@Matthew, 1. one way I could see it going is to try define what the design you're highlighting *is* and wrap some patterns around it.. ie: what do you mean by 'Tasty Design'?
eg: Pattern Tap could define 'aesthetic patterns' where you describe the problem and solutions in terms of IxD aesthetics ¿IxD Aesthetics? check out Jonas Lowgren's "Five things I believe about the aesthetics of Interaction Design" http://webzone.k3.mah.se/k3jolo/Material/aesthetics_of_ixd.pdf 2. a second approach i see could be for you to tie Pattern Tap into existing design pattern collections, by adding value from the design implementation & inspiration side. eg: Pattern Tap might help fill out the 'examples' that other pattern collections use, and also extend these examples from merely illustrating the IxD pattern to describing different types of successful implementations from a visual and IxD aesthetics perspective. approach #1 is more work than #2 (and more academic.. but hey.. guess what I do for a living ;-) and could possibly grow out of doing #2 first anyway.. (particularly if you crowdsource it) re using the P word... as you get closer to your intended design the distinction between your examples and traditional patterns will diminish. the work is really in how you describe and present the examples, and how they tie into a larger idea of strategies. hope that helps../ cheers jy On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Matthew Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What are some suggestions you all might have about how I can tweak > the current language (outside of the domain name of course :), to > something more fitting? Or where would you suggest I be careful with > language I use on the site? > > Lastly, is there any way that the framework of this site could be > used for a more "traditional" "Pattern Library"? If so, I'd love > to entertain that idea with some help from some of you smart types :), > if you're interested! > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
