Chapter 04 · Competitive Research
Competitive & Patterns
Intermediate8 min read
AI can accelerate pattern research dramatically — helping you map conventions, find exceptions, and stress-test your approach. Use it to build your competitive context, not replace it.
Prompt patterns in this chapter
Selected prompt
Describe how UX pattern is typically handled in well-regarded products. What are the conventions? Common exceptions and why? What makes one implementation stronger than another?
Use when
Starting a new feature, doing a pattern audit.
Output format
Conventions section, exceptions section, quality criteria.
Sources & further reading
- UI design patterns Tidwell, J. et al. (2020). Designing Interfaces. O'Reilly Media.
- Jakob's Law Yablonski, J. (2020). Laws of UX. O'Reilly Media.
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