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Elastic Image Slideshow with Thumbnail Preview. Today we want to show you how to create a simple elastic slideshow with a thumbnail preview. The slideshow will adjust automatically to its surrounding container and we can navigate through the slides by using the thumbnail previewer or the autoplay slideshow option.

View demo Download source To make this slideshow responsive, we will use a mixture of JavaScript and CSS techniques. The fabulous photography used in the demo is by Bartek Lurka and it is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. So, let’s do it! The Markup We will create two unordered lists, one for the main slider and one for the thumbnail navigation beneath the large image. The list for the thumbnail preview navigation will contain an absolute element (the first list element with the class ei-slider-element and the thumbnail list elements which consist of an anchor and an image (the thumbnail).

Now, let’s add the style. The CSS First, we will define the style for the main wrapper. The JavaScript. Ultimate Guide To Setting Up Your First Online Shop. E-commerce is the most popular business trend in our futuristic society, as most modern cities have Internet equipped and it’s such a simple process to send payments anywhere in the world via Internet connection. Along with these technologies have risen hundreds of thousands of new digital web stores which sell both physical and digital products to one global marketplace. (Image Source: Fotolia) Business means trade, and trade means transaction. For Internet buyer, what they really care about is probably the security, as there are overwhelming fraud issues happening all around the world nowadays. So setting up web store is not like your regular Blogger blog, it requires careful planning and guided installation with hardened security in mind.

But hard doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to do it yourself. The Process of Building Before even considering to launch your website it is crucial to spend some time away from the computer and build your idea. (Image Source: Fotolia) Shopify Yahoo! Hacking Google Analytics: Ideas, Tips and Tricks. By Claudiu Murariu Web analytics is a powerful tool made accessible to all of us through awesome free software such as Google Analytics. These tools are designed to satisfy the general needs of every kind of website out there. That’s why website analytics tools, in general, are very good at offering a fundamental overview of traffic data of a site, but not so good when it comes to answering specific questions. To get specific questions answered, sometimes you have to work around limitations of your current software. As a proof of concept, I’ll present three examples/ideas for gathering more information in conjunction with Google Analytics.

The purpose of this article is to present some starting points for your further exploration. Example 1: Where Do Users Come From? Google Analytics (and other web analytics tools) does a great job of telling you the last web page the user clicked on that got him/her to your website. Here is how you could do it better: Below is a sample of such a script. 20 Powerful And Useful jQuery Tutorials Of Year 2011. A few days ago we created an awesome post featuring some of the great jQuery Animation tutorials which was appreaciated by our visitors those are in the professions of designing and developing. This article clearly shows that how flash is getting out-dated and JavaScript frameworks are taking place when someone want to create animations.

This article has also shown that jQuery is becoming favorite for many web developers and designers out there and using this JavaScript framework for creating stylish animations for websites, web apps, stylish effects and much more. Being one of the most advanced, powerful and lightweight JavaScript framework – we here at WebTabLab like jQuery very much and always love to showcase various compilations related to jQuery such as best jQuery plugins of May 2011, great jQuery plugins of July 2011 and recently jQuery animation tutorials.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS-feed and follow us on Twitter for recent updates. 1) Rotating Image Slider. How to Create Credible Infographics. Infographics have become an increasingly popular inclusion in the blog posts of many respected experts within the online promotional content industry in recent years. These great tools allow knowledgeable individuals to share their views on important subjects and relevant issues in an easy to understand format. Unfortunately, many web content creators don’t understand how to build an infographic that is not only well-designed, but also informative and credible. If you are ready to begin sharing informed content with your reader base, look no further than the following guidelines.

In no time, you’ll be churning out infographics that will be both aesthetically-pleasing and choc full of intriguing perspectives. Focus on Outside Information Perhaps one of the most important tools when it comes to developing credible infographics is the inclusion of outside information within your visual device. Finding outside information might be easier than you think. Strive for Clarity. 12 High Quality Business Card Design Tutorials « Business Card Gallery – CardDsgn.com. A business card is an important tool any designer, it is a platform for the designer to showcase their style and creativity on a piece of material that a client can take away with them. The business card design is an extension of your branding representing you and your company, you should invest your time and money in creating a unique and well crafted business card design and not opt for a cheap alternative. A well designed and executed business card reflects your design skill and attention to branding, a potential client will use this as an insight into who you are and what your brand represents.

