# Is there a Design Concept Zoo?

**URL:** https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26
**Category:** Concept catalog
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26 "2021-11-16T16:43:24Z")
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### Author: ![spdegabrielle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/spdegabrielle/32/21_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/spdegabrielle)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26/1 "2021-11-16T16:43:24Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [How do concepts change?](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/how-do-concepts-change/21/2):

@dnj mentioned that it was desirable to avoid creating a new name for small variations.

Should there be a **Design Concepts Zoo** like [https://quantumalgorithmzoo.org](https://quantumalgorithmzoo.org) ?

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### Author: ![dnj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/dnj/32/17_2.png) [@dnj](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/dnj)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26/2 "2021-11-16T16:55:01Z")

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Not yet! That’s what I’ve been calling a concept catalog, and I’m hoping we’ll all build one…

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### Author: ![spdegabrielle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/spdegabrielle/32/21_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/spdegabrielle)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26/3 "2021-11-16T16:58:07Z")

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Maybe make a topic ‘Concept Catalog’ (and edit it to add concepts) or make a category ‘Concept Catalog’ and do one concept per topic in the category?

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### Author: ![dnj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/dnj/32/17_2.png) [@dnj](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/dnj)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26/4 "2021-11-16T17:16:47Z")

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Great idea! Made a category.

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### Author: ![Scott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.essenceofsoftware.com/scott/32/131_2.png) [@Scott](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/u/Scott)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.essenceofsoftware.com/t/is-there-a-design-concept-zoo/26/5 "2026-06-25T18:40:16Z")

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This is an older thread but yes there is one now and taking requests. (via github)

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