Design Critiques

Final Fantasy VI is a Japanese role playing game that was originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1994. In 2014, it was ported to iOS and now features a completely redesigned control scheme and UI. The design changes make the classic game compatible with the touch-based interface of modern phones. As video game design […]

  Goodreads.com is a site that allows users to keep track of books they have read as well as books they want to read. It also allows them to see what their friends are reading and offers the user recommendations to other titles based on what they have already read. Goodreads is also available as

Calm is an app that aims to reduce anxiety and stress through guided meditations, nature sounds, and sleep stories. A wide range of preferences are accommodated: hurried users can quickly launch a 10-minute “Daily Calm,” while users seeking specificity can pursue 30-day programs centered around a particular theme. Named Apple’s 2017 App of the Year

Insight Timer is the most widely used meditation app in the world and offers many features to support an online community practice. The platform connects thousands of global teaching practitioners with millions of meditators by providing access to free uploads of a variety of sessions. This app is for seasoned and novice meditators who seek tech

  Citymapper is a transit application that helps users to map their journey’s efficiently by evaluating different city transport options and suggesting the best routes available with Real-Time updates. It is helping travelers across the major cities in the world to make their transit carefree and effortless. This mobile application is critiqued on the basis

The Amazon Kindle Reading App was designed to allow readers to take advantage of the numerous electronic books available today. It allows users the comfortability of downloading thousands of books, while not having to carry the physical books. The user interacts with the reading app by simply swiping or touching the screen but some key

Discovering music has never been easier now that people can carry millions of songs in their pockets using apps like Spotify, a digital streaming service that allows users to search, discover and play songs. Although Spotify’s iOS app can be used effectively, it has room to improve its usability and discoverability.   Song-Specific Menus Spotify’s song-specific

  With 178 million users, Snapchat has surprised the world with the success of its counter-intuitive design. Going against core principles of discoverability and understandability, it has garnered millions who have learned and adapted its unique language. However, its glory may now be short-lived, as universally-designed competitors have considerably surpassed Snapchat’s numbers. Snapchat initially prided

ATimeLogger 2 is an application for helping users to track time, and related functions can also be achieved, such as enhance users’ ability of time management or record multiple tasks’ time-consuming. Furthermore, ATimelogger 2 has an outstanding performance in signifiers and constraints, which brought forward by Don Norman. The clear interfaces and logical constraints successfully satisfy

The shape of the Oontz wireless speaker is similar to that of a triangular block—with its exterior made out of plastic and rubber. The speaker is an audio output for electronic device to connect by Bluetooth or AUX input. The three basic functions of controlling the audio are: volume up, volume down and pause. The