January 30, 2014

New Freebie: Big Picture

This is Big Picture, a simple, single page responsive site template for HTML5 UP.

So I've been on a single page kick as of late, partly because I'm lazy, but mostly because they kick ass for experimentation. In this case, Big Picture makes heavy use of my (tentatively named and soon to be released) scrollgress and scrollwatch jQuery plugins to pull off some interesting effects as you scroll around the page. In addition to said interesting effects, Big Picture also includes a nice lightbox-style gallery, styling for basic page elements, a handy centralized settings area, and thoroughly commented code for your editing pleasure (with instructions! -- see the included README.txt file).

Big Picture is licensed under the CCA, so go ahead and download yourself a free copy over at HTML5 UP.

Many thanks to my good friends Felicia Simion and Michael Domaradzki for allowing me to use their amazing photos in Big Picture's demo.

December 3, 2013

New Freebie: Tessellate

This is Tessellate, a new responsive site template freebie for HTML5 UP. Semi-interestingly, this design actually began life as little more than a quick test of my new setup (rMBP + Photoshop CS6), but I suppose the infusion of shiny new tools inspired me to turn it into a full-fledged template (and simultaneously try out a few ideas I had kicking around).

CCA licensed as per usual, so grab yourself a free copy over at HTML5 UP.

Demo images courtesy of the photographic genius herself, Felicia Simion.

October 14, 2013

New Freebie: Overflow

This is Overflow, a new responsive site template for HTML5 UP. If it looks familiar, it's because I actually designed it a few months ago but only got around to coding it recently (it's been busy, yo). Anyhow, it includes some new stuff I've been experimenting with (like a cool parallax background) as well as a pop-up gallery and styling for all your basic page elements.

CCA licensed as usual, so head on over to HTML5 UP to see it in action and grab yourself a free copy.

Demo images courtesy of the living legend herself, Felicia Simion.

October 5, 2013

jquery.touch

A few days ago I needed to add touch gestures (like tap and swipe) to some nameless thing I'm currently working on, but I didn't want to use an existing library (for a few reasons, including "just because"). So, I took an afternoon and whipped up jquery.touch, a handy little plugin that adds a bunch of touch gesture events to jQuery.

Usage is simple: load the plugin, call enableTouch on your selector, then bind to the new events in the manner to which you're accustomed. Supported gesture events as of this initial release:

  • tap
  • doubleTap
  • dragStart
  • drag
  • dragEnd
  • swipe
  • swipeUp
  • swipeDown
  • swipeLeft
  • swipeRight
  • tapAndHold

Tested on Android, iOS, all the desktop browsers that matter, and IE7/8. Requires jQuery 1.7.x or higher. Download the minified version and/or view the unminified source over at GitHub.

August 21, 2013

New Freebie: Prologue

This is Prologue, a brand new responsive site template freebie for HTML5 UP. It combines two new jQuery plugins I'm working on (a navigation-linked scrolling plugin and a smooth scroll plugin) into a simple, single page portfolio-style design with a handy "sticky" sidebar. Turned out well, and both plugins certainly benefited from real usage (so expect to see those soon).

CCA licensed like everything else at HTML5 UP, so demo/download it right here.

Demo images courtesy of the mighty talented Felicia Simion.

August 18, 2013

New Freebie: Helios

This is Helios, a brand new responsive site template freebie for HTML5 UP. As with the last freebie I released, this one also forgoes the traditional desktop-tablet-mobile breakpoint trifecta and instead uses several to a) work well on a wider range of mobile/tablet displays, and b) take advantage of bigger desktop displays (like my shiny new VP2770's :). It also includes a full screen header/banner, a scrolling "carousel" widget, and all the usual features you'd expect (extra page layouts, drop down menus, etc).

CCA licensed like the rest of my stuff, so go ahead and demo/download it right here.

PS: Demo images are courtesy of the very talented Michael Domaradzki.