January 27, 2012

Are Design Patterns an Anti-pattern?

Or, how anti-patterns become dark patterns.

"Design patterns are generally considered a good thing, but do they actually help run a user experience group? As a user experience group manager and an observer (and sponsor) of design pattern exercises, I've come to have serious questions about their actual utility. It's not that design pattern libraries are bad, but that in a world of limited resources, it is it is not clear that the investment is worth it. Fortunately, there is a better approach: reaching outside the design group to solve the whole problem."

(Stephen Turbek a.k.a. @Stephenturbek ~ Boxes and Arrows)

Posted by PJB at January 27, 2012 12:53 PM | Classification: Patterns