Whether it is the notch in the new iPhone X or the unceremonious removal of the headphone jack, Apple's UX design principles have always polarised users. However, even the most fervent supporters of the Cupertino company will concede one of Apple's major design missteps lies in its universally maligned podcast app. What was once a niche medium, the vestiges of radio, … [Read more...]

With the rise of Spotify and the attempts of the tech industry's usual suspects - Apple, Amazon and Google to stake their claim in the music streaming space, it is easy to forget about one of the early pioneers of audio streaming and distribution, SoundCloud. SoundCloud is the grassroots movement of music platforms. Powered by independent artists and creators, it … [Read more...]

While traditional television still commands the majority of the public's viewership, the small screen is slowly surrendering its audience to an even smaller one: mobile devices. Major broadcasters have seen this writing on the wall and are already positioning themselves for the seemingly inevitable shift to mobile, with both ancestral networks like CBS and industry … [Read more...]

The fintech sector is a jam-packed market, flooded with tech companies vying to simplify an industry known for being a convoluted knot of regulations, bureaucratic protocol, and red tape. Creating a quality fintech user experience can be a nightmare for designers, so much so that we recently felt the need to lay out specific design guidelines for it. Social media … [Read more...]

In a blogosphere full of articles honing in on single, often granular components of user experience design, Codal‘s UX Case Study aims to examine UX from a holistic perspective, panning the camera back to explore how an experience functions as a whole. So far we have conducted UX case studies about the Duolingo, Bumble and ESPN's mobile apps. Today, we are back with … [Read more...]

In a blogosphere full of articles honing in on single, often granular components of user experience design, Codal's UX Case Study series aims to examine UX from a holistic perspective, panning the camera back to explore how an experience functions as a whole. So far in our budding case study series, we have examined two apps with esteemed user experiences: Duolingo and … [Read more...]