{"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":"2025-10-13T00:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T00:31:36","slug":"buy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hitchhikersguidetodesign.com\/book\/buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This UX handbook is a <strong>collection of 36 design metaphors, idioms, and anti-patterns.<\/strong> Each of them strives to be a lesson and guide to recognizing and overcoming common design and organizational challenges, helping teams deliver products that truly serve their users\u2019 needs and expectations.<\/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><\/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><\/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><\/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\">The book is a humorous, yet educative, exploration of the following common pitfalls:<\/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>This UX handbook is a collection of 36 design metaphors, idioms, and anti-patterns. 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