Anti-patterns can be hard to spot. Anti-patterns are the inevitable outcome when a rule set is applied so rigidly that it yields the opposite of the original desired outcome. User experience is no ...

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Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint’ program here. In this article, I’ll describe what a dark pattern is, how ...

Open up a web browser or power up a smartphone—pretty much essential for modern-day living—and you’re walking straight into a privacy minefield. That much you know. Especially after the news earlier ...

Even though brands have grasped the importance of UX, not all brands are doing it the right way. A new report released by ecommerce design specialists Xigen has revealed that UK consumers feel they ...

It happens to the best of us. After looking closely at a bank statement or cable bill, suddenly a small, unrecognizable charge appears. Fine print sleuthing soon provides the answer—somehow, you ...

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, backed by stringent consumer-protection guidelines, is closing the chapter on manipulative UX design. The new regime effectively outlaws the dark ...