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Group Patterns at a glance

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Site Genres at a glance

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Web sites have evolved into genres, each with customizable content and audiences. This pattern group explains how to deliver the best experience to your customers, depending on the type of site you’re building.

a1Personal e-commerce

If a site is cumbersome or doesn't seem to provide what customers want to buy, they leave. Learn how to provide valuable content and make your site easy to use to increase the potential for a successful e-commerce site.

a2News mosaic

Customers want to browse for articles that are important to them, but they also enjoy reading relevant news that they otherwise might miss. Learn how to present news items so that customers can find and read what they want.

a3Community conference

A place for customers to meet can be a powerful attraction on your Web site, but only if people feel included and if good tools help you manage the discussions. Learn how to create an effective community on your site.

a4Self-service government

Government sites frequently lack clear, understandable designs. Learn how to build a useful and effective site to serve the citizenry.

a5Nonprofits as networks of help

Nonprofit sites bring together many audiences?????from funders and volunteers, to beneficiaries and staffers. Learn how to create a site that serves all of the organization?????s needs within the budgetary constraints that nonprofit organizations often face.

a6Grassroots information sites

Grassroots information sites are places where people can post information about their own hobbies, interests, and ad hoc political causes. Visitors to this type of site will look for information in many ways. Learn how to accommodate them.

a7Valuable company sites

Company Web sites must, among other things, establish a brand, provide information about products, and support products. Learn how to create sites that effectively address all of a company?????s Web needs.

a8Educational forums

Educational Web sites promote education by publicizing and providing access to resources for traditional brick-and-mortar schools. They may also offer online learning, research tools, and communities for teachers and students. Learn how to create an effective educational Web site.

a9Stimulating arts & entertainment

Arts and entertainment sites give visitors permission to play and explore, and help them find such venues as museums, movies, and amusement parks. Learn how to create inspiring arts and entertainment Web sites.

a10Web apps that work

Web applications help customers complete related tasks without installing or configuring lots of software. Learn how to create effective Web applications.

a11Enabling intranets

Many companies use intranets to enhance communication, streamline workflow, provide a community, and improve productivity. Learn how to create an intranet that serves the multiple needs of a company.

a12Blogs

Blogs are a simple but powerful way to get your message out on the Internet and allow customers to communicate with you. Learn how to create effective blogs that keep readers coming back.