Oct 4, 2019Member-onlyFaceTime Attention Correction finally arrives with iOS 14, now called Eye ContactAfter already being available as part of the iOS 13 betas — I was amazed when I first read about Apple’s new iOS 13 feature, FaceTime Attention Correction, which makes it look like as if a FaceTime user is looking right into the camera when they might actually be looking at their phone’s screen, made possible apparently by using ARKit. …IOS2 min readIOS2 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Sep 18, 2018Member-onlyLet’s not offload this work to the user [short design critique]Today I’ve updated my iPad Pro to iOS 12. Now, I’m happy to admit that it’s only a 32GB iPad and I’m also happy to admit that I’m kind of an app hoarder, so yes, it’s quite full. Therefore I was worried there wouldn’t be enough space to install the…Apple1 min readApple1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Mar 9, 2018Member-onlyDon’t make users hunt for (notification) settings [short design critique]The other day I noticed that I was receiving notifications from the Pinterest app on iOS although I thought I had switched off all notifications. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 27, 2018Member-onlyDon’t assume things about users and their browsers [short design critique]After a user downloads the necessary plugin from Zoom to participate in an online conference, the guided tip showing up prompts the user to…User Experience1 min readUser Experience1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 25, 2018Member-onlyWhy does Pinterest use this kind of toast confirmation? [short design critique]A toast notification is a short confirmation or error message which shows up after a user action has been performed. Often these toasts are displayed either at the top or at the bottom, basically visible but out of the user’s way. Pinterest on iPhone shows this massive toast confirmation with…Design2 min readDesign2 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 17, 2018Member-onlyTwitter’s launch screen should be aligned with its Night Mode [short design…Twitter’s Night Mode is nice, especially… well, at night. The dark colors make for a much more convenient experience in the dark. Wouldn’t…User Experience1 min readUser Experience1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 17, 2018Member-onlyThe hierarchy of elements is important [short design critique]In the “Edit Work Experience” dialog of the app “Ripple” the delete icon — a trash can — is displayed in front of the dialog’s title. That…User Experience1 min readUser Experience1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 17, 2018Member-onlyDon’t suggest things to users which they can’t do [short design critique]LinkedIn shows bold letters as part of their examples on how to enter content during its ‘Career Advice’ setup process. But then they won’t…User Experience1 min readUser Experience1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 17, 2018Member-onlyThe default checkbox shouldn’t be the last one [short design critique]LinkedIn’s “Career Advice” 1st time user experience on iPhone checks the bottom most checkbox by default, which also happens to be the “I…User Experience1 min readUser Experience1 min read
Published inWolfgang Bremer·Feb 14, 2018Member-onlyDon’t mute important colors [short design critique]If the app “Paper” by FiftyThree wants the user to understand how to share to their app “Paste”, then it shouldn’t mute important colors…UX1 min readUX1 min read
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