Dark Patterns, Bright Ideas: Why Deceptive Design Belongs in Accessibility

Dark Patterns, Bright Ideas: Why Deceptive Design Belongs in Accessibility

From Boagworld: UX, Design Leadership, Marketing & Conversion Optimization by Paul Boag, Marcus Lillington

September 23, 2025 · 55 min · Season 27 · Episode 26

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of deceptive design in the context of accessibility with expert Todd Libby.

This month we dragged in our old friend and accessibility guru, Todd Libby, to help us unravel the thorny subject of deceptive design.

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Boag, Marcus Lillington

Guest: Todd Libby

Topics covered

  • deceptive design
  • accessibility
  • UX design
  • user experience
  • design ethics

Keywords

  • dark patterns
  • accessibility
  • deceptive design
  • UX
  • design leadership

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