Shame on UX

A user experience (UX) Meet-up in Philadelphia, focused on exploring good interface design by discussing shameful user experiences. It's a lot of fun.

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It's definitely NOT yellow...

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Can we talk about how much anxiety could be relieved if this view was better? Why is back up now and restore buttons identical??? One would destroy everything, and one would save everything. And why do they put a restore buttons next to the update button???? how are they related???? 

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Tumblr, why is there not a one click option to see my page? I toggle back and forth A LOT. Isn’t that a MAIN FUNCTION your users need? NONE of those icons in the upper right go to my page. I have to click my icon on the left next to the new post choices and then click AGAIN on my name once in that page. GRRR.

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Shame on your button text color choices, paypal.

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Pinterest has gone downhill. Whyyyy is it so hard to upload a pin?!? Is it that big plus icon??? Nope, that invites ppl to join. Is it that big pin icon??? Nope, that brings me to my profile. I am sooooo angry! Then I figured out it was the little plus icon the header!! TERRIBLE UX PINTEREST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Meetup: I don’t understand this double success/error message. And why is “checkout your event” spelled like a store checkout, and why is it not a direct link???!!!!”

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It would be helpful if your fancy header that flies up when i click in an input box DOES NOT fly back down when I click out, thanks!

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I would love to enter a “valid” password StubHub. But first you need to tell me what a valid password is, or how the password I chose is not valid!

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i just want a big red “upload” button. the “print now” button just takes you to info on what they offer. oh….. ok, after scanning the page 5x i see “add photos” in a washed out grey in upper right…..

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Battery died in my ‘Intelligent’ car key, leading to one of the most shameful user experiences I’ve ever had offline. There is a total of 1 (one, O.N.E!!! ) place to use a ‘regular’ key.

It’s not on the passenger door (goodbye chivalry), definitely not on the trunk door (why would you ever want to put groceries back there...) and ABSOLUTELY not on the steering column where nearly every car key EVER has gone to actually start a car before...

I literally had to look up how to start my car on the internet. Thanks Yahoo Answers, you’ve saved the day again. 

Please Nissan, if your amazing electronic key fails, how about some ‘intelligent’ backups next time. Shame on UX.

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PPA wants me to hit cancel, clearly. This is all part of the plan to keep me outraged. 

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Using the plus icon to mean add AND expand in the same view or even in the same app is a big no-no.

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I should not be brought to preferences from an unsubscribe button. I should simply be brought to a success confirmation. If I have to take more action and uncheck when I would only perform this action if I was annoyed with you, my feelings are only growing more bitter. Lastly, if instructions are needed, this design is not working. 

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I just want to pay my student loan. Why are there 8 checkboxes, 3 input fields, and NO DUE DATE ANYWHERE???

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Glass door with two pullable handles = you have a 50/50 chance of not looking like an idiot. (no, this door does not swing both ways) 

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Apparently the majority of users ordering on Walgreens’ website were born in the early 20th century. Why is the default year 1900? How many people are even almost 116 years old?

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Student takes advantage of the lack of visual hierarchy. Hilarity ensues.