3D Book Showcase
by Mary Lou in Playground
An experiment about a realistic looking book showcase with some interactivity using CSS 3D transforms.
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Techniques for Creating Motion in Web Design
by Carrie Cousins in Articles
Create a livelier page by using images and objects that create a sense of motion. Get inspired by great web design examples and learn about some practical techniques
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How to Create a Simple Multi-Item Slider
A tutorial on how to create a simple category slider with a minimal design using CSS animations and jQuery. The idea is to slide the items sequentially depending on
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Tips for a Clean and Minimal Online Store Design
by Carrie Cousins in Articles
A couple of tips for a clean online store design with some inspirational examples of minimal e-commerce sites.
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Slider Pagination Concept
by Mary Lou in Playground
An experimental slider pagination using the jQuery UI slider. The idea is to use a simple navigation concept that preserves layout and style while allowing content t
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A Creative Year: Distinctive Web Designs of 2012
An inspirational collection of the most impressive and distinctive web designs from the year 2012.
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CSS Click Events
by Kitty Giraudel in Tutorials
An article about different experimental approaches of employing click events using CSS only. It summarizes and shows some clever hacks and smart tricks.
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Sticky Captions Concept
by Mary Lou in Playground
A little trick on how to make captions of thumbnails or items "sticky" in order to stay visible in the window or viewport.
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Fullscreen Pageflip Layout
A tutorial on how to create a fullscreen pageflip layout using BookBlock. The idea is to flip the content like book pages and access the pages via a sidebar menu tha
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Grabbing Attention and Building a Moving Experience with Shape
by Patrick Cox in Articles
Some thoughts on how shapes in web design can be used for attention-grabbing purpose and for an interesting or even comforting user experience.
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Responsive & Touch-Friendly Audio Player
by Osvaldas Valutis in Playground
A jQuery audio player plugin that is responsive and touch-friendly. The UI is css-only, no images used.
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StackSlider: A Fun 3D Image Slider
by Pedro Botelho in Playground
An experimental image slider that flips through images in 3D. Two stacks resemble image piles where images will be lifted off from and rotated to the center for view
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Simple Effects for Drop-Down Lists
by Mary Lou in Playground
A jQuery plugin for transforming select inputs into drop-down lists with some simple expanding effects.
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Calendario: A Flexible Calendar Plugin
by Mary Lou in Playground
A jQuery calendar plugin for creating flexible calendars.
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Using Transparency in Web Design: Dos and Don’ts
by Carrie Cousins in Articles
Experimenting with transparencies is a great way to expand your design repertoire. Like many other effects, use this technique sparingly and test the design in multi
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Three Script Updates
by Mary Lou in News & Updates
The animated responsive grid, the direction-aware hover effect and the swatchbook have all been updated and added to GitHub.
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Adaptive Thumbnail Pile Effect with Automatic Grouping
by Pedro Botelho in Playground
An experimental jQuery plugin that will group thumbnails by a shared data-attribute into a pile. When clicking on the pile, the thumbnails that belong to that pile w
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Learning Principles for Improving Your CSS
by Kitty Giraudel in Articles
This article will cover some basic principles and tips on how to learn and become better at CSS, based on personal experience.
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