this week: dark patterns, the art of the audit, and designing with gratitude

The Spooky Nature of Dark Patterns

https://www.darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern

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The Art of the Audit

by Candida Hall via Medium

An audit is not "tell me everything I did wrong."

Audits only work their magic when the results are communicated clearly and productively. It can be easy to get bogged down by mistakes and miss the forest for the trees but implementing a few key principles should improve the overall effectiveness of the audit deliverable. 

Here's a couple of articles to chew on during the Thanksgiving season

Showing Gratitude for Creative Work

Ryan Merkley on Licensing Creative Work and How Attribution is Gratitude

Interview by Paul Jun via Creative Mornings

If you work with creatives or benefit at all from their work (this includes using free images and fonts to enhance your own work) the highest form of gratitude is through attribution. Ryan Merkley, the founder of Creative Commons, has a lot to say about the culture of free and why it's important to credit creatives for their work. 

UX to Be Thankful For

Give Thanks for Good UX

by Katie Sherwin via Nielsen Norman Group

This article takes a look back at UX that made our lives easier. It's a reminder that human centered design has the capacity to make our lives better one tweak at a time. 

Upcoming Events

World Usability Day is November 14th - don't forget to find a UX'er and say thanks for their hard work! 

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