A shorter newsletter I have a confession to make: this is going to be an extremely short version of the newsletter. Even though there is SO MUCH to talk about! After all, it’s been the week when Facebook announced they were building the Metaverse and appropriating the word “meta”…I’m sure you realise I have quite a […]
Tag: deceptive design
Go back and start again
Allegro, ma non troppo! Do you know where Tuscany is? It’s a region slap bang in the middle of Italy with rolling hills, olive trees, vineyards, fields of hay, churches, palaces, towers and more medieval and renaissance art than any reasonable person would believe possible. It’s also the place where I grew up. Spending about […]
Deceptive Design is bad – part 2
Do not shame or otherwise manipulate your users. Ever! Last time, you may remember, I told you a story of shame from my childhood: when a person I put my faith in abused my trust and tricked me into an embarrassing situation. On the web, this kind of behaviour is what we define as a […]
Deceptive design is bad
Do not bait. Do not switch. Just don’t do it. I remember my childhood (up to a point) as a luminous experience. I was a lucky little thing: healthy, happy and loved in a nurturing environment with siblings I adored; I was vivacious, always ready to laugh. [Don’t worry: it wouldn’t take long before I […]
