UX anti-patterns & other avoidable annoyances
The Screenshots of Despair blog collects samples of discouraging messages/goofs in applications. This is interesting because it lets web developers & UX folks learn from other's mistakes/oversight.
Here are a couple of such messages I ran into in recent times:
I thought Opt Out meant "Don't show any ads at all". The Google Personalized Ads Preferences setting screen above warns you that you will see more less-personalized ads if you opt out.
Message in Windows 7: The password for this account has expired. To change the password, click Cancel, click Switch User and then log on - Where's the Cancel button?
The WTF Mobile Web blog similarly highlights problems in mobile websites through crowd-sourced screenshots.
Here are a couple of such messages I ran into in recent times:
I thought Opt Out meant "Don't show any ads at all". The Google Personalized Ads Preferences setting screen above warns you that you will see more less-personalized ads if you opt out.
Message in Windows 7: The password for this account has expired. To change the password, click Cancel, click Switch User and then log on - Where's the Cancel button?
The WTF Mobile Web blog similarly highlights problems in mobile websites through crowd-sourced screenshots.
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