Week 12 : Frank & Oak is woke + Arngren is going out with a bang

Week 12

Frank and Oak is woke

www.frankandoak.com has my favorite type of graphic design: photography-forward with a clever use of type and grids. They have such beautiful stylized photography and a cohesive style. They have clothes to buy and also these subscription boxes. I haven't seen many companies try to pull of both of these models. The UX feels so intuitive that I am able to focus on the imagery and quality of the product, with an invisible minimal touch of design. So nice.

Arngren oh my! I couldn't wait to dive deeper into this site: www.arngren.net

I mean, it is like an art piece. Look at the color and different products. It makes me think of my artist friend's work Case Simmons below:

Let me play with Arngren and give it a chance. Omg, I clicked the airplane link and I went even deeper:

Looks like I want to buy a tank, here's the page:

I tried to buy this tank and went here:

Okay, I give up, this is the opposite of UX. This is my EXit.

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Week 8 : Apple gets an A + Google gets a G

Week 8 : Apple gets an A+ Apple is always ahead of the curve for UX design. Last year they unveiled a side scrolling page for their iPad pro page. Now, the iPhone 11 Pro page is out of control: simple and engaging. They always explain very technical concepts clearly and beautifully. Google Store gets a G Okay, so Google has only been building hardware for a few years and has had an online store even less. So this is being over critical, but I do find it tough to navigate and find certain products at store.google.com . Yet, here are some snapshots to explain. I think they assume too much that I am familiar with their products and categories. I have no clue what they new products without names even do. But, they look cool!

Week 3 : Paypal is awesome + MS Word isn't awesome

Week 3: GOOD UX: Paypal I use Paypal constantly for work. It is very clear, intuitive, and communicative. For example, I sold a few items on eBay this week. Once I received their payment, Paypal notified me that those funds aren't actually available to me until they receive my product. Since they let me know that clearly, it was not a problem, made sense, and I had no stress about getting paid. However, without their great communication experience, I would have been stressed out and probably emailed them asking why my money isn't available to be transferred out yet. BAD UX: Microsoft Word It seems to me that many of Microsoft's software, especially Word, have very unintuitive UX. The menus use small symbols and the most commonly needed functions are tough to find. I can't wait for someone to design a better standardly used software.

Week 4 : Fandango a go + eBay is a no-go

Week 4: Two sites that I use regularly are Fandango and eBay. Even though I use them, they both aren't great. GOOD UX: Fandango is straight forward, nice looking and helps choose the theatre for you. You can look ahead and look forward to new movies coming out near you. It only takes 2 or 3 steps to buy the tickets, choose your seat, and pay. BAD UX: eBay is an app that I use to find specific items that are either sold out or discontinued. However, they do a few annoying things on their site that I despise. First, they have a few rows of recently viewed items. I'm sure they think this is great but I always think about what if I search for something embarrassing and then it'll always be displayed. Second, if you aren't searching for a specific item, it is tough to navigate with so many "vertical" product categories. I use the eBay app with efficiency, I get in and get out.

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