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List UI Patterns

Six battle-tested layout recipes for rendering collections. Pick based on data density, user intent, and visual priority.

Card Grid

Responsive 1–3 column grid with hover lift. Best for browse-heavy UIs.

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Dense Table

Full-width rows with sortable headers. Ideal for admin panels and data-heavy views.

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Split Row

Left thumbnail, right metadata. Great for search results and media libraries.

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Kanban Board

Horizontal lanes with draggable cards. Maps to pipeline and status workflows.

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Masonry Feed

Pinterest-style variable-height columns. Works for visual content discovery.

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Timeline

Vertical chronological stream with date markers. Suits activity logs and changelogs.

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Decision Flow

High density? Dense Table or Split Row.

Visual-first? Masonry Feed or Card Grid.

Workflow status? Kanban Board.

Time-ordered events? Timeline.