Introduction Goodreads is a social book cataloging app, a subsidiary of Amazon that allows users to add books to their personal bookshelves, rate and review books, get recommendations, and connect with other readers. This article will critique the design of the app based on the usability concepts mentioned in Don Norman’s Design of Everyday Things. […]
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Exploring IKEA: A budget-friendly haven for furniture and home goods, fueling ideas for a cozier home IKEA is a Dutch-based multinational conglomerate known for designing and selling ready-to-assemble furniture, home decor, and various other goods and services. The IKEA app, available on both iOS and Android, provides an affordable furniture and home goods shopping experience
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StoryGraph is a new social cataloguing app for users to log and share the books they are reading. Serving as one of the only competitors to Amazon’s Goodreads, StoryGraph is a promising solution to the growing resistance among users towards interacting with Amazon. Users can accomplish many of the same tasks on StoryGraph as they
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Via Jersey City : Like a ride share, but better! Via Jersey City is a ride-sharing application designed to provide residents and visitors in Jersey City with convenient, affordable, and on-demand transportation solutions. Serving as Jersey City’s on-demand public transportation service, Via offers seamless connectivity to the PATH and various other destinations. With just a
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Team members: Yuxin Huang, Sacchit Vartak, Priyanka Jain, Ruhee ShahProject duration: Feb-May 2023 The New York Mycological Society The New York Mycological Society is a mushroom club for anyone with an interest in fungi. The organizational goals of NYMS are: However, their current website didn’t meet their organization’s needs. Therefore, we designed A platform that
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Duration: Feb – May 2023Team members: Shan Chang, Carolyn Yu, Katie Im, Nahee Kim About Rescue City Rescue City is a nonprofit, foster-based dog rescue organization that aims to rescue and rehome dogs in safe and loving homes. The organization relies on the community, including adopters, volunteers, donors, and partners, to carry out its mission.
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OVERVIEWreSTORE is a storytelling marketplace where formerly incarcerated people (FIP) businesses can promote and sell their products and services. We’re an initiative started by Witness to Mass Incarceration, a non-profit dedicated to improving and empowering the lives of incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated people. ABOUT WITNESSFrom invisibility and victimization to empowerment through documentation, leadership training, organizing, and
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Knowunity, Europe’s largest e-learning platform, recently launched its mobile app in the US. Users can share and exchange resources like notes, study sheets, and test preparation materials while using the platform to communicate with other students across the country. This case study focuses on remote usability testing for Knowunity. The testing revealed that users found
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Introduction We studied Pratt Institute’s website interface to improve the user experience of Pratt’s community in accessing resources regarding counselling and mental health & wellbeing. Pratt Institute aims to assist its community, students, staff and faculty, in maintaining a healthy lifestyle by providing counselling and health resources in collaboration with The JED Foundation; a nonprofit
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The MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) is one of the largest and renowned museums in the world known for its modern and contemporary art collection. MoMA currently wants to invest in digital learning due to the spike of website traffic from casual learners during the pandemic. However, there is a concern that the pages explored
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