10 UI Design Patterns that a UI Architect should Know
Quick Summary: Design patterns were first described in the 1960s by Christopher Alexander, a civil engineer who noticed that many things in our lives happen according to patterns. He adapted his observations to his work and published many findings on the topic. Since then, design patterns have found their place in many areas of our lives, and can be found in the design and development of user interfaces as well. In short, design patterns are solutions to recurring problems . By extension, UI design patterns are solutions to common user interface problems. This article goes over 10 interesting UI design patterns that you can use in your own projects. In fact, you may already be using them now without knowing it. 1. Lazy Registration To fully appreciate the problem of registration, we should consider an annoyance that has led to the opinion that sign-up forms must die . This certainly doesn’t mean they should be completely omitted but rather that they shou...