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.”
I haven’t used my apple products for music in a long time. Since my first iphone, I didn’t have enough storage for all of the music I listened to, but because the pandemic is draining us all, I had to cancel my subscription to Spotify and return to the Apple music app. The problem I […]
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Now that classes are back in session, I’m using Microsoft OneNote on a regular basis to keep my course notes organized throughout the semester. OneNote is a note taking management software designed by Microsoft – it lets users take notes through text, drawings, screenshots, audio recordings and more, while keeping their notes organized in one
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Insight Timer is an “app for sleep, anxiety, and stress”, offering a meditation timer and a wide variety of audio recordings such as guided meditations and relaxing music. This critique used version 15.12.0 of the Android app on a Google Pixel 4a phone. App Starting Screen When a user opens the app, they are greeted
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Adobe Acrobat is an application software available in both Windows and macOS for people to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in pdf. This article would critique the usability issues when saving and retrieving a starred file in Adobe Acrobat based on the framework mentioned in Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. 1)
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America’s largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. In 2020, MTA updated their Train Time App of both LIRR(Long Island Railroad) and MNR(Metro-North Railroad) to improve their
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This critique examines the NYC Covid-19 Vaccine website. The site is considered in terms of its layout and how its format can affect how visitors discover and use the information offered in it.
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GoodNotes is a digital notetaking app. It completely transforms the way we are accustomed to taking notes. GoodNotes allows you to take precise, handwritten notes on anything you can imagine whether it be PDF files, PowerPoint slides, or Word documents. All notes are searchable so nothing can be misplaced. Organization of Documents The Documents page
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PhonePe is one of India’s most used digital wallets apps that allow the use of UPI, credit card and debit card or wallet to recharge mobile phone, pay all utility bills and also make instant payments at offline and online stores. It also provides a platform to invest in mutual funds and buy insurance products.
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The New York Times Crossword app is available on iOS and Android and provides daily crossword puzzles that vary in size. The options are the mini and daily crosswords, the mini can be completed quickly while the daily is much larger and (in my opinion) more difficult. The critique will be focused on the mini,
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Pinterest is an image sharing platform designed to enable saving and discovery of information on the internet using images, animated GIFs, and videos, in the form of pinboards. Within the app, users can freely search for any visuals related to their keywords. It is a common tool for designers to create mood boards and a
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