Top Stories published by Wolfgang Bremer in 2018

The 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 hierarchy suggests that deleting a work experience is the most important action a…


Don’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, or otherwise the user will be looking in the wrong place.


Twitter’s launch screen should be aligned with its Night Mode [short design critique]

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 there be Twitter’s launch screen on iOS which…


The 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 don’t have a preference” option. That’s not how you design checkboxes…


Don’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 allow the user to actually enter bold text into the provided…


Don’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 click the Downloads button of the browser. Now, not every user…