Spencer

There was a website that held a library of common elements of modern UI/web app design, assessed for their attentional harm or addictive qualities. I don't remember if it had these exact items, but you would find things like "infinite scroll" and "notification badges" on there, along with research and recommended best practices.

Does anyone know what it is I'm thinking of?

#webdesign #webdev #accessibility #a11y #ui #ux

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Show threadSpencer7h ago
I'm fairly certain I saw @Bonfire cite it at some point.
Show threadDan Burzo7h ago
@spencer https://www.deceptive.design/ ?
Deceptive Patterns (aka Dark Patterns) - spreading awareness since 2010

The original website about deceptive patterns (also known as “dark patterns”) - tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for something.

Show threadSpencer7h ago

@db Thanks, Dan! It wasn't this, I don't think—I recall it targeting one step below dark patterns, if that makes any sense. Design patterns that aren't necessarily deceptive, but nevertheless can have attentional harms.

But this is a good resource for similar reasons, so thanks for sharing it.

Show threadDan Burzo6h ago
@spencer Please tag me in case you do find them, I’m curious! I have a particular one on the tip of my tongue but I can’t remember any salient detail 🙈
Show threadeincarsten5h ago
@spencer I remember to have used https://ui-patterns.com/patterns, there is a section about persuasive patterns. But not the recommendations and research content.
Design patterns

It has long been common practice in software design to use libraries of recurring solutions to solve common problems in software design. Such solutions are also called design patterns.