Starting a pattern library

This is a great question, but there really aren't any out-of-the-box resources for building pattern libraries. I'd go for as simple an organizing structure as possible, and then perhaps appeal to the community of experiences pattern librarians for advice on what has worked well in the past?

Hello David,

I started a pattern library on my own — patterns.intuio.at — and decided to build everything on my own. I knew Quince but it seemed a bit heavy for my purpose. So here's what I did, maybe this helps:

The patterns are basically a result of my doctoral thesis where I developed a pattern language and the patterns based on extensive usability testing of touch applications in safety-related railways operation.

The site structure was based on the structure of the pattern language, which uses a three-tier-approach. This structure is usable for browsing, but not necessarily for scanning and searching the site, so I included lists of patterns sorted by alphabet and recency and added search functionality.

The site runs on Drupal 6, which I think is more flexible than Joomla, but this is mostly a matter of taste and what you are familiar with. If you decide to build your pattern library on your own, I think there is no way to avoid getting acquainted with one of the popular CMSs out there.

Hope this helped!

Try this one - patternry .com/

QUOTE (DavidM @ 6 Oct 2010 12:34 PM) Apologies if this topic is covered already...

I am an Information Architect working at an agency that specializes in social media. I want to create a pattern library so that I can reuse design elements and UI solutions that frequently appear from project to project.

Can anyone direct me to resources that will help me create and maintain this library?

Thanks