Showcase of Depth and Perspective in Web Design
By Mary Lou on
An interesting way to spice up a web design is to add some depth to it. Instead of making a design flat, certain elements and techniques can stimulate the depth perc
Thumbnails Preview Slider with jQuery
By Mary Lou on
In this tutorial we will show you how to create and use a thumbnails preview slider with jQuery. Since we got a lot of requests to show how to make the preview slide
25 Examples of Circular Elements in Web Design
By Gisele Muller on
When designing a website we have a lot of elements to worry about: menus, navigations buttons, forms, header, footer and many other important details that make our d
Fingers are Bigger than Mice – Design Concepts for Mobile Websites
By Patrick Cox on
With smartphone subscriptions projected to climb above 50% of the market by the end of 2011, designing for mobile browsers and touch devices is now reaching critical
Sweet Thumbnails Preview Gallery
By Mary Lou on
In this tutorial we will create an image gallery with jQuery that shows a preview of each image as a little thumbnail. The idea is to hover over the slider dots and
Shadow Usage in Web Design
By Gisele Muller on
When designing a website you can use several effects to drive attention to an element, emphasize something or simply to give your page an unique and personal touch.
Visual Movement: Flow in Web Design
By Patrick Cox on
In fine art, visual movement is used to guide the viewer through the piece. Lines, shapes, color, depth and hierarchy can all be used to guide the viewer from one po
B&W Box Gallery
By Mary Lou on
In today’s experiment, we created a little gallery that plays with the black and white versions of images. The idea is to have an initial grid-like view of the
Rocket Invoice Giveaway: Win a free copy (ended)
It’s time to give something back! In our first Giveaway we want to give you the opportunity to win a free copy of the PHP invoicing system Rocket Invoice! Upda
Creative Examples of Portfolio Item Display
By Stelian Subotin on
Portfolios are a great opportunity to show your potential clients and customers what you have created and what you are capable of. It can also be a playground for id
Share, Don’t Steal (why we copy)
By Patrick Cox on
I’m totally guilty on this one Your Honor. I have copied sites before, but I have learned my lesson and I will never do it again. I promise. Why do we do it? A
Animated Form Switching with jQuery
By Mary Lou on
In this tutorial we will create a simple animated form switch with three very common forms. The idea is not to leave the page when the user goes to another form but
25 Fresh Examples of Beautiful UI Elements
By Gisele Muller on
UI elements - user interface elements - are a really important part of the design process. They are what we can call the face of interaction between your site and it
Parallax Slider with jQuery
By Mary Lou on
Happy New Year! We will kick start 2011 with a vibrant image slider tutorial. We will make use of the parallax principle to move different backgrounds when we slide