receive benefits.
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A “Seamless” of sorts for healthcare, Carbon Health defines itself as a “modern, tech-enabled healthcare provider designed from the ground up to put patient-care first” (Carbon Health website). The company’s B2B2C (Business-to-Business-to-Consumer) business model works by offering technology solution to clinics around the U.S. and ultimately to consumers (patients) to help “deliver a uniquely seamless
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Introduction I was tasked to review a digital interface against Don Norman’s design principles in his book, The Design of Everyday Things. I reviewed an app called iRobot. The app is installed on my iPhone. iRobot is used to perform, monitor, and troubleshoot actions on the Roomba vacuum cleaner, a robot that vacuums your home
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The Zoom Handy Recorder app is designed to facilitate audio field recording on iPhones and iPads. It supports recording via an internal iPhone/iPad mic, or via an external microphone, which can be purchased separately as an upgrade to provide greater fidelity and/or stereo recording. Field recorders focus on utility; field recorders must work quickly and
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CamScanner is an app that allows the camera feature of smartphones and tablets to be used as mobile scanners. It allows users to ‘scan’ documents by capturing the photo using the device’s camera and share the photo in either a JPEG or PDF format
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Leke Fitness is a chain gym brand in China. Its business includes gym operation and professional trainer service. I started using their service last summer and the overall experience is good. To experience their whole services, the user has to be either a member of a gym, or the user can book a trainer service and use the gym for free with limited-time access. Many different types of human-computer interactions occur in the process but I will focus on their mobile application.
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