"The Dark Patterns of Asshole Design" A look at profit-driven design and the techniques used to manipulate users for the purpose of short term gains. This talk will help you spot and avoid dark patterns. JULIO LOPES UX Specialist, Proximus via Pàu Julio Lopes has worked for the past 12 years on TV databases and metadata providers. His work has helped power countless apps and websites such as Amazon Echo, DuckDuckGo, Plex,... Julio is currently also working as a UX specialist at Proximus, helping with the development of the systems used for internal communication.

1. “The Dark Patterns of
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2. What is Asshole Design?
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(And… have I done it before?)

3. The environmental
conditions for A.D.
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Others are doing itAgressive environment
Emphasis on metrics

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Source: ‘Don’t make me think’ by Steve Krug

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Asshole design is everywhere
(But not everything is asshole design)

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9. Dark Patterns
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10. 12 types of ‘Dark Patterns’
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1. Misdirection
2. Trick Questions
3. Roach Motel
4. Forced Continuity
5. Confirm Shaming
6. Friend Spam
7. Disguised ads
8. Bait & Switch
9. Sneak into basket
10. Privacy Zuckering
11. Hidden Costs
12. Price Comparison
Prevention

11. Misdirection
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12. Trick Questions
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13. The Roach Motel
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14. The Roach Motel
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15. Forced continuity
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16. Forced continuity
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17. Forced continuity
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Yellow=Opt in vs. Green=Opt-out
Src: http://www.dangoldstein.com/papers/DefaultsScience.pdf

19. Confirm Shaming
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20. Friend Spam
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21. Friend Spam
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22. Disguised ads
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25. Bait & Switch
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27. A History lesson
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3 principles to rule them all

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-Vitruvius: The first UX designer
“Thou shalt not be an Asshole Designer.”

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Durable Beautiful
Useful Good Design

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In conclusion

33. Thank you!
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For more asshole design examples:
https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/
For a list of Dark Pattern types
https://darkpatterns.org/types-of-dark-pattern