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Beautiful Background Image Navigation with jQuery In this tutorial we are going to create a beautiful navigation that has a background image slide effect. The main idea is to have three list items that contain the same background image but with a different position. The background image for each item will be animated to slide into place in […] View demoDownload source In this tutorial we are going to create a beautiful navigation that has a background image slide effect. On top of that we will have sub-menus that appear with their semi-transparent background sliding in. Note: There is a new version which let’s you customize things better:Sliding Background Image Menu with jQuery We will be using the amazing Background-Position Animation Plugin by Alexander Farkas. The photos that we will be using are from Pat’s beautiful B&W collection on Flickr. There will be a little bit of CSS3 involved which absence will almost not be notable when using a browser that does not support its properties (like IE). OK, so let’s get started! The Markup The CSS
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Spring into Action Challenge | 5 Image Tips | Photography | Blogging Photography is a powerful tool that can bring a lot of life to your blog posts. Adding just a little style can help keep readers engaged without becoming distracted by your images. You can also draw more relevant readers to your blog by taking advantage of image SEO. In both cases, you make find yourself wondering how to manipulate an image’s HTML code. Here are five tips to help you customize your blog images: Tip #1: Use Your HTML Editor The first step is being able to find the image HTML code to tweak it. To find your image code once you switch to the HTML editor, look for a word or phrase that exists near the image in your entry. Each value inside the tag is an attribute: src, width, height, alt and title. Tip #2: Resize Your Photos Whether you host your images on a site like Flickr or you upload them to your own blog’s dashboard, you probably only have a few sizing options and not all of these may work well for the post you’re creating. So what do I do? Tip #4: Add a Border
A Beautiful Apple-style Slideshow Gallery With CSS & jQuery Martin Angelov Introduction When speaking about design, there is one company that is impossible to go without. Apple values design – being a new product, a fancy catalog or their website – there is always something to admire. This week, we are making an Apple-like slideshow gallery, similar to the one they use on their website to showcase their products. It will be entirely front-end based, no PHP or databases required. So go ahead and download the example source code and continue with the first step. Step 1 – XHTML There is no need for a database nor a PHP back-end for this gallery. Lets take a closer look at the XHTML markup: demo.html The idea is simple – there are two main container DIVs – the one with id=”menu” holds the thumbnails, and the other – “slides” holds the slides themselves. To add a new slide, you’ll just have to add new elements to both containers. You can even put any kind of HTML in as well. Also notice that the thumbnail LI elements. Now lets continue with the next step.
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Free and Commercial Stock Photography Sites - Smashing Magazine Stock photography is often used in print and web design and has been around since the 1920s, when it was utilized by the newspaper industry. It has turned out to be such a common element to use now when designing, and has become more and more available, so that designers start using it on a daily basis. In the beginning there were only a few minor resources when it came to utilizing a variety of photos, but now as the times change and technology advances, so does the amount of resources in stock photography. Here are a handful of sites to check out when considering the use of stock photography on your next project. Free Stock Photography Sites Free Range Stock831Just sign up for a free membership, log in and download high-quality, high-resolution free stock photos and textures. Every Stock Photo793Every Stock Photo is a search engine for free photos. MorgueFile5This site contains free high resolution digital stock photographs and reference images for either corporate or public use.
20 Best jQuery Slideshow / Photo Gallery Plugins Photo Gallery, picture gallery, or slideshow are the best way to showcase your images/photos to your readers. jQuery Slideshow plugins are very useful to show the photo gallery in your blog or website in a eye catching way. Most of these plugins are lightweight , easy to install and compatible with all popular browsers . We can display sliding content in mobile devices ( like iphone, ipad , Andriod smartphones ) also with these plugins. 1.Galleria Galleria is a JavaScript slideshow plugin for image gallery unlike anything else. 2.Galleriffic Galleriffic is a jQuery plugin that provides a rich, post-back free experience optimized to handle high volumes of photos while conserving bandwidth. 3.Nivo Slider Nivo Slider is a lightweight jQuery Slider plugin for creating good-looking image sliders. 4.Avia Slider AviaSlider is a jQuery Slider plugin with very unique transition effects. 5.Pikachoose 6.Image Flow Image flow is inspired by Apple’s cover flow. 7.SpaceGallery 8.jQuery Gallery Scroller
The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics It's not enough to simply write about data any longer; the world wants visuals. While there are many professional information designers making a name for themselves, such as Nicholas Felton of Feltron.com, the majority of these digital artists are up to their eyeballs in high-paying work. Where does this leave you? Well, if you want to spruce up your documents, blog posts, and presentations, there are some free tools online that can help. Many Eyes This IBM Research tool gives you two choices: an option to browse through existing sets of data, or use your own. Google Public Data Explorer Like IBM, Google has made a public version of one of its research tools. Hohli There are many occasions when a Venn Diagram is the perfect way to describe a concept or compare relationships among a few different things. Wordle Although this tool describes itself as a "toy" for generating word clouds, it can be an effective service to spruce up your work. Visual.ly Watch more Work Smart: [Images by Wordle]