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Patterns are an awesome design element that can be used in so many different ways. This article features 17 different pattern related resources to help you become a pattern master.

Photoshop provides you with patterns which are usually used to tile a portion of your image you are editing. We will show you how to use a pattern and if none of the patterns provided with Photoshop suits your needs, you can create your own using one of two methods. We will be showing you how to sample a pattern and how to use the Pattern Maker filter (if you are running Photoshop CS4, you will need to download this filter). We will also, show you what is a Patterns Overlay option within the blending options of layers and how to duplicate a layer.

Patterns are widely used in lots of website . If you have nice pattern for background it can make your site attractive. Last I gave out 30 free patterns and I promised to make a tutorial on how to easily make a pattern using Pixelmator . If you saw a nice a pattern on a web site and wanted to created your own patterns here is you chance. You do not have to be a web design genius to create your own pattern. All it takes its just few clicks of mouse and your love and imagination for design. In this tutorial you will find how to easily create 3 types of patterns and 3 free patterns download.

Do you ever find yourself stuck on how a particular user interface element should look? This happens to me two to three times a day – until I learned about design patterns. Design patterns are useful elements to improve the speed of design and wireframing. Libraries like Pattern Tap, Yahoo! Design Pattern Library and Ember App are now large repositories of best practices for user interface elements. Not only that, but they also help reinforce user’s expectations when they are used across the web, thereby improving the overall usability of your site.