What I Read this Week (WIRTW): Around the Web + Self Care

After the rush of diving back into my tomes, it has been rewarding to check out a few quick reads. Even though online web articles sometimes get a bit of a bad wrap, I found that short articles became a great way to kick off discussions both inside and outside of the classroom.

Here are a few articles to get you going this week:
Manipulation and Dark Design Patterns:

• How Your Apps are Designed to Manipulate You

• https://www.darkpatterns.org/ is a great website which highlights some of the patterns negatively affecting user experiences across the web. I also recommend the book White Hat UX as another resource for combating some bad patterns.

• Stop calling these Dark Design Patterns or Dark UX — these are simply a**hole designs

The Power of a General Skill Set:

• Defining Design Generalists

Content Strategy and Composition:

• Content First Approach in Design: Collaborating with Content Strategists and UX Writers
  

If you are in need of some positive vibes:

• You’re Good Enough: How to be Okay with Being You

• Laziness Does Not Exist: But Unseen Barriers Do