Designing For The Empty States
In Articles by Craig Dennis
Understand how to add some delight into an app by designing the empty states and give users a better experience.
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3D Book Showcase
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
An experiment about a realistic looking book showcase with some interactivity using CSS 3D transforms.
Techniques for Creating Motion in Web Design
In Articles by Carrie Cousins
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.
How to Create a Simple Multi-Item Slider
In Tutorials by Manoela Ilic
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 the slide direction.
Tips for a Clean and Minimal Online Store Design
In Articles by Carrie Cousins
A couple of tips for a clean online store design with some inspirational examples of minimal e-commerce sites.
Slider Pagination Concept
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
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 to stay easily accessible.
A Creative Year: Distinctive Web Designs of 2012
In Articles by Manoela Ilic
An inspirational collection of the most impressive and distinctive web designs from the year 2012.
CSS Click Events
In Tutorials by Kitty Giraudel
An article about different experimental approaches of employing click events using CSS only. It summarizes and shows some clever hacks and smart tricks.
Sticky Captions Concept
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
A little trick on how to make captions of thumbnails or items “sticky” in order to stay visible in the window or viewport.
Fullscreen Pageflip Layout
In Tutorials by Manoela Ilic
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 that will slide out from the left.
Grabbing Attention and Building a Moving Experience with Shape
In Articles by Patrick Cox
Some thoughts on how shapes in web design can be used for attention-grabbing purpose and for an interesting or even comforting user experience.
Responsive & Touch-Friendly Audio Player
In Playground by Osvaldas Valutis
A jQuery audio player plugin that is responsive and touch-friendly. The UI is css-only, no images used.
StackSlider: A Fun 3D Image Slider
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
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 viewing.
Simple Effects for Drop-Down Lists
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
A jQuery plugin for transforming select inputs into drop-down lists with some simple expanding effects.
Calendario: A Flexible Calendar Plugin
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
A jQuery calendar plugin for creating flexible calendars.
Using Transparency in Web Design: Dos and Don’ts
In Articles by Carrie Cousins
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 multiple environments to ensure that it works and looks as you intended.
Three Script Updates
In Articles by Manoela Ilic
The animated responsive grid, the direction-aware hover effect and the swatchbook have all been updated and added to GitHub.
Adaptive Thumbnail Pile Effect with Automatic Grouping
In Playground by Manoela Ilic
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 will be spread into a grid using CSS transitions.