Using patterns in web design
The biggest challenge for web designers is the unthinkably huge number of possible ways to solve any given problem. Do this, do that, make it web 2.0-ish, use vivid colors, don’t use vivid colors, and so on.
Patterns enable users to create strategically, knowing exactly what goes where, and why. Our friends at 37signals have written a really nice article called “An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design“.
Nice!