09-30-20

The best user experiences of 2020

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards in the User Experience category.

By Fast Company1 minute Read

Winner

[Image: Figma]

Figma
Figma
A free, cloud-based interface design tool that makes prototyping as simple for marketers and product managers as it is for designers and developers

Finalists

[Image: Adobe]

Bringing Accessibility Factors Into Color Creation
Adobe

[Photo: Grabango]

Checkout-Free Technology System
Grabango

[Photo: Samsung]

Galaxy Z Flip Flex Mode
Samsung Electronics America

[Photo: Google]

Google Maps Live View
Google

[Image: IBM]

IBM Watson Discovery
IBM

[Photo: GM]

Industry-First Curved OLED Display
General Motors

[Image: Object Edge]

Motorola Solutions APX Next Launch
Object Edge

[Image: Square]

Square Capital Paycheck Protection Program Application
Square

Honorable Mentions

[Image: Code and Theory]

Bustle Digital Group’s Digital Properties
Code and Theory

[Image: Work & Co]

Daily Harvest app
Work & Co

[Image: Disney]

Disney+
The Walt Disney Company

[Photo: Fitbit]

Fitbit Premium Sleep Experience
Fitbit

[Image: Gucci]

Gucci App
Gucci

[Image: Hyundai]

Hyundai Hi-Charger
McKinsey Design and Hyundai

[Image: Constructive]

National Constitution Center’s Interactive Constitution Redesign
Constructive

[Image: Pax Labs]

Pax Era Pro
Pax Labs

[Image: Intuit]

QuickBooks Cash Flow
Intuit QuickBooks

[Image: Uber]

Redesigned Uber App
Uber

[Photo: Samsung]

The Sero TV
Samsung Electronics America

[Image: Spotify]

Spotify Kids app
Spotify

[Image: North Studio]

UI/UX Redesign for the Global Drug Development Process Map
North Studio

Video

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