One of our biggest challenges as software developers is organizing our code so that it is easier to extend and maintain. The Command pattern helps us do that by encapsulating all the data required to ...

Design patterns are used to solve common design problems and reduce the complexities in our code. The mediator pattern is a behavioral design pattern that promotes loose coupling between objects and ...

Two designers share how to mix color, scale, and pattern with circus stripes—and exactly where to use them for the biggest impact.

In this post, we will show you how you can create a repeating pattern in GIMP and how to use it. You can create customized repeating patterns in GIMP and then add and use them from the Patterns ...

Illustrator CS6 is designed for illustrations and artwork, but interface and Web designers love its pattern-making tool. You can make complex and colorful patterns quickly, but exporting a pattern ...

For some, creativity starts from a blank slate. That might work for others, but for me, my best ideas come from synthesizing things I have seen in the world, from different places, contexts and times.