1,841 instances of dark patterns on ecommerce sites, in the categories of sneaking, urgency, misdirection, social proof, scarcity, obstruction, and forced action. You can browse this overview, read the paper, or look at the raw data.
We conducted a large-scale study, analyzing ~53K product pages from ~11K shopping websites to characterize and quantify the prevalence of dark patterns.
A nice overview of the Payment Request API, which is getting more and more browser support.
A nifty example of responsive tables. View source to see how it’s done.
To quote Jessica: “Seems stupid but it’s kind of a good idea.”
Taking shopping lists and setting them in a more typographically pleasing way.
A Flash interface that allows you to interact with lingerie models when shopping for knickers. I point this out purely for reasons of interaction research, of course.
I need to get some noise-cancelling headphones for the flight to Vancouver. Those Sennheisers are looking good for the price.
Hilarious account of a cross-cultural mix-up in a Brighton supermarket.