We Value Your Privacy (At About $0.50): Dark Patterns in UI Copy
Dark patterns were made illegal in 2019, but throughout 2020 and even today, it appears to have lead the relationship between language and design to become even more sneaky and strategic. Shady euphemisms are employed to trick users into handing over personal data, and manipulative descriptions continue to deceive users.
What No One Explains About the Design Process
The UX industry puts a lot of emphasis on process. As a result, we have questions like: Where do I start on a new project? How do I know what to do next? Which process should I learn?
Documenting is designing: How documentation drives better design outcomes
It was the early stages of a new design project, and I was working on a task flow diagram when a colleague asked me about it. “You’re doing that now? I normally wait until the end of the project.”
