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The infamous Antipathy Labs headquarters features deliberately confusing architecture and maze-like corridors designed to trap unwanted visitors

Antipathy Labs Hq

The infamous Antipathy Labs headquarters features deliberately confusing architecture and maze-like corridors designed to trap unwanted visitors

The original handwritten manuscript of the Dark Interface Manifesto, now housed in the Dark Patterns Hall of Fame

Dark Manifesto Pages

The original handwritten manuscript of the Dark Interface Manifesto, now housed in the Dark Patterns Hall of Fame

The infamous "Pyramid of Pain" diagram from the manifesto illustrated optimal points of user suffering in interface design

Manifesto Diagram

The infamous "Pyramid of Pain" diagram from the manifesto illustrated optimal points of user suffering in interface design

The deceptively simple interface of the Perpetual Engagement Engine, which trapped users in an average engagement time of 47 hours

Pee Interface

The deceptively simple interface of the Perpetual Engagement Engine, which trapped users in an average engagement time of 47 hours

A rare photograph of Zaz Fürskine at age 15, taken shortly after the release of their groundbreaking Perpetual Engagement Engine

Zaz Portrait

A rare photograph of Zaz Fürskine at age 15, taken shortly after the release of their groundbreaking Perpetual Engagement Engine

The Center's headquarters features deliberately confusing architecture and maze-like corridors designed to disorient visitors

Cit Headquarters

The Center's headquarters features deliberately confusing architecture and maze-like corridors designed to disorient visitors

Scientists at the Center's Neural Manipulation Laboratory study real-time brain responses to increasingly frustrating interface designs

Neural Lab

Scientists at the Center's Neural Manipulation Laboratory study real-time brain responses to increasingly frustrating interface designs

Advanced students at Camp Torment perfect their misleading button placement techniques using live test subjects

Dark Pattern Training

Advanced students at Camp Torment perfect their misleading button placement techniques using live test subjects

The notorious Camp Sisyphus facility features an ever-changing maze of corridors that rearrange themselves while trainees attempt to navigate to their classes

Frustration Camp Aerial

The notorious Camp Sisyphus facility features an ever-changing maze of corridors that rearrange themselves while trainees attempt to navigate to their classes

The secluded Lake Tahoe compound where the notorious Go_Ogle Freethought Sessions took place in October 2014

Tahoe Compound

The secluded Lake Tahoe compound where the notorious Go_Ogle Freethought Sessions took place in October 2014

A rare leaked diagram showing proposed modifications to human anatomy for optimal content consumption

Optimization Diagram

A rare leaked diagram showing proposed modifications to human anatomy for optimal content consumption

The inaugural issue of Dark Patterns Quarterly featured an unreadable holographic cover that induced mild vertigo

Dpq Inaugural Cover

The inaugural issue of Dark Patterns Quarterly featured an unreadable holographic cover that induced mild vertigo

The journal's table of contents employs a proprietary navigation system that becomes increasingly difficult to use as readers attempt to locate specific articles

Dpq Contents Page

The journal's table of contents employs a proprietary navigation system that becomes increasingly difficult to use as readers attempt to locate specific articles

Members of the Malicious Design Movement staging their first major demonstration at the 2012 Silicon Valley Design Conference, wearing their signature "broken interface" masks

Malicious Design Protest

Members of the Malicious Design Movement staging their first major demonstration at the 2012 Silicon Valley Design Conference, wearing their signature "broken interface" masks

Participants at the first Dark Pattern Design Workshop in 2013, where the foundations for modern anti-user experience design were established

Dark Pattern Workshop

Participants at the first Dark Pattern Design Workshop in 2013, where the foundations for modern anti-user experience design were established

The infamous "Infinite Loop District" of Silicon Dystopia, where streets are designed to trap pedestrians in endless circular paths

Silicon Dystopia Aerial

The infamous "Infinite Loop District" of Silicon Dystopia, where streets are designed to trap pedestrians in endless circular paths

The Silicon Dystopia Stock Exchange features deliberately confusing trading interfaces that generate additional fees through user error

Dystopia Exchange

The Silicon Dystopia Stock Exchange features deliberately confusing trading interfaces that generate additional fees through user error

The popular "Bait and Switch Through the Ages" exhibit demonstrates historical techniques of user manipulation

Dark Patterns Exhibit

The popular "Bait and Switch Through the Ages" exhibit demonstrates historical techniques of user manipulation

The main entrance to the Dark Patterns Hall of Fame features a deceptive door mechanism that requires visitors to click "No" three times to enter

Dark Patterns Hof Entrance

The main entrance to the Dark Patterns Hall of Fame features a deceptive door mechanism that requires visitors to click "No" three times to enter

The foundational principles of Anti-Human Centered Design illustrated in a deliberately hostile interface created by the [Dark Patterns Innovation Laboratory](#)

Ahcd Interface

The foundational principles of Anti-Human Centered Design illustrated in a deliberately hostile interface created by the [Dark Patterns Innovation Laboratory](#)

A sophisticated AHCD user flow diagram showcasing multiple points of psychological manipulation and data extraction

Dark Pattern Flow

A sophisticated AHCD user flow diagram showcasing multiple points of psychological manipulation and data extraction

The gold-medal winning "Definitely Not a Subscription" button from the 2028 Games incorporated subliminal messaging and psychological triggers

Evil Button Design

The gold-medal winning "Definitely Not a Subscription" button from the 2028 Games incorporated subliminal messaging and psychological triggers

The controversial opening ceremony of the 2028 Dark Patterns Olympiad featured an array of deceptive exit signs leading to an inescapable stadium configuration

Dark Patterns Ceremony

The controversial opening ceremony of the 2028 Dark Patterns Olympiad featured an array of deceptive exit signs leading to an inescapable stadium configuration