Thank you for your article about "Principles versus Patterns"
in IEEE Computer Magazine in September 1997. 
\end{verbatim} Your description and discussion of the LoD
matches with my experience.

To answer your request,
I have developed a pattern language based on the "Structure-shy" principle
coming from the Law Of Demeter in:

http://www.ccs.neu.edu/research/demeter/course/f97/lectures/powerpoint/PLAP.ppt

I would appreciate your feedback.

Please can you send me a copy of your paper:

Deriving Patterns from Design Principles

which will appear in JOOP.

-- Karl