Responds to Week 3 lecture pod

Definition

Design patterns are the differentiation of form for design solutions in interactive/interaction design. It was mainly introduced by an architect Christopher Alexander, who argued that pattern language allows the arrangement of the physical environment in relation to effectively solve the problem presented (C.Alexander et al, A Pattern Language, p.xv). His perspective of solving design solutions are defined with questioning: 

• Does it occur and felt in the way we have described it and the solution? 
• Does the arrangement we propose in fact resolve the problem? 
• Depend on what type of problems to be solved? 

Examples

The examples down below are the design patterns which I thought is very important and essential to interactive/interaction design.

The hamburger menu:

• It is a interactive button that organises your categories such as menus, pages or options in desktop, tablet and mobile version
• It usually is displayed on the top left for functionality, save space for eye comforting and is user friendly

Account registration

• It is a form to fill out your detail of your name, sign up for newsletter, gain benefit (sales, voucher, point) etc
• Help you guide through the process quicker and smoothly

Hero images

• A effective and fastest way to grab the user’s attention
• It can be in animated videos to showcase the storytelling further and the emphasis on the theme and the environment
• It is important that under consideration whether if it is suitable for the particular topic and the target audience
• It can have a strong impact on the users in term of effect and parallel to caught their attention

To conclude, it is suggested and clear that these design patterns follow the design trend yearly to support people’s abilities to interact with technologies and interactive products.