This week, Chris and Jon talk about how playfulness can help improve your UX. As an example of playfulness, we look at an app called Carrot; an app to help you track calories. It’s a fun episode, so listen in and stop being so serious!

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This week, Chris and Jon take a look at a new app for investing, Acorns! We also bring on David Keegan, Director of Design at Acorns, and talk about the highs and lows of using the app plus interview him on working at Acorns. Stick around! You won’t want to miss this show!

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Workflow is a new app, recently named an Editor’s Choice! Chris and Jon take a look at this new programmable automation tool for iOS and chat about onboarding and the user experience. Can this app improve on IFTTT? Listen and find out!

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This week, Chris and Jonathan get access to Ello!

We discuss the controversy around this product. We discuss the user experience. We discuss the visual presentation. We review it all!

Will we like it or hate it? Listen and find out!

 

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This week, Chris and Jonathan take a look at a new photo sharing app 2by2! (iOS only).

2by2! is a unique concept in photo sharing because users can create double exposure images and share them with the app. In this episode, we go through the whole experience of using it, from onboarding to visual design, to product enhancements.

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