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Jake Rocheleau

Jake is a writer and user experience designer on the web. He currently publishes development tutorials and articles related to startups and user interface design. Find out more on his website or you can follow his updates on Twitter @jakerocheleau

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June 12, 2013 in Learn

Fixed Headers and Navigation Bars Used in Web Design

The trend of fixed heading styles in web design has grown exponentially in recent years. I have read a lot of criticism, both for and against these techniques, and generally it boils down to personal preference. Lots of designers have…

June 5, 2013 in Learn

Mini-Icon Settings Menu with the jQuery Toolbar Plugin

Some dynamic user profile layouts have been implementing more complicated JavaScript features. Notably the dropdown settings menu has been a staple of social networking websites. This is a great method for allowing easy access to updating the user profile, or…

May 22, 2013 in Learn

Developing over the YouTube API with JSON

The process to understand API development is generally complicated but should become easier with practice. Social networks like Twitter and YouTube offer XML/RSS/JSON feeds without the requirement of an API key. However, other smaller networking websites like Instagram and Etsy…

May 13, 2013 in Learn

WordPress Plugins for Custom User Voting Functionality

The open source WordPress CMS is typically installed to fill the void as a blogging platform. Many webmasters also choose WordPress for handling static pages with a backend interface. But the additional library of free WP plugins can only add…

April 17, 2013 in Learn

Customize an HTML5 Webpage using the Bootstrap Framework

Many web developers are familiar with Twitter Bootstrap and have seen this library on a number of projects. The Bootstrap core is fantastic when you need a CSS reset along with other common layout features. It may not be the…

April 10, 2013 in Learn

Best jQuery Date Picker Plugins for Input Fields

When building a web form you need to consider a number of factors for your particular application. Many developers will need to handle special data such as the user’s birthday, invoice date, or subscription trial period. These examples could all…

April 4, 2013 in Learn

Most Helpful Webapps & Resources for Building Modern Websites

There is a large number of online resources for developers looking to make better websites. These are all free tools for anybody to use, and they provide an exceptional push forward in quality. Designers have been striving towards a better…

March 26, 2013 in Learn

Dynamic jQuery Image Avatar Cropping Effect

I can still remember the old digg.com user profiles with dynamic avatar cropping via JavaScript. Their user interface was clean, easy to use, displayed a sample before you cropped, and would auto-update as you changed the selection box. I have…

March 6, 2013 in Learn

HTML5/CSS3 Image Thumbnail Gallery with Lightbox Effect

The fading lightbox interface has become a staple in many website layouts. This dynamic script was originally based off Lightbox as a pure JavaScript library. Open source developers eventually start playing around with these codes to generate new designs, plugins,…

February 21, 2013 in Learn

Adding Motion into Web Design with Animate.css

Lots of frontend web developers have been getting interested in dynamic interfaces using motion effects. This is all too common with many advancements within popular JavaScript libraries. But there has also been a lot of interest in CSS3 animated effects….

January 28, 2013 in Learn

How To Create HTML5/CSS3 Columns for All Browsers

There are many techniques you may follow to create generic HTML5/CSS3 website layouts. Designers often talk in terms of columns such as 2-col or 3-col styles. There are many CSS libraries based around grid design which also allows for easy…

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