Deceptive Patterns
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The world needs a tech diet; here is how designers can help

Author
Fabricio Teixeira & Caio Braga
Date
23 May 2019
Publisher
UX Collective
Focus
Design Practice
Category
Design Educator or Expert

A well written introductory article about Dark Patterns. Also provides 10 guidelines for designers to help steer their company away from deceptive practices.

In the past few years, there has been a bigger mobilization to make companies accountable for bad practices in their workplace and in their products. To mitigate a potential crisis, companies started to make announcements about privacy and well-being, but without actually changing their business practices. As designers, we can take a stand against addictive engagement — and actually do something about it.