https://www.forging-ux.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-04-08 https://www.forging-ux.com/blog/dark-patterns-4 monthly 0.5 2024-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/bcdad85a-c8c1-48d0-85f1-cf4b227b91b3/gorilla.jpg Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. A fun example of this is the invisible gorilla experiment where in participants are asked to watch a video of two teams passing a basketball back and forth and count the number of times the ball switches teams. In the middle of the video, a person in a gorilla suit calmly walks through the game, pauses, beats their chest, then exits. Afterwards, about half of the participants did not recall seeing the gorilla at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/c062eb02-61b2-4067-ad56-a21df28b7c62/protocoldroids.jpg Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/040eac2e-46a6-4119-a4f8-bff9aa92d597/MS-Excel-Yoda-Meme.jpg Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/3858745e-b2fa-4947-941a-970cf0784492/Screenshot+2024-04-08+at+10.20.12+AM.png Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve" Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/8105029d-ce65-4abf-abf8-0e10b2dd1d70/Screenshot+2024-04-08+at+11.52.47+AM.png Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/3063e402-e81d-4e1c-be6d-73b60b183991/hq720.jpg Blog - You thought we were done with the dark side… well, we’re not. "It seems we had a disgruntled customer." 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Personal note to grocery store apps - chicken legs are NOT a good substitute for boneless chicken breasts any more than nuts are a substitute for bolts. 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My kids will sometimes say "But I was just..." when trying to get out of being in trouble. I'll interrupt them with "What does 'just' mean?" Looking at their feet they'll grumble "I'm just about to get in trouble." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/603cc309-a442-466e-b907-a6b0ca1b04dd/Blog+Aside+2.jpg Blog - That time we considered the dark side… again. The Peak-End Rule states that our impression of an experience is dictated by the highest or lowest part of that experience and the end. In other words, how someone thinks about your product is not based on an overall ebb and flow of good and bad experiences - it's based on the best/worst thing that happens averaged with the last thing that happens. Not the first, the last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/7a583364-307e-49c9-9475-fa3ed501caf2/U6L77ZY.gif Blog - That time we considered the dark side… again. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.forging-ux.com/blog/darkpatterns-1 monthly 0.5 2023-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/b04f8902-7744-40c8-b37f-a32231310e29/Screenshot+2023-12-21+at+3.31.51+PM.png Blog - That time we considered the dark side. Dark patterns are designs that take advantage of your cognitive biases to manipulate you or deceive you, as demonstrated in this image from TechCrunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/1af8c162-a665-4f72-a4c8-8ae9c0607e3c/5d50f4042d9c2448de3958ed685e7dd9.jpg Blog - That time we considered the dark side. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/a063b6aa-6c32-43cb-9799-b3577dd081ca/Screenshot+2023-12-21+at+3.55.23+PM.png Blog - That time we considered the dark side. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/42a587ff-5562-4d7f-9a5d-39fb48943f27/image.png Blog - That time we considered the dark side. - There was only 1 left! Gnome eating T-Rex, still awesome, but not as awesome as expected. https://www.forging-ux.com/blog/culture-creation monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/8ccf4a63-285d-4ecb-af25-c0bda0c13155/Screenshot+2023-12-01+at+8.04.27+AM.png Blog - That time we built a culture from scratch. I made the white elephant board available in the Figma Community so you can use it for your teams too! Check it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/f48e626b-d8eb-49e6-b123-465c2aee608d/Screenshot+2023-12-01+at+8.11.07+AM.png Blog - That time we built a culture from scratch. Remote team building, no problem! 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Paddington could never.” (Listen to the review) https://www.forging-ux.com/blog/career-ladders monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/417f3e73-159d-4be1-8297-52feca0b1ec9/Screenshot+2023-11-15+at+8.19.31+AM.png Blog - That time I thought about team growth. - Check it out! Click here to download a PDF of the career ladder. That’s right, I want you to have it - and if you want to tailor it to your team, I’ve got it in spreadsheet and Figma formats, just contact us and let us know what you need! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/56601dcd-2a58-424b-8b1a-ec838420b0b4/yikes-chrissy-teigen.gif Blog - That time I thought about team growth. At that moment, my lack of a clear answer revealed a glaring gap in our team's structure. 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Gathering together and sharing ridiculous and useless nicknacks is a time-honored tradition. So we planned and executed a remote exchange. We all hopped onto a call and took our turns, “unwrapping” our selections virtually on a shared FigJam board, and used tokens to designate our swaps. I loved the oversized coffee mug I got (because you can never have enough coffee), and someone was lucky enough to walk away with a 3 DVD box set of the original live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. *This will hold just about enough coffee to get you going in the morning. 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It’s funny because it’s true. …..so true. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/70b4d89d-c4bf-4e1b-ab42-0cabe509a1e3/Screenshot+2023-10-18+at+1.31.24+PM.png Blog - That time the oozes killed his family. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/4ca19feb-17fd-4abf-8984-a092f27d6a22/Screenshot+2023-10-18+at+1.27.38+PM.png Blog - That time the oozes killed his family. “Join our game at lunch, it’s fun!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/f0ac5569-9fd3-402b-8953-1a1ab02a7e10/Screenshot+2023-10-18+at+1.22.59+PM.png Blog - That time the oozes killed his family. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/454480c4-537a-42e6-b17d-626449a023c4/Screenshot+2023-10-18+at+1.38.58+PM.png Blog - That time the oozes killed his family. - Make it stand out Have you seen this ooze? Reward offered. https://www.forging-ux.com/blog/speed-dating-2 monthly 0.5 2023-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/650f831acd184a35aaed91ee/fd268aa2-27aa-4015-a783-32cbdb183a24/FuoHL3lWAAA8Mmo.jpg Blog - The thrilling conclusion to “That time I used speed dating as inspiration for hiring” - Quick aside: Sima teaches us that in dating, a 60-70% match is worth pursuing. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good! The same is true in hiring - what are you willing to teach and train, and what are you not? 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