Questions tagged [anti-patterns]
an ineffective or counter productive pattern in the design of an application.
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Anti-pattern where UX too closely mimics API/DB/etc. structure?
I'm researching a solution for a UX design issue that has plagued me for a while: when an experience closely mirrors the underlying API/database structure/etc. rather than aligning with what the user ...
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Are tips of the day, like in 90s Microsoft products, on application start an effective and non-deleterious way of improving discoverability?
I remember from using 90s and I think also 2000s versions of software, mostly from Microsoft that there would often be a window (like the screenshotted one, although with non-joke advice), that would ...
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Is it an anti pattern to have two UI input element for the same value?
Does having two different UI elements for the same input value considered an anti pattern? Both inputs represent the same thing, changing the value of one will update the other.
For example, I wanted ...
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Are Collapsible horizontal navigation bars ever used?
There is an ask to have a collapsible horizontal navigation bar.
This would be below the main horizontal navigation.
This is not standard imo. And poor user experience because it is so uncommon. The ...
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What's the rationale behind Paypal's amount input?
This is something I've always wanted to ask because it's really frustrating for me.
If you use Paypal, you will see that when you try to send money, the Amount input requires to enter the cents or ...
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What's the name and purpose for inclusion of secret elements?
I really don't know how to better enunciate this question. The best way is to go to your profile and see the "hats". This is something StackExchange does at the end of the year. And it's ...
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Is there a specific name for not getting back to the same content?
So we're working on a new social media app, and when discussing with the team the analysis and insights for different social media sites, we came to this one you can see on several sites,most ...
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Are collapsed filters an antipattern? or does it depend on the intended user?
So we are building a monitoring page intended for a specialized group of users who would like to keep an eye on their logs. We are implementing a filtering solution to help users find the type of ...
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Why is Google using this anti-pattern sign in feature? [closed]
Google has a feature "Sign in with Google" that auto appears on any site that supports it.
This seems to have harmful UX repocussions?
If Apple, Facebook, and others follow the same pattern we'll end ...
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Is displaying the message of a new version available a good practice?
Today a developer mentioned that we should display a message to the users saying "A new version of the XX app is available, please refresh de browser". Like what Inbox did once.
Is displaying this ...
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Multi language text area
I have a scenario in my application, where users have an option to view and edit a multi-language description of a given wine.
For now, the solution is to have separate text areas for each language. ...
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Is there a name for this drop-down anti-pattern?
Recently I have seen a small UI issue in mouse-over drop-downs. Here is an example of such a drop-down (although Bloomberg is not the only offender):
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-...
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Is including multiple data types in a field an anti-pattern?
On Venmo's web app, you create a transaction by selecting a recipient and then filling out a field that includes a dollar amount and a description:
Both the dollar amount and the description are ...
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Is the popularity of Hidden Object Games changing hidden behavior from an anti-pattern to a useful pattern?
I would consider Hidden Objects in a U/I to be an anti-pattern, but with the increasing popularity of Hidden Object games is this paradigm changing? If nearly everything is click-able, and there is ...
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Are there UX concerns with having two side-by-side buttons go to the same location?
In this case these buttons both go to a portal where the user must login. I feel like there's a bad "UX smell" (or anti-pattern) having two side-by-side buttons go to the same location, but I can also ...
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