Back Story As a first time user, I was launched to the Pratt Institute Library unwittingly, via a copy and paste link from a course syllabus. With no prior introduction to this website, I thought to put it to the test against Jesse James Garret’s five elements from his book, The Elements of User Experience, […]
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Introduction Since my first day at Pratt Manhattan Center, I’ve became a heavy user of the MicroMarket in our building. The market locates on the 7th floor of Pratt Manhattan Center , aiming to provide Pratt students with fresh snacks and beverages with self-checkout technology. By linking technology to users’ everyday activities, the MicroMarket has
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CAM (Controlled Ankle Motion) Walker is an alternative to the traditional plaster de Paris for a broken or sprained leg. It is made of hard shell and soft material inner liner. People use it to immobilize their ankles during the recovery period.
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Chewy.com is an online retailer of pet food and products I use to order things for my cat Ram. I focused on the seven fundamental principles of design from Don Norman’s book The Design of Everyday Things to show where this site displayed the application of good design. His book provides guidelines for designing understandable,
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Monkeeyum is a website that helps users choose snacks based on nutritional criteria. The site offers a set of nutrition goals categories created by nutritionists with the precise amount of calories, proteins, carbs, etc. considered accurate for each goal or diet. Users can also do a custom search based on their own criteria. HOME PAGE
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This article will be a review and critique of the Lifesum app by applying terms in The Design of Everyday Things — Don Norman. Besides, I will present the problems and provide suggestions to improve their app from a UX perspective. About Lifesum Lifesum helps you track your food and your exercise to live a healthier life and
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Background Amazon Music is a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon. It aims to provide users high-quality music everywhere and improve the music listening experience all the time. Overall Feeling and Homepage The overall design of Amazon Music is simple and modern. The album pictures on the homepage are attractive, and the group of the songs
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The Chase Mobile Banking App allows users to have a holistic view of their bank account and manage their money all in one place. Users are able to view balances, pay bills, transfer money and deposit checks, amongst other things. In this post, I will be focusing on three attributes of the Chase Mobile Banking
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Uber is an American transportation network company that offers services of matching passengers to vehicles, founded over a decade ago. The company currently operates in 60+ countries and 700+ metropolitan areas. Over the past few years, Uber has established itself as one of the leading ride-hailing companies across the globe, making itself synonymous with the
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Citi Bike is a New York City public bike sharing program that serves the boroughs of Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn along with Jersey City in New Jersey. According to its website, it is the largest bike share program in the nation and is a “fun, efficient, and affordable” transportation alternative. Through its app, available on
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