Are you an EVIL UX designer?

We all thought it will be unicorns, ice-cream and rounded buttons, didn't we?
Well here's a dark side of the UX industry that you may be a part of without knowing about it. I'm talking about dark patterns in UX design, and how designers can make things harder for the users on purpose - to drive conversion, retention or monetization. Are you a good or an evil ux designer? What's your goal?
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[@rizkyramadhan8595]

that red bar got me

[@MalewiczHype]

It's an evil pattern! There's also an X to close the thumbnail ;)

[@rizkyramadhan8595]

it's already make me suffer, can't wait for the video:D

[@meatereater55]

Just wanted to let you know that your case study course landed me my first job! Thanks for all you do 🙏

[@MalewiczHype]

That is awesome! Thanks a lot! :)

[@haileykang5484]

I love how michal just said what needs to be said

[@MalewiczHype]

Cheers! I want to explore this a little bit more later, as I believe many people have no idea that UX is very rarely about the users - mostly it's about abusing them ;)

[@haileykang5484]

@@MalewiczHype yess, cant wait to see it!

[@brahimnfh6264]

The new camera angle set is liiiit!

[@MalewiczHype]

Still work in progress but getting closer :)

[@calcio437]

the most evil thing is putting a button with *purple* background and *blue* text

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah, lack of basic accessibility is also quite evil!

[@CraveUX]

Malewicz keep up the great videos and I loved your UI design books. I want to know what technique should one use when they are assigned to redesign an existing project

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! First do a competitive analysis to see how others do it. Then prepare an ideaboard (for UI's) of things you can combine to make the redesign. Redesign :)

[@antechdesigns]

as soon as I get a pop up I always leave the site.

[@MalewiczHype]

That's good as they see it in their analytics - and maybe some people will come to their senses :)

[@RezoUI]

Bought 64 design tips from ur site:) Really enjoyed how easy u describe common problems of UI. Will buy ur books and video courses. Greetings from Tbilisi.

[@MalewiczHype]

Awesome, thank you! My goal with everything that I do is to make it all simple and accessible for everyone :)

[@alexandersk8069]

The most Evil UXs are actually iGaming and Investing Platforms to make it "hard" to withdrawal your money.

[@MalewiczHype]

That is definitely true!

[@igo2054]

Hi great video, If I am applying for a UI/UX jobs in Poland should my case studies and whole portfolio should be in polish or english is standard in this industry, or maybe there should be two versions?

[@MalewiczHype]

I'd go with English, because even polish companies can have foreign stakeholders + there are some companies here that are 100% foreign too :)

[@dripcaraybbx]

The process of closing my UXPin account was riddled with dark patterns. I'm still not even sure it's been closed.

[@MalewiczHype]

Yeah, that's unfortunate because I met some of the people who work there and they're really great. In some cases the investors push for some bad practices :/

[@brentbrooks4842]

Sir, if you were to hypothetically start your UX career tomorrow for the first time, what steps would you take to land your first internship?

[@MalewiczHype]

Finish a course but then work for a few months on your portfolio to have at least 4-5 good, comprehensive case studies - then start looking for work. Without that nobody will take it seriously.

[@The-Dev-Ninja]

you're genius, i very very like this video !

[@MalewiczHype]

Glad you liked it!

[@Georgelikestodesign]

Hey man! Im gonna take the hype4 academy ui design class when i finish with the google course . Is there a certificate or do you think its something i can add to my linked in / resume when applying for jobs ?

[@MalewiczHype]

We do offer certificates for the Mobile Apps UI courses 1 and 2 (but as a special link, not a PDF - although you can screenshot it and post it to social media). The link is simply a better way to confirm someone really got a certificate. There are some conditions to receive it though - they only go to people who get the course with my feedback AND score a 95% quality in my feedback (meaning they're so precise in the course I have almost nothing to report as feedback - those people get the certificate) - that ensures the certificate means something though. 45 people got it out of 3500 who took the course ;)

[@Manho93]

Have been thinking about this while learning UX. What if stakeholders ask you to do this? Is there a workaround?

[@MalewiczHype]

99% of the time if they ask you to create a dark pattern, they have a good idea that it's a bad thing and want it anyway. Just read Figma's privacy policy to see what I mean ;)

[@Manho93]

@@MalewiczHype Ohhhhhhh

[@sirjareq]

you flipped video of you for a few seconds, that was clear evil for my brain :D

[@MalewiczHype]

Haha! Yeah, that was the plan ;-)

[@iyanuadebayo-tayo9941]

😂 😂 😂 I saw what you did with the slider

[@MalewiczHype]

Did you also notice the small X? :-)

[@tammam8776]

This video is great! 🤯

[@MalewiczHype]

Thanks! :)

[@theloneranger1404]

why can't you just premiere now? why in one day? anyways, cant wait :d

[@MalewiczHype]

I always give myself some time before to promote the video, so it reaches more people when it goes live :)

[@BenNouba]

@@MalewiczHype You have a point, but for me it fells a little annoying

[@MalewiczHype]

Sorry, but at this stage of growing the channel, I have to do it in a certain way...

[@theloneranger1404]

@@MalewiczHype I absolutely agree, no problem buddy. Love your vids

[@queekao3540]

That's really funny 😂