小红书(RED, pinyin: Xiaohongshu) is a social media and e-commerce application that was created in 2013 (Wiki). RED is one of the most popular mobile apps among young generations (born after 1985), and probably the most popular app among young female in China. …

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 6 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15 days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day from critical perspectives. Instacart is a phenomenon app that stands out during COVID-19. …

How could cat owners easily find people to temporarily foster their cats when they are out of town? Prompt: Design a product that helps cat owners easily find people to temporarily take care of their cats. Interviewer: Qi Interviewee: Jessie Step 1. Understand the problem To better understand the prompt, I asked the following questions…

Design a product to help people socialize through virtual events during shelter-in-place. For this write-up, I’m going to record the process and conversation between the interviewee (Jessie) and interviewer (Qi). 1. Understand the challenge. Interviewer: A lot of people feel lonely during COVID-19. Due to shelter-in-place, we can’t go out to meet people. Normally…

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 5 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15 days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day, to improve my critical thinking skill. For today’s critique, I have invited my classmate and friend Yejun, who is a talented designer who just graduated…

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 4 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15 days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day, to improve my critical thinking skill. Instagram is the most popular photo-sharing social medium in the world. From a report, Instagram will reach 112.5 million…

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 3 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15 days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day, to improve my critical thinking skill. Today I’m going to critique the Spotify Desktop app, the most popular music listening platform in the world. What…

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 2 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15 days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day, to improve my critical thinking skill. Home screen (inbox) Upon opening the app, I see the inbox with emails. …

15-day App Critique Challenge: day 1 About the “15-day App Critique Challenge”: for 15days, I’m going to critique a popular web/mobile app each day, to improve my critical thinking skill. About Medium Medium is an online blog platform, connecting professionals, publishers, and amateurs together through high-quality content sharing. …