Tuesday, September 21, 2010

35 More Useful jQuery Plugins and Techniques


Oct 29


Do you ever think "Ugh" when it is time to update or redesign your site?
jQuery has a fantastic library of plugins and tutorials that can speed the benefits of developing your site while demanding less time and improving workflow constraints.

To present a better user experience, we often need to take good care of the little details like the functionality and interactivity of tables, forms, images or other media resources; excellent navigation and security is also a must. So here are
35 more useful jQuery resources covering those topics as well as many more. Hopefully, you’ll find them helpful for your next web project.

80 Stunning Background Patterns For Your Websites



Oct 28


We are always attracted to the outstanding design, layout or content when we click in a website, but seldom of us would notice the
textures and patterns that are used. If there are only background colors, many websites would not be that eye-catching as they are now.


Patterns can be simply repetition of simple stipes or polka-dots, others can be more complicated with complex combination of images and colors. A pattern must go with the overall style of the website, or it could be rather distractvie and annoying.


We have collected the following 80 brand new and stunning patterns. Best of all, they are all free to use. What are you waiting for? Use them on your website and give a whole new feeling to your visitors.


60 Marvellous Wall Paintings And 3-D Street Art



Oct 26


Art grabs your attention whether it is displayed on paper or another material. As long as it conveys its message the right way, it will inspire people, irrespective of the canvas.


Wall painting is one of these media of inspiring art that has attracted people since day one. Wall paintings are popular all over the world, and its popularity is increasing day by day as evidenced by its prevalence on houses, offices, exhibitions, restaurants and other buildings. Here, we present beautiful examples of wall paintings, wall illustrations and 3-D street paintings.



40 Adobe Illustrator Text Effect Tutorials



Oct 25


Which one is better for manipulating text, Photoshop or Illustrator? There is no clear and defined answer. What is clear is that Illustrator, being mainly used used for creating seamless vector images, allows the user a greater degree of accuracy, control, and precision. Of course this depends on the hand controlling the mouse. So, if you are looking to simply manipulate text, then Photoshop would be your choice. If your goal is to create beautiful and original typographic art, then it has to be Illustrator.


In this Illustrator tutorial round-up, there are
over 40 text effects, or if you prefer typographic effects, to help you learn new techniques and expand your typographic repertoire.


Six Creative Solutions in Online Advertising



Oct 22


Recently, there have been a lot of creative ideas and uses of online ads that have been pushing the traditional medium. Takeover ads, where ads takeover the entire site design have become more common. Apple has taken banner ads into a new dimension by creating ads that appear to interact within the design of a site. While others have been able to leverage platforms such as YouTube and Twitter to create an interactive experience. Here are some
creative and unique trends that have been showing up in advertising online.