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February 4, 2013

Dark Patterns Library

Filed under: Design,Interface Research/Design — Patrick Durusau @ 7:12 pm

Dark Patterns Library by Harry Brignull and Marc Miquel.

From the homepage:

A Dark Pattern is a type of user interface that has been carefully crafted to trick users into doing things, such as buying insurance with their purchase or signing up for recurring bills.

Normally when you think of “bad design”, you think of the creator as being sloppy or lazy but with no ill intent. This type of bad design is known as a “UI anti-pattern” Dark Patterns are different – they are not mistakes, they are carefully crafted with a solid understanding of human psychology, and they do not have the user’s interests in mind.

Has the potential to make you a better consumer.

First saw this at Four short links: 4 February 2013 by Nat Torkington.

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