Design Critiques

  The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) FOIA Electronic Reading Room (www.cia.gov/library/readingroom) is a section of the CIA’s overall website dedicated to providing public access to CIA documents that have been released under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and/or other information release mechanisms. This section of their website hosts a number of digital/scanned agency records and […]

Introduction 8fit Workouts & Meal Planner is a mobile health and fitness app offering free personalized workouts with step-by-step guidance. Exclusive workouts and meal plans are available with subscription to 8fit Pro but this review is for the initial set-up and use of the free version of the 8fit app. The 8fit app aims to

Conversation Page of WhatsApp Description The conversation page of WhatsApp is what shown after user clicks any individual/group chat in chat list of the app’s 4th main tab, where they can communicate with other users through rich text, voice messages voice calls or video calls. In addition, it also supports document, location and contact sharing

Transit is a mobile app that provides directions for public transportation systems in over a hundred cities around the world. The app also allows users to subscribe to real-time updates for routes that they frequent. I’ll be critiquing the app from the standpoint of a user in New York City who only uses the subway.

  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

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

    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

  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

Snapchat is a free multimedia messaging application available for both iOS and Android phones. It allows users to send pictures, videos, or messages that are only viewable for a short period of time, either through direct messaging to individuals or user created groups or by creating a “story” that is visible to anyone on your

  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