For those who don’t know, design patterns are “a general repeatable solution to a commonly occurring problem” (more on wikipedia). It’s always best to not re-invent the wheel and stick with convention when possible. Here are three bookmarks that I find myself visiting time and time again.
- Welie.com Patterns – An absolutely amazing compilation of design patterns. Everything is well documented and the rationale behind the design decisions are spot on.
- Yahoo Design Pattern Library – Not quite as many patterns as Welie.com but it does go into a lot of detail on the design patterns that are covered with animations and accessibility advice.
- Chris Messina’s Design Patterns – A large collection of screenshots that highlight how different solutions to common design problems. An excellent compliment to the two sites above.
