User interface design patterns help create consistency throughout the web, and provide a great resource for web designers looking for the best tested, most usable, and most efficient layouts. Many things in life are in a pattern, and this includes applications in both design and development. Whilst creativity and thinking outside the box is a must in design, so is conformity much of the time. UI patterns in web design are gaining recognition as an important resource to consider, and creating designs around them can help any website be more user-friendly.

In this post we’re going to look over the 15 most usable UI design patterns web designers should be paying attention to. By using these patterns, or at least taking bits and pieces of their theory, designs can be created quicker with the best possible results.
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