Working at Different Scales

Confidence level: *

Status: proposed

Super-patterns

Problem statement

Start out rough; progressive refinement.

Alignment guides for drawings / visual media.

Proportioning / fine-tuning rather than typing numbers and measurements.

Allow easy replication (clone tool? typing numbers?)

Sub-patterns

• UsabilityProject/PatternLanguage/Fine Adjustments

• UsabilityProject/PatternLanguage/Progressive Refinement

• UsabilityProject/PatternLanguage/Navigating Big Documents