50 Most Useful jQuery Plugins from 2012 →

error601:

This is an older link (6 months, that’s like 10 internet years), but it allowed me to discover some new jQuery plugins (which I tend to use sparingly, opting to write my own code most of the time, but some of these are pretty cool).

Highlights:

Wookmark
http://www.wookmark.com/jquery-plugin
Creates columns of images, similar to Pinterest.

HorizontalNav
http://sebnitu.github.com/HorizontalNav/
Auto-sizes horizontal navigation buttons to fit full width of container.

ddSlick
http://designwithpc.com/Plugins/ddSlick
Makes pretty <select> menus.

jQuery File Upload
http://blueimp.github.com/jQuery-File-Upload/
Uh… A file upload ui built on jQuery (with back-end components too)

Backstretch
http://srobbin.com/jquery-plugins/backstretch/
Stretches background image to completely fill viewport.

But wait there’s more!

Seriously, hit the link for this post and check them out if you haven’t checked them out in the last 6 months.

spyrestudios:

The 20 Best OS X Apps for Designers & Web Developers

typeworship:

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales

It would be amazing to be the person that lit this!

ianbrooks:

The math: 2,600 matchsticks, 720 minutes to create, and 1 minute of fiery immolation to undo it all; Charlotte’s typographic matchstick design is a testament to the creative and sometimes destructive power of imagination.

Artist: Behance / Website / Tumblr

rizqyhi:

Baru saja jalan-jalan ke http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/themes.php dan tak sengaja lihat ada theme baru di sana, Metro. Yah, seperti yang bisa dibayangkan, ketika lihat langsung di demo-nya. Biru dan bersih.

My thoughts as soon as I launch a website

wonderfulworldofwebdesign:

Inaudible Discussion: Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project →

My proposal folder has over 950 bids in it. Of course I didn’t win all of these, but I did close several million dollars in website deals over my tenure. Our typical project was in the ballpark of $20,000. When I started out, I had a hard time winning $3,000 deals.

Until I learned how to sell…

scienceyoucanlove:

It’s hard to believe, but this bushy, glowing object is a section of a ladybug leg. Ladybugs, also known as ladybirds, are readily available to either clear your gardens of aphids or make your wine taste really funny. It was photographed by Andrea Genre of the University of Turin, Italy. 

(Image: Andrea Genre/Nikon Small World)

thingsorganizedneatly:

Bobby Doherty, everyone!

cjwho:

Statoil Regional and International Offices / a-lab

23kst1995:

Yep