<ul><li>Design patterns are crucial in test automation for structured and reusable UI interaction.</li><li>They offer benefits like enhanced maintainability, improved readability, reduced code duplication, better structure, and increased robustness.</li><li>Page Object Model (POM) and Functional Helpers are key design patterns for test automation frameworks.</li><li>POM organizes UI elements by pages/components for clear organization and high reusability.</li><li>Functional Helpers use functions for common tasks and are more flexible.</li><li>Choosing between POM and Functional Helpers depends on factors like project scale, team experience, UI complexity, and long-term maintenance.</li><li>For the article series, POM was chosen for better scalability and popularity.</li><li>Implementing POM involves creating a logical folder structure and page object files for different pages.</li><li>Page object classes encapsulate UI elements and actions for specific pages, enhancing maintainability.</li><li>The article provides a detailed example of implementing page object classes for the Article Page.</li></ul>

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