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 mass....
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....
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 its users. Everything need to be well designed, positioned and planned. Drop downs, menus, search boxes, forms…all these elements need to be clear, easy to see and use and also beautiful, everything to get the viewers attention and get the results we want.
In this tutorial we are going to create a simple menu that will stand out once we hover over it by covering everything except the menu with a dark overlay....