https://abulka.github.io/tags/visualisation/ Recent content in Visualisation on Andy Bulka Hugo en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:38:38 +1000 https://abulka.github.io/blog/2026/09/09/annotating-uml-with-design-patterns-as-visual-objects/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://abulka.github.io/blog/2026/09/09/annotating-uml-with-design-patterns-as-visual-objects/ <p>Conventional UML has a blind spot. Once a diagram grows beyond a handful of classes, you can see all the classes and relationships perfectly well — but you have to <em>mentally recognise</em> that &ldquo;oh, these four classes are actually an Observer pattern&rdquo;. The structure is visible; the <em>design intent</em> is not.</p> <p>This post is about an idea I prototyped years ago and keep coming back to: treating the <strong>design pattern itself as a visual object layered on top of ordinary UML</strong>.</p>