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.”
Robinhood is a trading platform that helps investors track stocks, analyze market trends, and make informed decisions. With real-time data, advanced charting, and a user-friendly interface, it makes trading more accessible and efficient for investors of all levels. Its sleek and intuitive design ensures a smooth experience, even for beginners. Trading Stocks, Crypto, and More […]
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RidePATH is a mobile application developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, providing commuters with real-time train arrival times, favorite stations, schedules, service alerts, important updates, and trip planning tools for Path services in one place. This blog critiques the RidePATH app iOS version in its system mode, using the design
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Resy is an application that is commonly used to make reservations at restaurants. It also helps users discover new restaurants, read restaurant guides, and to explore chef driven culinary experiences. The app has many good qualities as well as elements that can be improved which will be discussed in this post.
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Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. While being immensely popular, there are several design changes that can greatly improve usability.
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Strava is a fitness tracking app offering seamless activity logging, route mapping, and social engagement, For this critique, I will examine the experience of a first-time user recording and uploading a run and assess it through Don Norman’s design principles from The Design of Everyday Things.
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Brawl Stars is a popular multiplayer mobile game, providing a fun and engaging user experience. The game features characters known as brawlers, played through various game modes and special events. This review critiques Brawl Star’s critical features of digital interface through the principles and concepts outlined within Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things. 1.
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The NYC MTA App serves as a critical tool for people located in New York, providing commuters with information to seamlessly commute in one of the largest transit systems in the world. However, the MTA app, while trying to help the user, can sometimes fall into a slight flaw of overwhelming the user. After reading
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The Zoom application is a common platform used for hosting or joining virtual meetings on the go. The app offers video and voice call functions that are highly discoverable and affords great usability for users. However, areas for improvement still exists around currently used terms and new features that may be unfamiliar to users. Meeting
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The Discovery of the Google Home The Google Home is a smart speaker that doubles as an home automation hub developed by Google. It allows users to control various smart devices, access information, and perform a range of tasks through Google Assistant. Despite being just a speaker, it serves as a central command system that
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Large Print Materials- Design Large print books are an example of a product which makes reading and learning easier and more comfortable for people with and without low vision. Typically, large print books use font sizes between 16-18 pts, as opposed to the 10-12 pt fonts found in standard print books (Kitsap Regional Library). The
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