Welcome! This library shares user interface patterns with the web design and development community. We've got 50 patterns today and more on the way, and we welcome your feedback. (We've just finished launching a redesign to match our YDN parent site.)
Browse All PatternsAbout the LibraryJoin the CommunityView the most recent patterns added to the library.
A person wants to subscribe to the content of another person and read it in an environment of their own choosing.
The user sends an invitation to a friend or group of friends to have them join in a site experience.
A user with an account but who is not currently signed in wants to participate by contributing something.
A user needs to get more information about another participant in an online community without interrupting his or her current task.
Labeling stuff with Your reinforces the conversational dialogue. It is how another human being might address you when talking about your stuff.
Patterns for choosing page types, a grid, and standard page layout components.
The user needs to locate content and features necessary to accomplish a task.
The user needs to choose an item from among several or otherwise specify information, such as a date range.
The user needs to interact with the interface and must therefore recognize any opportunities to do so and understand what is possible.
User wants to associate, communicate, and interact with other people (such as friends, family, and colleagues) online.
Designing Social Interfaces - from Yahoo! Press and your friends at the Pattern Library
Sun, 04 Oct 2009
Design Patterns, Now More Open and Social
Thu, 20 Aug 2009
Come Hack Some Vocabularies at the Yahoo! Sunnyvale VoCamp
Thu, 14 May 2009
Where in the world is Yahoo!'s pattern detective?
Sat, 31 Jan 2009
Yahoo! Design Stencil Kit v1.0
Mon, 02 Jun 2008
UI Improvement: Subcategories Count and Visual Identity
Fri, 30 Oct 2009
Thu, 29 Oct 2009
Tue, 27 Oct 2009
Accordion pattern feedback and comments
Mon, 12 Oct 2009