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Description from the site: This site is an outgrowth of my Master's thesis, completed in December, 2002 at the University of Washington. My interest in continuing my research lead me to launch this site in September of 2003. I also felt that the data I had collected (and plan to collect) would be more accessible in a web-based presentation. I encourage those interested in conducting related research to also refer to my thesis, which can be downloaded at my personal web site www.hpadkisson.com. The data presented on this site are intended to inform design decisions, not dictate them. Common practice does not necessarily equate with best practice-and the relationship between consistency and usability on the Web is remains a lightly researched area. I wrote more on this topic in an article for Boxes and Arrows: Examining the Role of De Facto Standards on the Web. At this time the data on the site are limited to e-commerce, which was the focus of my master's thesis. As one reader has pointed out, there is so much more to the Web. I do hope to eventually expand the data collection beyond e-commerce into other site genres. A goal of this site is to encourage and highlight related empirical research. You'll find throughout the site links to related studies. If you find I've overlooked a relevant study, please suggest a study for inclusion.

A pattern library that focuses on open-source design patterns (whatever those are). Has categories for Content Management, Information Organization, Input Forms, Navigation. A good resource and interesting site to explore if one is interested in a well-documented project.

Accompanies the book "Designing Social Interfaces." This site should interest those who are interested in developing/working with social web applications

A gallery of common web page components such as navigation, grid layouts. This site features more than 30 categories and users are allowed to rate each design featured in the gallery so that they can see what others think about each concept or idea

a library of games-related interaction design patterns

This group is created for capturing user interface design trends and patterns NOT decorative patterns. Images not adhering to this description will be removed. Also, screenshots of home pages will be removed if they do not specifically illustrate the use of a user interface.

a collection of design solutions

a site that focuses on social media design and the patterns emerging in those types of apps

Reuse, recycle, but don't reinvent the wheel unless necessary. by Brian Christiansen at UI Engineering. Via. This collection captures findings of consistent, unique or interesting interfaces and design flows from across the web.

a wiki that accompanies the great book Ajax Design Patterns. As one would expect, this site focuses on design patterns related to Ajax and web applications. Quite comprehensive and technical documentation of the patterns.

Illustrations from the book Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski, Wroblewski, Luke. 2008. New York: Rosenfeld Media. www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/webforms/

from the group description: For a publication (part of my thesis in communication design) on how we find, collect, evaluate and share information I am searching for images of „Everyday Information Architectures". The kind of images I am researching are those of personal design solutions for organizing and structuring everyday life and environment: bookshelves, movie-collections, mind-maps, workplaces, toolboxes, garages, photoboxes, filing cabinets etc.

a quite interesting and ambitious take on a pattern library. There is a "pro" paid version of this but the free access seems instructive for most needs. There are some extensive, recent changes that I have yet not had the opportunity to explore.

This companion site for Peter Morville's new book focuses solely on Search Patterns. There is also a companion Flickr collection of additional patterns. From the site: "Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what we believe. This provocative and inspiring book explores design patterns that apply across the categories of web, e-commerce, enterprise, desktop, mobile, social, and real time search and discovery. Using colorful illustrations and examples, the authors bring modern information retrieval to life, covering such diverse topics as relevance ranking, faceted navigation, multi-touch, and mixed reality. Search Patterns challenges us to invent the future of discovery while serving as a practical guide to help us make search applications better today."

From the site: "Pattern Tap is here to satisfy and encourage the inspiration needs of my interface design peers and peeps. We aspire to be the one stop pattern shop for your next inspiration need."

From the site: UI Patterns is a growing collection of User Interface Design Principles and User Interface Usability Patterns present on web applications and sites today.

Alexander wrote the seminal book "A Pattern Language" in 1977 that promoted "patterns" as an approach in diverse fields, from architecture to city planning to business to design. Remains influential today.

A weblog that take the approach of examining a particular user interaction pattern with the aim of cataloging and exploring that subject. Buttons and web forms are typical examples that are debated here

a subsection (but QUITE important) of the Designing Web Interfaces site.