Highlighter Bookmarks highlight a line or sections of a text for the reader. It allows readers to focus on individual lines and keep track of their place on the page.
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The StoryGraph is a web-based book cataloging platform created by Nadia Odunayo in 2019 that serves as an alternative to Amazon’s Goodreads. Users can log their reading progress, set challenges, and view statistics, among other social features.
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In this post, we’ll look at Spotify’s podcast features, using the popular show “Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain” as a case study. We’ll analyze these features not as mere enhancements, but as essential design solutions when viewed through the lens of the Social and Functional Solutions models of disability.
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Amazon Kindle is an app that allows readers access to a variety of digital content, including options such as books, magazines, and even newspapers. With syncing across devices, allowing users to pick up where they just were on any device as long as the account remains the same. However, the home page has sections that can be improved upon in order to enhance the user experience.
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The NJ Transit Mobile App is an application designed to be a one-stop shop for people traveling via the New Jersey Transit system, whether on train, light rail, or bus. It gives users the ability to buy tickets, plan trips, receive alerts, and more.
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Strava is a popular iOS mobile application that enables athletes to record and post their workouts, such as running, hiking, and swimming, and connect with a community of people who share a passion for fitness. Users will use their phones and/or smartwatches to track their activities, post the exercise on Strava, and receive back various
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When assistive tech gives you your voice back Losing one’s voice is not just a medical condition, it’s a loss of identity. For people with ALS, cerebral palsy, throat cancer, or other conditions that affect speech, communication can be a challenge. Traditional speech – generating devices often use generic, robotic voices. Even though these voices
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The New York Public Library’s Picture Collection is a trove of over 1.5 million images, ranging from vintage postcards to historical photographs. Digitized as part of NYPL’s Digital Collections, these images serve as resources for artists, researchers, and educators. However, many of these digitized images lack essential features, particularly alternative text. Providing context is central
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A Frustrating First Impression:Why Stomper’s Design is Driving Users Away ? At its core, Stomper has an exciting and creative premise. It transforms walking, an otherwise mundane activity, into something playful and interactive. But the frustrating registration process, unclear interface, and rigid game mechanics create unnecessary friction that discourages users before they can even enjoy
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Timeleft is a digital platform where users can book dinners with strangers matched through a personality algorithm. The premise is fascinating: every Wednesday, in cities around the world, curated groups gather over dinner, transforming the awkwardness of first meetings into something potentially meaningful. As someone who moved to New York City from India, I know
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