Photo Zoom Out Effect with jQuery

Tutorials

Today we will show you how to create a simple image zoom out effect with jQuery. The idea is show some images which are zoomed in initially and when hovering over an image it gets zoomed out. This effect could be used in photo... read more

March 7, 2010 by Mary Lou 4 Comments »

A Love Letter to the Design Community

Web Design

Dear Design Community, I don't really know if I can consider myself a part of you, but I have the strong urge to tell you how I feel about you. About six month ago, when I first met you, I was completely overwhelmed - yo... read more

March 5, 2010 by Mary Lou 5 Comments »

Grungy Random Rotation Menu with jQuery and CSS3

Tutorials

In this tutorial we are going to create a great menu with some content area that slides out. We use the grunge style because we want it to look a bit messy: the menu items are going to have a random rotation using the CSS3 pro... read more

February 24, 2010 by Mary Lou 2 Comments »

Our 10 Absolute Favorite Smashing Magazine Articles

Web Design

Some years back when I was starting to study I began to regularly read news and blogs on the web. It was a very exciting time back then since there were many "first timers" rising up. One of those innovative "first timers" wa... read more

February 23, 2010 by Mary Lou 1 Comment »

Neat Photo Hover Effect with CSS Sprites and jQuery

Development

Here is a very nice effect for photos or some black and white images. We are using some CSS sprites for the photos to create a darken effect when hovering over the images. This could also be used with other effects. The basic ... read more

February 22, 2010 by cody No Comments »

66 Famous Fashion Websites for your Inspiration

Web Design

Here is a list of inspirational web designs from the fashion design industry. Most of them use Flash to create a "fashion experience" when visiting their site and some are exceptionally innovative. Although almost all of them ... read more

February 21, 2010 by Mary Lou 3 Comments »