Designs

&nbsp Designs are things you can use for numberous purposes. In the original Animal Forest, it is not possible to get designs. You have to get them from the Able Sisters. Many people use designs for clothing and for carpeting/wallpaper. Some have found other ways to use them.

Other uses.
From Wild World and onward, you can drop designs on the ground. Many people took advantage of that. People have created things like race tracks and copies of other towns, such as the Mushroom Kingdom or Onette from Earthbound. People also use designs on the ground to keep weeds from sprouting and to make their town look unique. Some people have also tricked others, such is the case when a young player made what looked like a bunch of ice-blue tulips.

Indoor uses.
People can also put designs inside houses. In Animal Crossing (gamecube), people can put designs on their doors and can place a shirt of it and an umbrella of it in their house. In Wild World, people can now use designs as wallpaper and carpeting. They could also place the designs as paintings or hats, somrthing new. They can also drop patterns as clothes and umbrellas, just like in the original. Many of the things you could do with designs in Wild World, you can also do on City Folk.