Week 7 : Strava is a Yay! + Blackboard I'm bored

Week 7:

GOOD UX: Strava is a great community based running app that a friend referred me to. It is meant for running and exercising, but works much like Instagram and Facebook. You runs and accomplishments can be public and your friends can give you kudos. These really act as encouragements to want to show-off, which is great to reinforce good health habits.

BAD UX: Blackboard

I'm sorry, but it was the app that I was just struggling with. Here are my pain points with Blackboard:

The course information, assignment information, and assignment submission are all in different locations
For the most part, assignments in the Discussion board are only named 4.1, etc. with no description. I can't count the number of times that I've gone into submit an assignment, but it is unclear, therefore I need to navigate back out, hunt down the Week 4 page, and then go back into submit. This causes confusion and wastes a lot of time.
Especially when commenting, it is really tough to navigate back to the thread. I bet 50% of the time, I comment and hit the back button, where it takes me back out to all of my courses.
Too much information. It is much like Word, there isn't enough clear space and hierarchy for easy navigation.

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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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