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Deceptive patterns in the era of AI writing assistants

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PICTURE BY CHIARA SANTELLA The other day, I asked Perplexity : “Why, when it comes to Web Design, deceptive patterns are a well-recognized topic?” HOMEPAGE OF DECEPTIVE PATTERNS , A WEBSITE FOUNDED BY HARRY BRIGNULL WITH A CATEGORIZED LIBRARY TO HELP USERS RECOGNIZE DECEPTIVE DESIGNS.

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30 websites with beautifully patterned backgrounds

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These days, patterns are everywhere. If you’ve been poking around online lately, chances are you’ve seen patterns being used in web design as well. Trying to figure out what elements to use to build your website’s pattern? Create a symmetrical pattern. Design a pattern using linework only. It’s delightful.

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Tom Hegen’s Aerial Photos of Spanish Olive Groves Reveal Undulating Patterns and Deep Traditions

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For German photographer Tom Hegen , the rows and grid-like patterns of the groves presented an irresistible subject. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

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Learning to spot the patterns. Image by DavidZydd (CC0), pixabay.com “There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. These are common ways we see patterns. Palahniuk (1999, p.

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Meticulous Patterns Bring Harmony to Salma Price-Nell’s Inky Drawings of Trees

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” All images © Salma Price-Nell, shared with permission Salma Price-Nell gravitates toward patterns, harnessing their aesthetic and metaphorical properties through ink drawings. “These patterns have established our laws of physics and many invisible laws that we are bound to.” “Tree of Duality.”

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Digital literacy and standard design patterns

UX Collective

Are our standard design patterns good enough for the entire spectrum of digital literacy or are we just designing for ourselves? Or, how about this design pattern below? And it’s these standard design patterns that have started to worry me. But it’s not just about the elderly, is it? Like this example from the UK Government.

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Kaci Smith Weaves Colorful Patterns into Miniature Looms Fashioned from Wishbones and Branches

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Depending on the size of the branch or the complexity of the pattern, a piece can take several days to complete. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. “Even though tapestry is basically ‘painting with yarn,’ you can never rush it. .”