The Simplicity of Instagram

Katie Kim
2 min readNov 2, 2021

Instagram’s use of design patterns creates a simple, easy-to-use platform, which is why 500 million people use the app every day.

Let’s go through the task flow to post a picture on a user’s Instagram. Once you open the app, you would:

  1. Press the “add new” icon on the top right of the screen.
  2. Select “Post.”
  3. Select your desired picture.
  4. Write a caption, add any additional items such as tagging people, adding a location, etc.
  5. Press “Share.”

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