If you are new and just about to start designing your own business cards, check out these high quality business card design tutorials that will give you a great insight into the process behind the creating a print ready business card. Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers How To Create a Sophisticated Business Card Design Create a Print Ready Business Card Design in Illustrator. Learn Illustrator CS5 - Creating complex art with the Shape Builder tool. Share this Episode Autoplay End of Video Show End Screen Default Quality Adjust your embed size below, then copy and paste the embed code above. Community Translation Your transcript request has been submitted. Adobe TV does its best to accommodate transcript requests. Join the Community Translation Project Thanks for your interest in translating this episode! Please Confirm Your Interest Thanks for your interest in adding translations to this episode! An error occurred while processing your request.

Another translator has already started to translate this episode. Thanks for Participating! This episode has been assigned to you and you can expect an e-mail shortly containing all the information you need to get started. About This Episode Create complex art from simpler basic shapes by using the Shape Builder tool in Illustrator CS5. Presented By Produced By Runtime : 00:06:12 Added : 04/30/2010 About this show Learn Illustrator CS5. How to Create Incredible Photoshop Brushes from Hand-Made Art. There is a huge collection of great Photoshop brushes here at WeGraphics. But what some don’t realize is that most all of our brushes are created by hand and then scanned and converted to brush sets. There are simply no Photoshop filters to reproduce what you can do by hand with brushes and paper. Below is a walk through of my process for creating a brush set, down to the paper and paint to the scan and final prep work.

For this tutorial I’m going to walk through the process and technique I used to create the Ink and Bleach Splatter Brush Set posted a couple of weeks back. First let’s start with… The Tools For this set I used Strathmore Newsprint for the paper. For the ink/paint I’m using an inexpensive black acrylic paint that can be found at any hobby store. For good measure, I’m throwing in some bleach. You’ll need a nice collection of brushes, but don’t buy expensive ones.

The Process I’m going to start by adding bleach to one of my glasses and paint to the other. Conclusion Related Posts. How to Turn Website Visitors into Customers for Your Creative Business. So you’re attracting lots of visitors to your website. But if you’re a freelancer or running a creative business, you need those visitors to become clients and customers. Otherwise your site is like a bucket with a hole – draining away your time and money. 1. Work out what they really want. Finding out what your customers want is the beginning and end of your marketing efforts. Get this right, and you can make mistakes with the rest of this list and still make sales. Get it wrong, and you will struggle no matter how well you execute the rest.If you’re a service provider working closely with clients, this is relatively easy – since clients will tell you about their problems, challenges, loves, and hates. If you’re selling products or artworks without so much interaction with your customers, it’s a little harder but still doable.

Working out what your customers want is an ongoing process that involves trial and error. 2. Do say: ”Hi, I’m Rachel Reynolds, a photographer based in Boston. 3. Photoshop Mastery: 25 Techniques Every Designer Must Know. One of the best things about Photoshop is that you never stop learning. I’ve been working with the software for about 12 years, and I always stumble across something I didn’t know, whether it be a new feature, or just a new, better way of doing something. There are countless tips and tricks to help boost your productivity and work flow some are obvious and easy to find while some you have to dig a little to seek them out.

In this post I’m going to reveal 25 of the best advanced techniques to help you design faster and better within Adobe Photoshop. Keyboard Shortcuts for Layer Manipulation Note: These shortcuts refer to the “Cmd” key on a Mac keyboard. For PC users substitute the “Ctrl” key in it’s place. Create a new layer As your working in PS adding layers to your canvas is essential. New layer with dialog box: [ Cmd + Shift + N ] New layer without dialog box: [ Cmd + Shift + Alt + N ] Zoom in: [ Cmd + = ] Zoom out: [ Cmd + - ] Fit to window: [ Cmd + 0 ] To merge layers: [ Cmd + E ]