Swoosh.Nike is a new virtual space where everyone interested can collaborate in designing and owning the future of Nike’s digital products through blockchain. People can co-create, build collections, earn royalties, and trade virtual Nike products for digital fashion in web3. The platform promises to use its own NFTs as wearables to incentivize people’s individuality and
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Arc- The Conceptual Model Arc is a new-age browser built by ‘The Browser Company’. Browsers are our gateway to the internet. The mental model that one approaches using this browser with is as follows. Arc sets these achievable goals for the user, but promises to be more than a browser. Arc affords functionality of not
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The MYmta app is MTA’s official all-in-one app for subways, buses, LIRR, and Metro-North trains. It says the App is “designed for our customers based upon feedback directly from our customers,” and that it “provides a personalized experience across all transit services for daily commuters and tourists.” The app includes functions like trip planning, planned
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Among Us is a game where players, “Crew,” find the serial killers among them. To win, “Imposters” must kill most players before they finish their tasks. When dead bodies are reported, players must discuss and vote who they think the imposter is. If Crew votes right, they win.
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VSCO is a photography mobile app, which offers in-app editing, image sharing, and community in one fully-functioning ecosystem. It allows users to capture photos and videos in the app and edit them, using preset filters and editing tools. VSCO is a place to find and share inspiration.
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Introduction Netflix is a membership-based subscription platform for streaming movies and TV dramas. It was founded in 1997. It profited solely by renting DVDs at the beginning, but today it is focusing more on providing online video streaming services. Netflix’s earliest subscription system began in 1999, and users could choose to pay different price subscription
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Introduction The Target app is an e-commerce site representing Target, a long-standing retail establishment based in North America. It contains features aiding both online and in-store shopping, such as order and pick-up scheduling, home delivery options, a barcode scanner and more. This post critiques the app in accordance with principles and concepts outlined in Don
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Pinterest is an image and social platform, with a bevy of features for an inspiring discovery. Users can share and discover visual assets, including images, Gifs, videos, pinboards, and shopping in various topics. This design critique is based on “the Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition” by Don Norman.
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Relay is an independent courier company who contracts directly with restaurants, liquor stores, among others. They manage all the delivery system for the restaurant through an app, and having the riders available all over the areas of operation. Thus, the riders can pick up the food and delivery it as soon as possible. Relay operates
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Forest is one of the most popular self-help mobile applications, which helps users focus and avoid distracting scrolling. The main idea is quite simple — users plant virtual plants that will grow during their selected focusing time. Exiting the app or stopping the timer will lead to a shriveled plant that cannot be removed from
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