{"id":377,"date":"2025-09-12T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:06:07","slug":"volume-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/volume-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover Volume 1\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-809x1024.jpg 809w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-768x972.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-1320x1671.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1-600x759.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CoverFront-Volume1.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Patterns 01 \u2013 36<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The original field guide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volume 1 is a <strong>collection of 36 design metaphors, idioms, and anti-patterns<\/strong> &#8211; each one a lesson and guide to recognizing and overcoming common design and organizational challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buying options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/shop\/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-design-ebook\/\">Instant PDF download<\/a> ($ 9.98)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hitchhikers-Guide-Design-quirky-yet-smart-handbook\/dp\/B0FTM8M87W\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> ($ 24.98)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-design-michael-gaigg\/1148502512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes and Nobles<\/a> ($ 29.98)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking for a great present for your designer\/developer\/product buddy, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/store\/\">store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn about their <strong>origin<\/strong>, <strong>when<\/strong> to encounter them, <strong>why<\/strong> they happen, <strong>how<\/strong> to countermeasure them, plus a <strong>pro tip<\/strong>, and <strong>examples<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volume 1 is humorous and educative. It explores and describes the following common design mistakes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lipstick on a Pig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mullet UI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dribbblization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cargo Cult UX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pixel Peeping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frankenstein Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorem ipsum trap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empty Fridge Syndrome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark Forest UX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncanny Valley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yak Shaving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bike Shedding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rubber Ducking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandbagging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paving the Cow Path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design Debt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whack-a-mole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pogo Sticking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wizard of Oz Testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A\/B Cemetery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Executive Seagull Effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dogfooding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Happy Path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sad Path<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>False Consensus Effect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design by Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UX Theater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canary Release<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HiPPO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broken Windows UX<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunk Cost Fallacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation Bias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anchoring Bias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primacy Bias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recency Bias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hick&#8217;s Law<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patterns 01 \u2013 36 The original field guide. 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