CodeIgniter is a PHP framework, it’s basically a library of code that you can use to build your own project on top of. Some of the advantages of using CodeIgniter are that it provides you with a really easy way to organize your code in a logical manner. It features a lot of readymade classes to make the laborious tasks, like form validation, simpler and its really well supported, with a great user guide and active community.
In this tutorial I explain how to create a jQuery plug-in for tabbed interfaces. This is intended to demonstrate how to create simple jQuery plug-ins, the advantages of abstracting your code, and also a few of the things you can do with jQuery.
In this tutorial I explain how to create a Polaroid style Flickr gallery using the Flickr API and then how to apply user actions such as dragging and resizing and to those images.
Ambient user experience relates to the tone and personality of a site. It’s about shaping how users feel and influencing their perception. It’s something additional to a site that is unrelated to how the site functions, and providing it can have a powerful effect on users and their emotional connection with a site.
Here is a list of 7 sites that provide an ambient user experience:
Vimeo
Vimeo’s homepage features an informal and friendly welcome message as well as making use of sky and sun imagery in the background. These features give the site a warm, relaxed and friendly feel.
Here is a free set of 13 hand drawn social media icons. Including icons for YouTube, LastFM, Redit, Stumble Upon, Twitter, Yahoo, Blogger, Delicious, Design Float, Digg, Facebook, Feed and Flickr.
jQuery is a javascript framework, first released by John Resig in 2006. Today it is the most popular JavaScript framework in the world. jQuery appeals to a wide variety of JavaScript developers, from those just starting out, to seasoned experts. This is in no small part due to the elegance and simplicity of jQuery, with just a few lines of clear and concise code you can create anything from complex animations to advanced ajax functionality.
In this tutorial I will start from the beginning and give you a brief introduction to some of jQuery’s core concepts such as element selection, manipulation and events.
