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2 Great alternatives to Lightbox

Mar 27 2008

We all know the javascript functionality that is Lightbox 2.0. It’s simple, easy and really overused by the community. So here are a couple of examples for you guys to use.
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Creating a fading header

Mar 4 2008

Since I’ve gotten lots of emails asking me how I created the fading header graphic for Bits and Pixels I’m going to write a tutorial explaining how created the effect. I’ll be creating the effect using some basic XHTML and CSS and some unobtrusive Javascript, using the jQuery library, for the effect itself.

Display confirm box when clicking a link

Feb 25 2008

There are many times when you want the user to confirm an option he/she tries to perform and in this example I will show how you can use a simple Javascript to display a confirm box when a user clicks on a link.

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Recommended books

Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm. A book every designer should have.
Pro CSS Techniques by Ian Lloyd, Jeff Croft and Dan Rubin.
Designing With Web Standards by Jeffrey Zeldman. How to design with web standards.
Pro Drupal Development by Matt Westgate and John Vandyk. Great book about Drupal!

Our bookmarks

TypeNeu: TypeNeu is a social platform and source of inspiration for all you typophiles out there
CSS Type Set: Letterpress for the digital age
Lightview: Overlay anything with style
Typetester: Compare fonts for the screen
Sibling Designs: Online portfolio of Emelie and Simon Kjellberg.