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20 Cool jQuery Tricks for Web Developers

Posted on 09 February 2010 by Deep

For those of you that don’t know, jQuery is a rich JavaScript library that makes it possible for web developers to produce quite remarkable effects with just a few lines of code. It makes writing lengthy JavaScript code bearable, by turning long, repetitive tasks into shorter, more understandable ones. It’s simple to use, saving you time and effort. jQuery is massively popular, for obvious reasons, and everybody’s using it. To make sure you stand out, it’s vital you incorporate some of the more quirky capabilities of jQuery into your web sites. That’s where this list comes in!

We bring you 20 tricks capable of transforming a boring site into a slick, cool and interesting one that users will want to engage with again and again. Some of these tricks are more suited to beginners, while others will teach even the biggest jQuery geeks a thing or two.

1.) Image Cross Fade Transition

Learn how to fade one image into another. Three different methods of achieving this aim are discussed here: using two images, using a single image and simply using CSS.

2.) Vertically Scrolling Menu

Create an innovative and slick vertically scrolling menu for your website that’s really easy for visitors to use.

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30 Useful Free Dingbat Fonts

Posted on 02 February 2010 by Deep

A dingbat is an ornament, character or spacer used in typesetting, sometimes more formally known as a “printer’s ornament” or “printer’s character”.

The simple shapes and pictures found in Dingbat fonts are awesome for making your own unique digital scrapbooking papers, embellishments, trims, borders , frames and so many other uses. Your imagination is the limit!!!

Here i’ve collected a list of 30 beautiful free dingbats for you resource collection, hope you find this collection usefu :) Enjoy!

1. )Dj Horses 1

2. )Sexyrexy Smitten

3. )Damask Dings1

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18 Impressive Web Form Validation Scripts to Enhance User Experience

Posted on 17 November 2009 by DzineBlog

Forms are such a common element on the Internet we tend to blunder through them without too much thought. However, if the web site has added a few nice touches that make the process easier, it tends to speed up the process and reduce any frustration, hence i’ve collected these 18 Impressive Web Form Validation Scripts that will help you to enhance the user experience in your site

1.) Valid8 - An input field validation plugin for Jquery

jQuery for Designers - Ajax Form Validation Example

2.) Easy Form Validation Requires No Javascript Library

jQuery for Designers - Ajax Form Validation Example
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30 Superb Free Street Graffiti Art Fonts

Posted on 06 October 2009 by DzineBlog

Graffiti is often seen as having become intertwined with hip hop culture and the myriad of international styles derived from City Subway graffiti. However, there are many other instances of notable graffiti this century. Graffiti has long appeared on railroad boxcars and subways. and also in digital media

Graffiti fonts are one of the most sought after free fonts available online. However, finding the best graffiti font for your  hip-hop themed or grunge-style artwork could be a bit difficult,

Below you will find a great collection 30 Superb Free Street Graffiti Art Fonts from various font artists, hope you like this
collection

1.) Most Wanted Font

2.) Street Soul

3.) West Side

4.) Writers t

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27 Best WebSites to Download Free Seamless Patterns

Posted on 29 September 2009 by DzineBlog

Now a days you can see the usage of beautiful Seamless pattern for complete website backgrounds, A Designer can make a design more stylish and lively by using patterns creatively, usage of patterns doesn’t stops with website, pattern designs are used in clothing, Posters, Billboards and other print ads as well

Searching for a perfect background for your design is always a bit difficult process, To make the Pattern Searching process little bit easier for you, here i’ve listed 27 best websites to download beautiful seamless patterns, hope you find this collection useful

1.) Pattern 8

2.) Huge Magazine

3.) Bg Patterns

4.) Din Pattern

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15 Beautiful Free Web 2.0 Fonts

Posted on 20 August 2009 by DzineBlog

The term Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of web development incorporating websites designed to encourage sharing and collaboration between users, like social networking sites (e.g. Facebook), video sharing sites (e.g. Youtube), wikis (e.g. Wikipedia) and blogs (e.g. this one).

Of course, Web 2.0 sites are not only accessed through desktop computers with large displays. They are increasingly being viewed on portable web-ready devices, from mobile phones to netbooks and car dashboards, not to mention on TVs and through a plethora of video game consoles. The best Web 2.0 fonts, therefore, must look great at a range of scales regardless of what device is being used.

Web 2.0 sites aim to encourage participation and Web 2.0 fonts must do the same. In addition to being highly legible, the best are inclusive and accessible to all. They are cool, original and striking, but not to the extent that they are only appreciated by certain groups with specific aesthetic sensibilities.

Here are 15 great ones to download and start using in your designs!

1. Corpulent

Corpulent is a simple font that looks at its best in uppercase.

2. Airstrip Four

Airstrip Four combines straight and curved edges to great effect.

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Best Websites to Download Free JavaScript Code Snippets

Posted on 14 July 2009 by DzineBlog

Designers often have a lot of code snippets that is used most of the time. There are loads of handy scripts, bits of html and widgets that you can incorporate into your websites and blogs

Here i’ve listed the best 15 site to download Ready to use Javascript code snippets that will help you a lot and reduce your time and effort in you web development process

I bet most of the developers know these websites, just thought of compiling them together, If I’ve missed some of you favorite sites please mention in comments, so other users can find that site

1) Web Resources Depot

2) Dev Snippets

3) Ajax Rain

4) Dynamic Drive

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