Anti-patterns can be hard to spot. Anti-patterns are the inevitable outcome when a rule set is applied so rigidly that it yields the opposite of the original desired outcome. User experience is no ...

Even though brands have grasped the importance of UX, not all brands are doing it the right way. A new report released by ecommerce design specialists Xigen has revealed that UK consumers feel they ...

Could a banking app, knowing users' patterns, emotions and fears, possibly push them to make the wrong choice to maximize the company’s profits? In an era in which apps have become the primary ...

Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint’ program here. In this article, I’ll describe what a dark pattern is, how ...

Edd Coates is founder of Game UI Database. Game UI designers use references to iterate on existing design patterns and provide players familiar, intuitive experiences. This allows us to onboard them ...

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With 378 million global users in 2025—tripling the 116 million from five years ago—AI has shifted from an experiment to a necessity. However, most AI applications still feel pretty much the same. The ...

UI/UX is no longer defined by visual appeal or experiential qualities alone. It has matured into a systems discipline.

The design industry has fundamentally shifted. AI tools now handle what used to take hours (wireframing, generating variants, initial mockups) in minutes. But this hasn't diminished the need for ...

Beyond a mere source of entertainment, the video-sharing social media app TikTok has become a hub for quick educational videos, as users turn its 60-second video format into an opportunity to share ...