In this paper we show how hypermedia patterns can be combined with design methods in a synergistic way. We first review the state of the art on development methods, emphasizing the OOHDM development process; we next present design and hypermedia patterns as a conceptual tool to record and convey design experience in the hypermedia field; some examples are briefly introduced. Then we discuss two different ways of incorporating hypermedia patterns into the development life-cycle: by including them as new higher level design primitives in a method, and by using patterns as guidelines during the design process. We finally present some further work in this area.