The Pattern Library

Tim Holman, New York, United States Claudio Guglieri, California, United states
Repponen, Anton. Alchemy. The Pattern Library.

Description icon-questionA descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.

The Pattern Library is an ongoing project that compiles patterns by designers. The site is developed by Tim Holman and Claudio Guglieri.

Collection Type icon-questionBroad terms that define the type of digital collection

Subject icon-question Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.

Style Period icon-questionTerms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute

Work Types icon-questionTerms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.

Openness icon-questionOpenness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes

Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage icon-questionAdditional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

The patterns can be “used freely in your designs“. No citation requirements is mentioned in the terms of use. Image can be cited by including the creator name, title of image, source and url of the image.

e.g. Repponen, Anton. Alchemy. The Pattern Library. http://thepatternlibrary.com/#alchemy.

For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.