Amber's UX Journal

Good Design: https://jessicadrossin.com/store/ I Have provided  a link to the website and a photo of the home screen above. This web site is clean cute and easy to follow. I was looking for some Photoshop actions to but and cam across two websites. This on made it easy to find everything and easy to see what they offered. You didn't have to search to hard it was laid out all in front of you. I Love that you know what your getting right off the bat. It is very cohesive.                               Bad Design: https://lsphotoshopactions.com/        Unfortunately this website wasn't very user friendly. when looking for Photoshop actions I found this store to be to much. There is a lot going on. You have to really look to see what your getting and what they offer. It was to crowded with stuff. Sign up for this, announcing this, look at this, oh and h...

Good Design: As you can see above I chose a toilet for this weeks good design. This particular toilet works great! It is the perfect height for my tall boy friend and me (average height.) You don't have to hold the handle down until the toilet is finished flushing just tap it down and done. This one never clogs ether. The only draw back is we got a seat slight to small for the toilet but that is our fault. The color works well with the rest of the bathroom and the handle color does as well.                               Bad Design:        This is, as you can see above, a Shower head and knobs. Now normal I would put a shower under good design, since they keep you clean. However for this particular shower, it sucks. The handles are one back words and the piping design only allows you to unscrew them from behind. Yes you have to cute a whole in your wall too tak...

Good Design:     First off I love the color. However that is not enough for it to be a great design. This is of course a single rose vase. The rim however it wide enough for you to put a few flowers (as you can see in the photo) but it is also small enough to only put one flower, without it looking odd. The bulb shape at the bottom allows for more water to keep the flower alive. It also helps to keep it steadier. The blue outside and etched glass is a bonus to make it aesthetically more pleasing. As a bonus it come with a diamond topper so when you are not using it as a vase you have a cute decorative trinket.                              Bad Design:        This is a business card holder that doesn't do a good job of holding business cards. Its poorly made but with a good mettle. the bottom is not level so it wobbles. Ho...

Good Design:   As you can see this is a water fountain for drinking. You probably haven't thought much about it unless you are thirsty. However when you start to think about it you realize how great it is. It does exactly as it is designed, it quenches your thirst! There easy to spot and easy to use. The bulky design makes it easy to find when your looking out for one. Most of the time they are put close to bathrooms or the front of stores. Its user friendly for both lefty and righty's. You have a long button in the front you can click or if you proffer you can click on on the right or left or even both if that's what your hear desires.                       Bad Design:   Now for this vending machine. this is a newer model that we upgraded to from our old one. I will admit the lazier technology that make sure you get your product is great. However that is not where the poor design is.  If...

Week#3 Good Design: https://www.francescas.com/ This website really drew me it. As you'll reed in the bad design I was searching for jewelry and came across this one. Its layed out well and easy to use. You are immediately greeted with 60% off bold text that is always pleasing to the eye. You can favorite things, save them for latter, sign up for deals and search with ease.                      Bad Design: https://www.charmingcharlie.com/ This website has been one of my favorite websites to shop on. Out of the blue with no warning it went down, or so I thought. Turns out that they are currently not allowing online orders. Clearly this shouldn't be an issue but its not clearly stated and it makes you feel as though you are just missing the product placement. You really have to pay attention to the detail of this site to see its no longer active. I personally would suggest keeping the products online an...

Week #2 Good Design: Each and Every day at work I use my keyboard, to communicate promptly and effectively. I have replaced my old keyboard with this one due to the design. The keys are well laid out and do not stick. There is a curve in the keyboard that allows for a perfect incline for my hands. There is even a nice pop of color that makes the design more appealing.  Bad Design: I have this master planer that I got for $1. For the price its great but as far as design goes not so much. You see they favored pretty flowers and a large border over space for writing. I really do love the flowers and the color and that is what drew me to it. However, this is the main reason I find the design to be so poor. The layout is great, and the pad size is perfect, if they utilized it correctly. I have tried writing over the leaves but they are too dark to see the ink over. I can only write about two maybe three appointments if I'm lucky. ...