Dark Design | UX Tigers

Jakob Nielsen

Oct 218 min read

Design metrics that measure user value | Users don’t like to read | Children’s awareness of dark design patterns | Why Chinese design looks

Jakob Nielsen

Aug 1912 min read

Nagging UI reminders become a dark design pattern | Typeface manga | Number of fields on web forms | Image quality vs scene quality

Jakob Nielsen

Jul 127 min read

Top 10 foundational UX insights | 76% of online services use dark design patterns | Low-latency voice communication | Video as hero images

Jakob Nielsen

Jul 19 min read

No secrets in UX | Figma GenUI | Image stylistic variations in generative AI | AI used for dark design | How to get respect for UX

Jakob Nielsen

Jun 317 min read

UX Roundup: First Mouse | Dark AI | AI Spend Grows | Most Drivers Think They’re Above Average | 4 Clicks = 4 AI Models

First computer mouse in museum | Beware dark AI design | 293% y/y growth in companies’ AI spend | Most drivers think they’re above average

Jakob Nielsen

Apr 58 min read

UX Roundup: Pilot Testing | AI Companions | Dark Design Patterns: An Australian Warning | Usability Testing Templates | No-Registration ChatGPT

Iterative user research | Pilot study | AI Companions | Dark design | Templates for usability studies

Jakob Nielsen

Mar 86 min read

Directions for the UX Profession

A thematic analysis of social media posts identified key themes, offering a audience-centered perspective on the future of UX design.

Jakob Nielsen

Jan 295 min read

UX Roundup: AI-First Design | Dark Design | Non-Deterministic UX | Jakob Live | User Research Job

AI-First Products | Dark Design | Perplexity AI

Jakob Nielsen

Dec 6, 20239 min read

Dark Design Patterns Catalog

India outlawed 12 common dark design patterns. These sneaky practices are unethical applications of established UX knowledge to harm users.

Jakob Nielsen

Jun 21, 202311 min read

Is Amazon.com Guilty of Dark UX Patterns? Jakob Nielsen’s Hot Take on the FTC Lawsuit

UX analysis of the FTC lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of employing dark design patterns in its subscribe and unsubscribe workflows.

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