Frustrating Design Patterns in 2021, And How To Fix Them
summary
Common frustrating patterns and concrete fixes: carousels consume attention with 85% see only slide 1 so replace dots with labeled thumbnails, pause auto-rotate and put navigation at bottom-right on mobile; disabled “Continue” buttons cause abandonment (one case costs 4.8% lost conversions), so keep buttons enabled, show contextual error popovers or allow proceed-with-warning and measure; inline validation uses thresholds (validate after N chars, immediate repair feedback); avoid hover mega-menus and overlapping tooltips — prefer click-to-open accordions and expandable hint links. pause auto-rotate
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:12Why frustrating patterns persist
- 8:52The problem with carousels
- 20:30The curse of disabled buttons
- 30:44Inline validation frustrations
- 35:39Mega dropdowns and hover traps
- 47:56Avoid tooltips and floating labels
- 51:25What users actually like
- 54:37Make interfaces fun and respectful
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