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Why re-invent? Examine a collection of existing design patterns that others have already winnowed, and steal, er, learn from working models.

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Every time I look at Christopher Alexander's "A Pattern Language" - I'm struck by how much you can apply these patterns to just about anything.

This in particular sounds eerily TRIZ-like, and very much like modern Agile Software Development. Don't "freeze/stiffen" the development too soon, or make it too rigid, or you end up with inappropriate solutions for usage that you can't anticipate up front.

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Very interesting - Silverlight-based interface to explore various UX patterns, such as Inline validation (with 6 examples). It's really driving me crazy that more sites don't provide instant, inline validation, among other things. How about auto-lookup of city, state based on the zip code and country? (sigh) Nice collection. Well worth some exploration

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Well done presentation on common design patterns used in forming and fostering online communities. Good advice.

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Here's a site I don't view nearly often enough. If you admire (and aspire) to understandable, and even pleasing information presentation (ala Tufte, for example), you need to go here. Now! Really!

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Brought to my attention by Ed Gandorf at MapInfo. Interesting collection and peek into a huge array of visualization methods. Many ways to show data, strategize, paint timelines, etc.. Reminds me - if you haven't been to one of Tufte's one-day courses - g

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another collection of design patterns

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Another pattern library for web design, found this via Yahoo's new Design Pattern Library (and UI Pattern Library)

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