Design Critiques

myPratt is a website to provide various information for students in Pratt Institute. I found it is hard to find what I really want when the first time I used myPratt. This is not only because too much information in this website, but also some unclear interface design. This critique focuses on the issues on […]

This mobile application from the Weather Channel provides users with accurate and up to the minute information. The application also goes beyond basic weather reports, featuring video clips of breaking weather news and broadcasted segments from Weather Channel programs, as well as seasonal tools (i.e. road conditions, local pollen and flu reports, etc.). Issue 1:

Introduction Council Central is where the company’s 10,000 sales people can find all information on how to qualify for a sales Council meeting, where each meeting is held, registration and access to presentations post-meeting. It also contains promotional information on the location and activities. The initial launch was well received by the sales force and

Introduction With the prevalence of radio streaming applications today it’s important to have a solid design, to afford users a pleasurable experience. SiriusXM is one such radio streaming application. The application is intended to allow SiriusXM subscribers to access SiriusXM content, that they would normally access via their car radio, on their smart phone. While

Introduction Apple has long been a company praised for their innovative, design-forward, intuitive technology products. I have long been an admirer and user of their products since I was seven years old. I even worked for the Apple Store for over three years and gained more knowledge of how and why certain products where designed

Introduction Microsoft Excel is one of the most ubiquitous computer applications in today’s corporate world.  Fundamentally, it is a spreadsheet program, designed to enable the user to arrange and organize data into tables, to manipulate that data, and to create various reports and analyses based on the data.  Here I review Excel 2016, running in

At the most basic level, the reminders app is like an electronic to-do list. I like to use the feature where it will remind me at a time and day to do something. I want to make note that there are additional features which I do not use. The first allows the user to set

  I care very little about advanced features on a microwave. If it were solely up to me, I would not own a microwave, but I lost that battle. I chose this particular one almost solely based on aesthetics–it was the right size for a small piece of countertop in my kitchen, and it all

  The Lusmo® is a pet feeder of Japanese design that automatically dispenses food for small dogs or cats and can be programmed to provide up to three meals per day. Pet owners can adjust the quantity of food dispensed (from 1/16 cup to 1 cup) and the time of each meal. I’ve been using

  Introduction Several years ago Google rebuilt their Google Maps App for iOS using the principles of Material Design, a design language based on the aesthetics of paper and ink but, can digitally expand and reform. With the reconfiguration of Google Maps, Google introduced Floating Action Buttons and Toolbars to handle many of the app’s