13 stories tagged ux-design, newest first.
7 points by kamphey | 3 comments
A free browser game styled like a Windows XP desktop where the player tries to cancel a fake premium subscription through a series of dark-pattern obstacles.
449 points by randycupertino | 389 comments
A browser game where players try to select "No Tip" on tip screens built around 39 dark patterns, by vladimirj.dev.
367 points by vecti | 167 comments
Landing page for Vecti, a collaborative UI/UX design tool built by a solo developer, offering grid snapping, shared asset libraries, and a free tier.
416 points by skadamat | 168 comments
A Nightingale article eulogizing the Dark Sky weather app, shut down by Apple, and analyzing its data visualization design compared to Apple Weather.
381 points by OuterVale | 146 comments
Blog post by Nic Chan about being asked to build a 'fuck off contact page' that discourages users from contacting a business, and how to push back.
412 points by surprisetalk | 120 comments
Website for Abby Covert's book "How to Make Sense of Any Mess," an introduction to information architecture for making sense of complex problems.
387 points by tb8424 | 156 comments
A Substack essay by Tibi Iorga on how startups can work out their user experience without a dedicated designer, time, or budget.
773 points by cryptophreak | 395 comments
Blog post by Daniel Delaney arguing that chat is a poor user interface pattern for AI-powered software development tools.
532 points by rcdemski | 46 comments
A 2020 essay analyzing the printed 2x2 LEGO slope interface panels to explain basic principles of physical interface and UX design.
370 points by todsacerdoti | 220 comments
Blog post explaining why the GOV.UK Design System's Exit this Page component uses a Shift-key shortcut rather than the Escape key.
331 points by black7375 | 203 comments
GitHub wiki article from the Firefox-UI-Fix project discussing how to design a better default Firefox UI after the controversial v89 Proton redesign.
363 points by thunderbong | 283 comments
Fast Company article reporting airlines will earn a record $118 billion in extra fees in 2023 and explaining how their websites use design to pressure fliers into paying.
319 points by onion2k | 102 comments
User Inyerface is a browser game by Verhaert that challenges players to fill in a form built from deliberately frustrating, worst-practice UI design patterns.