following a previous post on UI design patterns I found a few more sites that collect and describe them.
So what’s a pattern ? it’s a common solution for repeating problem, UI Patterns are common solutions to data visualization and human interaction.
For example you can find the visualization solution for a user ranking or reputation system.
most sites have a general structure for each pattern:
- Problem
- Solution
- When to use
- Rationale
- Examples
Yahoo! Design Pattern Library
you can find a fair amount of patterns .
The site is clear and easy to navigate subjects are sorted by common tasks.
UI Patterns
well designed ,the full design pattern list is on the bottom of each page.
it has some community features with user submissions, pattern rating (thumbs up down)
comments & blog.
Fluid
It’s quite basic and have very little patens, maybe some day it will grow ,who knows .
UI Pattern Factory
this site has a cool design but for me navigation is less clear,
i found the tag cloud on the right and the search box (right above it) the most efficient.