Bad UX Design Patterns

Managing complex navigation with guest Clayton Dewey

on Winging It episode 25 with Stacy & Sondra on October 23, 2025 | 60 min

OddBirds, Stacy and Sondra, along with special guest Clayton Dewey of Dev Collaborative, face off against bad UX design patterns. They get into the weeds trying to address some of the thorniest, perennial UX design questions - managing complex navigation, intuitive user flow, is there such a thing as a good toggle design, and more.

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What We Cover:

Complex Navigation

OddBird’s complex navigation and disparate audiences
Defining web “objects” with OOUX philosophy
How to prioritize the navigation people need most
Are mega menus ever a good idea?
Mobile navigation that doesn’t bury important content
Avoiding nebulous naming
OddBird’s current navigation solution
“Don’t make me think.”
Vitaly’s Idea: Query the user’s intent rather than making assumptions

Intuitive User Flow

DevCollab’s user flow and many services
Content strategy process
Card sorting with clients to get user feedback

UX Design Speed Round

Is there ever a case for infinite scroll?
Pagination or Load More button?
Is there such a thing as a good toggle button design?
Click to open or hover?
IDs on headers and click to copy
Is it a button or a link?
Should a link open in the same window or a new window?
Down with autoplay!
Truncatio…
Forms with unclear error messages
Bad Apple remote interface design

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