UX pattern research: Pinning, Favorites, Save for Later & Urgency Flags I forget to take the garbage out. Every Friday. Without fail. So I wrote it on the blackboard in my kitchen, not a reminder on my phone, not a calendar event, but a blackboard. I see it when I make coffee, when I wash the dishes, and so does my partner. It’s visible to the whole household, without being loud or cluttering our space. That’s pinning. Which made me wonder about all the other patterns we use every day in UX, and how often we confuse them. But I had four of them, and I was confusing all of them. Press enter or click to view image in full size An icon for all four patterns: A pin in a flag in a star in a book mark. Generated with Claude A mailman rings your door, has 10 letters and an urgent telegram. The telegram reads on the last line reply as soon as possible. That’s flagging. A sense of urgency that needs to cut above the noise.…