#Design #Fun
Wicked websites · A gallery of modern web design villains https://ilo.im/16cjvx

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#Business #Marketing #Websites #Usability #Accessibility #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #WebPerf

I dislike #LLMs for a number of reasons.

Their appropriation of the term "AI" (there is nothing even resembling intelligence there, and never will be).

The squandering of energy, water and other resources.

The #deceptiveDesign patterns used to bait and hook users into thinking they are conversing with a conscious thing (they are not) causing immense harms.

The wholesale theft of basically everything they could find anywhere on the internet, irrespective of the creators' licences.

Android UI Deceptive Design Pattern Department: A few weeks ago, we crammed an AI button into the Search bar widget. But, nobody used it, even when we tricked people into tapping the button accidentally if the corner of their phone pressed on the base of their thumb. How do we get more people to use our AI malfeature? I have a smart idea: let's move the button 1/3 the way into the text field where you type a search term.

#AI #Google #Android #UIFAil #UXFail #DeceptiveDesign

#Design #Explorations
The little red dot · A simple design element is hacking our brain https://ilo.im/16ausr

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#Website #SocialMedia #Notifications #Addictions #Psychology #DeceptiveDesign #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

PSA: if your website loads for a fraction of a second, then vomits-up a fake error such as "This website cannot load because you're blocking html-load-dotcom" (or css-load-dot-com), your Web Devs are bad people and should reconsider their career decisions.

It's a deceptive design that breaks the web.

Such websites have been coded to go out of their way to create a problem, then falsely assign blame to ad blockers. It's a sleight-of-hand to trick people visiting the website to switch-off ad-blockers and weaken their security for all websites. Paying that ransom to access a website is foolish; it's better to close that browser tab and avoid returning to the problematic website.

#DeceptiveDesign #AdBlock #AdBlocker #HtmlLoadDotCom #CssLoadDotCom

#Design #Pitfalls
The f*** off contact page · When they say contact us but really mean don’t https://ilo.im/168zuq

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#Business #Communication #Contact #Form #Website #DesignPatterns #DeceptiveDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign

RE: https://edeverett.co.uk/2025/11/withings-apologising-for-deceptive-design-email/

Just got an email from Withings apologising a for using deceptive design in an email to trick their customers into updating their marketing preferences

That feels like a first!

#deceptiveDesign #ux

So cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪

New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/10/28/judge-grants-meta-limited-postponement-in-bits-of-freedom-lawsuit/

#DSA #DigitalRights #DeceptiveDesign #AddictiveDesign

👻 You don’t need a haunted house to feel fear, just try finding the “cancel subscription” button.

This Halloween, I’m digging into the real horror stories of bad UX: dark patterns, endless scrolls, and manipulative design tricks haunting our favorite apps.

💀 Read the full post:
https://designingforhumans311.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/scary-bad-ux-real-horror-stories-from-everyday-apps/

#com311 #UXDesign #DarkPatterns #BadUX #HumanCenteredDesign #UXNightmares #DesignEthics #HalloweenDesign #UIUX #DeceptiveDesign