Design your way

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Web page designers and site owners wanting an image rich website have plenty of choices from a vast array of available technologies. Content and image sliders are currently popular. A much simpler way is to use a light box attached to the images.

The wonder of new technology can sometimes fascinate and dazzle people so much that they do not think about the old fashioned, ever trusty grille style picture gallery.

The currently popular slider does have amazing effects, fade mode options, easy navigation, smooth transition and multi browser compatibility. Although you can configure it to do so many things in so many ways, its only function is to display all your images to their best advantage. However, an old-fashioned simple frame, with a few arrows, extra navigation coupled with some good effects servess the same purpose admirably.

Portfolio sites often use jQuery image galleries and sliders to display images and photographs, but they are also handy for other types of site. They make viewing images on a site easier and more pleasant for visitors.

The quality of Javascript static image galleries and slideshows has improved greatly since powerful Javascript frameworks, such as jQuery, Mootools and Prototype, arrived on the scene.

Here you will find a list of recommended jQuery image sliders and gallery plugins providing you with the means to put a gallery or slideshow onto a website.