Design Pattern Repositories

About

This is a list of resources for design pattern research. The list contains books and web sites with formal design pattern libraries that include categorized patterns with problem statement and description of solution.

If you're looking for examples of design solutions in the wild, you may be interested in seeing the User Interface Galleries page.

Books

• Design Of Sites, by Douglas K. Van Duyne, James A. Landay, Jason I. Hong.
• Designing Interfaces, by Jennifer Tidwell.
• Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions, by Theresa Neil. Book Blog has updated examples.
• Designing Social Interfaces, by Erin Malone and Christian Crumlish.
• Mobile Design Pattern Gallery, by Theresa Neil.

Libraries

Mobile

• Android Patterns

Web

• Design Pattern Library, by Sari Laakso
• Pattern Browser
• Social Patterns Library, by Erin Malone and Christian Crumlish
• UI Patterns
• Welie Interaction Design Pattern Library
• Yahoo! Design Pattern Library

Organization-Specific Libraries

• BBC Global Experience Language Design Patterns
• Fellowship Technologies Design Patterns Library

See Also

• Meaningful Transitions, Motion Graphics Patterns
• User Interface Galleries
• User Interface Guidelines