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Google Photos album, no "Save Image"? Gotta hide basic functions to make things "easy." Thanks, Google! #UXFails
April 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
devirino.bsky.social
Nothing frustrates me more than apps that sacrifice usability for aesthetics. Beautiful designs must be functional. Form follows function—always. 🚨 #UXFails #DesignThinking #ProductDesign #UXUI #UX #Design #UXDesign
December 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM
designlover.bsky.social
Name an app you use which is completely overrated.

I’ll start, Figma!

And suggest an alternative: The mighty @sketch.com

Your turn…

#OverratedApps #design #designers #uxfails
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
strypey.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy
Why on god's green Earth have some email client stopped displaying the actual sending address of emails? It's like they *want* more people to fall for phishing scams.

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#uxfails #ux #phishing #email
May 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Recency Bias: End strong, that’s what users remember.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
35 • Recency Bias - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Recency bias is the tendency for people to weigh the most recent information or experience more heavily than earlier ones, sometimes even disproportionately....
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November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Confirmation Bias: Seek disproof, not just validation
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#bias #UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
32 • Confirmation Bias - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Confirmation bias is the tendency to favor information that confirms what we already believe, while ignoring or discounting evidence that challenges our assu...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Uncanny Valley: because nothing says ‘trust me’ like a button that blinks back at you.
#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #humor #DontPanic #UXFails #UncannyValley
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10 • Uncanny Valley - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
The “uncanny valley” is that unsettling gap between almost human and human. In UX and product design, it’s the moment when something looks realistic enough t...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Primacy Bias: First impressions count, design them well.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
34 • Primacy Bias - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Primacy bias describes how people tend to remember and be influenced more by the first items in a sequence than by those that come later. In UX, it shows up ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
tugrulf.bsky.social
If my grandma can’t figure it out,
It’s not user-friendly. Period. 😂👵 #UXFails
March 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Don’t let your #ABtests rest in peace.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #ebook #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
20 • A/B Cemetery - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
The A/B Cemetery is where all those countless tests go to die, forgotten, undocumented, and often unreconciled with product strategy. It’s what happens when ...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Dark Forest UX = users don’t complain… because they’ve already left.
#DarkForestUX #UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #humor #DontPanic #UXFails
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09 • Dark Forest UX - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Dark Forest UX describes a user experience that feels inscrutable, unpredictable, or even threatening, much like wandering through a dark forest. For users, ...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
#Design isn't a #UX potluck, avoid #DesignByCommittee
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26 • Design by Committee - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
“Design by committee” happens when too many voices get equal weight in the design process, and instead of a clear vision, you end up with a safe, bland compr...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
#WizardOfOzTesting is a clever way to test ideas quickly without having to build full functionality yet.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
19 • Wizard of Oz Testing - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Wizard of Oz testing is a research method where users interact with what they believe is a fully functioning product or system, but behind the scenes, a huma...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
tugrulf.bsky.social
A great app should feel like second nature.
Not like a final exam you forgot to study for. 😵‍💫📱 #UXFails
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Hicks Law: cluttered interfaces and excessive options slow users down.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
36 • Hick’s Law - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Hick’s Law describes how the time it takes a user to decide increases with the number (and complexity) of choices presented. In UX, it’s a reminder that clut...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Don't rely on the first piece of information you see #AnchoringBias
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
33 • Anchoring Bias - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Anchoring bias happens when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they see, the “anchor”, when making decisions. In UX, it shows up when ...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
UX Theater = Design Thinking without impact.
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #books #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor #DesignThinking
27 • UX Theater - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
UX Theater is when a team goes through the motions of doing user experience work, but without improving the experience. It’s the performance of design thinki...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
feckingcreative.bsky.social
When the client spots a bug 10 mins before launch and you’re already emotionally checked out: “That’s not a bug. It’s an undocumented feature.”

#WebDesign #AgencyLife #ClientWork #UXFails #WebDevHumour #feckingcreative
July 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Learn how to manage and pay down your Design Debt.
#DesignDebt #DesignHumor #UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails
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16 • Design Debt - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Design debt is the accumulation of shortcuts, inconsistencies, and outdated patterns in a product’s user experience over time. Like financial debt, it lets y...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Remember that not everyone thinks like you. #FalseConsensusEffect
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#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #ebook #DontPanic #UXFails #DesignHumor
25 • False Consensus Effect - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
The false consensus effect is the tendency to assume that others share your opinions, beliefs, and preferences more than they do. In UX research, it shows up...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
#Sandbagging: the art of promising less, delivering more… and pretending it was hard.
#DesignHumor #UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails
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14 • Sandbagging - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Sandbagging describes the practice of deliberately lowering expectations or under-promising on what a design, feature, or team can deliver, only to exceed th...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
Maximum energy on minimum impact, are you #BikeShedding again?
#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #humor #DontPanic #UXFails
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12 • Bike Shedding - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Bike shedding refers to the tendency of teams to spend disproportionate more time and energy debating trivial or easy-to-understand aspects of a project, whi...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
What's the origin of #PavingTheCowPath and how can it help you become a better UX Designer? Read on..
#DesignHumor #UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #DontPanic #UXFails
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15 • Paving the Cow Path - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Paving the cow path happens when you formalize and reinforce an existing user behavior or process, rather than designing a completely new one. In UX, it mean...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
michaelgaigg.bsky.social
When you just wanted to fix a button but ended up creating new design system... classic #YakShaving
#UX #Design #UI #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignThinking #books #humor #DontPanic #UXFails
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11 • Yak Shaving - Hitchhikers Guide to Design
Yak shaving describes the endless, sometimes absurd chain of small, unexpected tasks that you end up doing when trying to complete a bigger goal. In UX work,...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
taliajohnson.bsky.social
Oh, I’d love to get my hands on that poop-smeared org to change the “fight” with #Salesforce into “delight” with it. 😜😅

#uxdesign #dreamdesigners #salesforceuxdesign #uxdesigner #uxfails #userexperience
November 16, 2024 at 1:10 AM