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Written on Oct 28, 2008 // Code
Now that you’ve been introduced to the tools and methods available to make quick and painless animations, let’s build on it and take it one step further.
There is a jQuery plugin called parallax which gives layered elements a movement effect similar to one you would have when you look out of your car window while driving. The closer something is to you, the faster it moves. While I didn’t use parallax for this next demo, it is an awesome plugin and is what this is based on.
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Written on Oct 24, 2008 // Code, News, Work
Myself and Dave have opened the doors at Vertigo Project.
All projects that I will be a part of in the future will be branded under this new development group. You can expect some exciting things in the future and in the mean time you can see what we already do.
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Written on Oct 23, 2008 // Code
I came across an article on snook.ca showing how jQuery can be used to animate background images for flash like results. This is just the start of what I think is possible with one of the most (if not the most) powerful javascript library available.
Here’s a demo I’ve put together taking the animation aspect a step further.
It’s a simple concept - a car driving along the road. I’ve done this two ways, with either the car or the road moving. The car and the road are seperate images that are manipulated to give the illusion of motion. This is simply done by changing their position on the page using the jQuery Animate effect.
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Written on Oct 11, 2008 // News, Personal
I’ve decided to go ahead and join the masses by registering my name as a domain.
What exactly does this mean? Well, I used to have a blog which I kind of let die. It lost it’s appeal to me and I had no reason to really do anything on it. But when you register your name as a domain, it’s almost and official gateway into your life. Anyone who knows your name now has another place (not FaceBook etc.) to find out what it is you do and who you are.
This will not be a diary of my everyday activities, I am not that vain in thinking you want to know.
Whatever I do post, and whatever happens; you know you want to…