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Patterns are good

UX Collective

Source: Tidbits A design pattern is a document that describes a common solution to a recurring design problem. According to Tibor Kunert (2009), using design patterns allows designers to quickly find solutions to problems using proven designs, rather than starting from scratch each time. Welcome to Design Patterns.

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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

UX Collective

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. 2010; The Telegraph, 2016). Palahniuk (1999, p.

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Product Management Books: The Ultimate Collection

Canny

Right now, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of product management books out there. With more books comes more research, and the last thing anyone wants to do is spent hours trawling through book sites in search of the best product management books. Here are the best product management books that we just can’t put down!

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Brook Gossen: forever playing with pattern design

Moo

When Brook Gossen started creating again after a long hiatus, she didn’t know she’d soon see her colorful pattern designs live on clothing, stationery, and packaging all over the world. Where does your love for pattern design come from? My head exploded – my art on products? How do you find the inspiration for pattern design ?

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Olivia Zhao's designs for home fragrance brand are quite unique

Creative Boom

Founded in New York in 2016, Homesick is a home fragrance and lifestyle brand with a simple goal: to bring joy to your home by helping you feel closer to the people, places and moments that matter most. When it comes to the design and packaging of products like this, several obvious visual cliches come to mind.

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Shaped and shaping: Lessons from architecture and product design

UX Collective

Digital product design can be perilous—but we can gain valuable design wisdom by looking beyond our discipline. Left: Spirit of Bamboo section (2016), Right: A Guide to Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (2020) Before digital product design, I was an interior architecture & design student. Begin with the end in mind.

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Inside the deceptive design world of dark patterns

Design Week

That means you’ve experienced dark patterns, which are defined as “tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn’t mean to” In short, they favour the commercial interests of the company rather than the consumer, and can often be misleading. Dark patterns exist. Hey @RevolutApp.