Thursday, December 15, 2011

Class Files

Download the files for the Final Exam here.

Friday, December 09, 2011

Check out ThickBox 3.1

From the site:
"ThickBox is a webpage UI dialog widget written in JavaScript on top of the jQuery library. Its function is to show a single image, multiple images, inline content, iframed content, or content served through AJAX in a hybrid modal."

http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

The 960 Grid System for Web Design

This is a site that talks about the 960 grid system that can be used to help provide structure for web pages:
http://960.gs/
Keep in mind that any grid system simply provides a visual guide system to start your design from. It is a visual organizational tool for those who are comfortable designing against a grid.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Free Javascript/JQuery/AJAX gallery and Image viewers

This link is to a posting about a variety of free Image galleries and/or slideshows using JQuery, AJAX or generic Javascript:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/css/57-free-image-gallery-slideshow-and-lightbox-solutions/

Free Social Media Icon Sets

This site has a nice post that links to a variety of free social media icon sets. Some of them are really great and best of all they are free.
http://www.ezuca.com/55-cool-free-social-media-network-icon-packs/

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Creativity vs Activity

One should not mistake activity for creativity.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lightbox2 Javascript Image Gallery

This is a link to the Lightbox 2 Javascript image gallery:
http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/
You have probably seen this gallery used in a lot of web sites, it allows you to create an image overlay on your current page by clicking on a link. It can be used either for individual images or groups of images.

Friday, October 14, 2011

CSS Reset file

This is a link to the website where you can download the excellent Meyers CSS reset file.
http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/
It is a common practice to use a CSS reset files to eliminate inconsistencies in the appearance of your code due to the ways that different browsers render elements such as Headings (h1-h6), lists (ul, ol, li) and paragraphs (p).