Usability Memes

A Tale As Old As Software

10 days ago 139.0K views 0 shares

OH. MY. GOD. The eternal tragedy of UI design in one glorious disaster! 😱 Developer creates what they think is a "simple and intuitive" teapot interface, and then watch in horror as users attempt the impossible gymnastics of pouring from the SIDE of the pot instead of the spout! The cosmic gap between developer intention and user reality has never been so painfully illustrated. It's like watching someone try to exit Vim for the first time – pure, unadulterated chaos that makes you question humanity's future. The road to unusable software is paved with "intuitive" designs!

Don't Make Me Think

Frontend Webdev Programming Testing

20 days ago 108.1K views 1 shares

Ah, the classic UX principle "Don't Make Me Think" meets reality. The developer proudly creates what they believe is an elegant, intuitive teapot UI. Meanwhile, the user gets a face full of coffee trying to figure out which obscure spout actually pours the liquid. It's the perfect metaphor for when developers build "user-friendly" interfaces that somehow require a PhD to operate. The road to unusable software is paved with developers who never watched a single user test.

Simple UI, Complicated Users

Frontend Webdev Programming Debugging Testing

1 month ago 176.2K views 1 shares

The eternal gap between developer expectations and user reality. You spend weeks perfecting that fingerprint scanner with crystal-clear instructions: "Hold your finger." Then your user comes along and tries to scan their entire fist. Every UX designer just felt a disturbance in the force. No matter how "intuitive" you make your interface, someone will find a way to use it wrong. This is why we can't have nice things in software development. Next sprint: Add tooltip "No, not your entire hand. Just ONE finger. The one attached to your hand. Yes, THAT one."

Assume Nothing

Programming Webdev Debugging Testing Frontend

2 months ago 180.7K views 0 shares

The eternal gap between developer perception and user reality. Developers proudly declare "the interface is so intuitive it needs no documentation" while users are literally trying to eat the product. Nothing says "intuitive design" like watching someone attempt to consume your USB stick like it's a candy bar. The only documentation needed here is apparently "not edible, please insert into computer." Next time a product manager says "it's so user-friendly we don't need a manual," just silently email them this image.

Web Development In A Nutshell

Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

2 months ago 168.9K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the classic pagination system that absolutely nobody uses. Those suspiciously precise version numbers masquerading as page numbers? That's what happens when the backend developer is also in charge of UI design. Nine decimal places of precision for page numbers is exactly what users need! And that "Go" button? It's just sitting there, judging your life choices, knowing damn well nobody's typing "page 3.023809523809" in that input field. This is what happens when you ask for "pagination" in the requirements doc without specifying further details. The developer technically delivered what was asked for... just with the UX sensibilities of a calculator.

When The UI Designer Has A Vendetta

Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming

2 months ago 172.2K views 0 shares

This right here is what happens when your UI designer and frontend dev hate each other. The month selector is split into three columns of gibberish syllables that you have to mentally reassemble like some deranged word puzzle. "J-octo-ber"? "Nov-em-y"? And let's not forget the default values: day 0 of the year 1900. Because nothing says "user-friendly" like making people born on January 1st, 1900 feel right at home while everyone else suffers. This form is the digital equivalent of asking someone their birthday in interpretive dance.

Date Picker From The Ninth Circle Of UI Hell

Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming Debugging

3 months ago 213.0K views 0 shares

Date Picker From The Ninth Circle Of UI Hell

Oh god, some frontend developer just had a stroke and created this monstrosity! Instead of a simple dropdown, they've split month names into three columns of syllables you have to piece together like a deranged puzzle. Want to select March? That's "m" + "a" + "rch". September? "sept" + "em" + "ber". And don't get me started on that default date - January 0, 1900. Perfect for when you need to book a time machine to visit the epoch time's slightly older brother. This is what happens when you ask for "innovative UI design" in a sprint planning meeting and someone takes it way too literally.

The Date Picker From Digital Hell

Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming

3 months ago 182.3K views 0 shares

SWEET MOTHER OF FORM DESIGN, what unholy abomination is THIS?! Someone took perfectly normal month names and BUTCHERED them into a three-column massacre! January is "j-an-uary"?! MARCH is "m-a-rch"?! WHO HURT YOU, FRONTEND DEVELOPER?! 😱 And that day field set to ZERO? Because apparently being born on the 0th day of the month is totally a thing now! Not to mention defaulting to 1900 like we're all time-traveling vampires filling out paperwork. This isn't UI design—it's a crime against humanity's sanity!

When Your Date Picker Has An Identity Crisis

Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming Debugging

3 months ago 167.1K views 0 shares

When Your Date Picker Has An Identity Crisis

Ah, the pinnacle of frontend design! Nothing says "we care about user experience" quite like a date picker that requires you to assemble your birthday like a ransom note cut from different magazines. The month selector is having an existential crisis with "j", "nov", and "febr" trying to coexist with "octo", "em", and "uly". Meanwhile, the day field defaulted to zero because apparently being born on the 0th day of the month is totally a thing now. And let's not forget the year 1900 - perfect for all those 124-year-old users filling out your form. This is what happens when you tell the intern "just make it work" without code review.

Good Job Security Team

Security Webdev Programming Frontend

4 months ago 214.8K views 1 shares

THE ABSOLUTE AUDACITY of these verification forms showing you the code right above the input boxes! Like, honey, if I can SEE the code, why in the name of all that is holy do I need to TYPE IT?! 🤦‍♀️ It's the digital equivalent of someone handing you a note that says "Please write down what this note says" while you're still holding the original note! Security theater at its most ridiculous! What's next? Asking me to screenshot the password and email it back for "extra verification"?!

We Are Improving Usability By Removing What You Love

Linux Programming Frontend

4 months ago 134.8K views 0 shares

We Are Improving Usability By Removing What You Love

The GNOME desktop environment strikes again! This meme brutally captures the classic open-source UX paradox where developers proudly remove features in the name of "simplicity" while users desperately cling to functionality they actually need. What makes this extra spicy is how the GNOME team cheerfully livestreams and blogs about their "improvements" while completely ignoring user feedback. It's the software equivalent of someone stealing your chair and then expecting applause for "decluttering your space." The true chef's kiss here is that this exact scenario has played out countless times in GNOME's history—from removing desktop icons to nuking system tray support. "It's not a bug, it's a feature removal!"

Always Think That Your User Is Stupid