The tutorial provides background and hands-on experience on patterns for the user interface world, explaining how to discover, describe and apply patterns. The tutorial gives the necessary theory, but goes beyond explaining, providing hands-on experience in a facilitated learning environment. It provides a concrete framework. Through lectures, participants will learn the basics of patterns, plus get acquainted with a complete framework to apply patterns in their own everyday practice. It shows how to capture and transfer knowledge in a unique way.
Patterns are one of the good ways of capturing and transferring important design knowledge.
It is also a great way of capturing the inner quality of effective user interface designs. This tutorial has been taught during the UPA 2000 conference in Asheville, NC and at a TorCHI Event in Toronto in 2000. This latest version is especially created for HCI practitioners, by emphasizing the practical aspects of patterns and how to integrate them into participants' own work practice. The speakers were excellent. They are especially good at using humor and transitioning from one to the other seamlessly.