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: OpenTable (iOS App)

Introduction The OpenTable mobile app is designed for managing restaurant reservations, discovering new restaurants , and exploring different cuisines all around the world. OpenTable’s popularity highlights both strong design elements and areas for improvement. We’re going to dive into the design of the OpenTable mobile app based on Don Norman’s principles from “The Design of

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Design Critique: Reminders (macOS App)

The Reminders app is a core piece of Apple’s ecosystem available on every screen-based Apple product. It gives users the ability to make organized lists, assign due dates for these items and track their completion. Despite its essential function and prevalence across products, the in-app experiences differ drastically across devices. The following is a discussion

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