Dark Patterns: Deception vs. Honesty in UI Design
To fill the gap, darkpatterns.org was created in August 2010: a pattern library with the specific goal of naming and shaming deceptive user interfaces (aka “dark patterns”) and the companies that use them. This article will provide you with a brief overview of the library and some specific examples of dark patterns in use today. If we put aside our moral quibbles let’s put ourselves in the shoes o
