Pokémon Go is a location-based Augmented Reality (AR) game that involves players catching, training, and battling Pokémon; it was developed by Niantic and launched in 2016. It utilizes your smartphone’s GPS and camera to overlay Pokémon into the real world, encouraging you to walk, and to explore your surroundings. Introduction I have not watched the […]
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Beli is a restaurant ranking and recommendation app for rating and discovering the best dining spots. Users can create a network of food critics by following their friends to see where they are eating. The app also allows users to create their own list of dining spots that they have already been to or want
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Guidebook is an platform that lets you create guides for events and places. It is commonly used by conferences, forums and universities to share schedules and maps that attendees can follow to get to their events on time. For this critique, I will be taking the example of a new student at Pratt Institute who
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Instacart is a grocery delivery and pick-up app that connects users with local stores and restaurants. Instacart connects users with personal shoppers to pick up items and deliver them straight to the user’s home, giving constant feedback and updates of the shopping process. Selecting a store: Upon opening the app, the user is greeted by
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In a world filled with capitalists commercializing anything and everything, LiChess offers a refreshing free, ad-free and open source platform that allows players to play chess online. It’s without a doubt loved by every chess user.
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Photo by Rubaitul Azad on Unsplash Chase Bank’s mobile banking app offers a comprehensive set of features designed to make managing finances simple—from checking balances to paying bills and depositing checks. However, while the app provides essential functionality, some design choices could be improved to create a more intuitive and confident user experience. In this
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This blog post serves to systematically evaluate and analyze StoryGraph, an independent, black woman-owned reading platform alternative to Amazon’s Goodreads.
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Introduction Goodreads is a place where book lovers can find new books, talk to other bookworms, and keep track of what they’re reading. It’s like having a digital bookshelf where you can store all your books. You can connect with friends, share book recommendations, and get personalized suggestions for new books. There’s also a big
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The Citi Bike app allows users to ride bikes to and from just about anywhere in New York City with their public bike-sharing system. Users can view all stations, get directions to stations, plan routes, and more — no membership required!
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Introducion Midjourney prompt helper is a platform that integrates gallery and generates prompt words. Brilliant reproduction of the current rich AI-generated images, making it easier to create your own unique AI images. As a design student, I often use AI-generated image tools like Midjourney in my daily design work. They are very useful and interesting,
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