Design Critiques

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.”

Design Critique: Zillow (website)

  Introduction Zillow is an online real estate database, which aggregates content from multiple listing services across the United States and Canada. Users may search the site for home rentals, sales, auctions, and foreclosures. Features of the site include the ability to save searches with multiple criteria, save favorites homes, and share these favorites with […]

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Design Critique: Fabulous – Motivate Me! (iOS App)

Fabulous is a science-based app, incubated in Duke’s Behavioral Economics Lab, that will help you build healthy rituals into your life, just like an elite athlete. Users can start by picking one of four Journeys: Feel more energized, lose weight, sleep better, or focus and concentrate better. With your goal defined, Fabulous will break down users

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Design Critique: Netflix app (Android version)

    Netflix is a streaming service which offers its users access to TV shows, movies and documentaries. Users have to subscribe to the paid membership plan, which enables them to watch offered content without commercials on different number of devices. Netflix delivers its services in many countries and adjusts its offer per country. Main screen The main screen

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Design Critique: Great Parks of Hamilton County

  Introduction Great Parks of Hamilton County is a public agency manages 21 parks in Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH. It plays a very important role for local residents by offering different varieties of activities and recreation, such as special events, educational programs, hiking,, campground and so on. By using the website, people can learn about

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Design Critique: streeteasy.com (website / iPhone app)

  Introduction For a fresh New Yorker, the first goal to achieve might be looking for an  apartment. Streeteasy.com is a marketplace provider in New York City, which links buyers, sellers and renters with access to comprehensive sales and rental listings, and information about all buildings and neighborhoods. The following critique is based on intensive

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Design Critique: The Operation System of my Desktop Display Screen (electronic device)

The operation systems are very common and deeply influence our daily life. As we known, computer operation systems like Microsoft PC, Apple Mac; the mobile phone like iPhone and Google phone; even recorders, radios, watches have their own operation system. Good operation system will largely enhance our working efficiency. But bad operation systems will make

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