Amplify is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API. Amplify’s goal is to simplify all forms of data handling by providing a unified API for various data sources.
Amplify’s store component handles persistent client-side storage, using standards like localStorage and sessionStorage, but falling back on non-standard implementations for older browsers. Amplify’s request adds some additional features to jQuery’s ajax method while abstracting away the underlying data source.
Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://amplifyjs.com/
License: MIT, GPL License
Drop-shadows are easy enough to create using pseudo-elements. It’s a nice and robust way to progressively enhance a design. The article: CSS drop-shadows without images, is a summary of the technique and some of the possible appearances.
There is no need for extra markup, the effect can be applied to a single element. A couple of pseudo-elements are generated from an element and then pushed behind it.
Requirements: Firefox 3.5+, Chrome 5+, Safari 5+, Opera 10.6+
Demo: http://nicolasgallagher.com/css-drop-shadows…
License: License Free
AddyOsmani has written a really throughout article on Building Single Page Applications(SPAs) With jQuery’s Best Friends; DocumentCloud’s Backbone.js, Underscore.js, LAB.js and jQuery templating.
SPAs are web applications or websites which persistently run in the same page without requiring a reload for further navigation. All of the code needed for your initial load in these applications is driven by either local data or data retrieved from a web server on demand, such as any additional data required from your app that might be driven by user actions.
Requirements: jQuery, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, LAB.js
Demo: http://addyosmani.com/resources/backbonegallery/
License: License Free
Avactis Shopping Cart is an easy to use ecommerce software that allows you to open an online store on the Internet. Compared to other similar software, Avactis offers a unique advantage of very simple integration of the online store into your existing site.
Avactis has just released Avactis 2, with a brand new Visual CSS editor and Visual layout editor. Using the visual CSS editor you will be able to easily and quickly change the store design. You can check out this video tutorial which shows how easy to modify the theme using CSS editor. Visual layout editor allows you to move page elements in drag-n-drop mode.
Avactis 2 also supports Price-based discounting, Affiliate tracking of orders, Advanced newsletter management, Quick checkout, Wish List and Gift Certificates. Avactis 2 is not free, but you can try out their free shopping cart with limited features.
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Webalys has created a Free User Interface Design Framework for Web Designers. It includes GUI library – Hundreds vector elements for interface design, Minimal UI icons set – 260 vector icons for Illustrator, Styles library – 200 styles to apply in Illustrator.
You can now design faster wireframes and create better mockup deliverables in Illustrator. You can customize easily the vectors GUI elements to your own needs : you can easily resize, color or tweak their appearance.
Requirements: –
Demo: http://www.webalys.com/design-interface…
License: License Free
LimeJS is a JavaScript game framwork that allows any developer to create HTML5 based games in no time. Games created with LimeJS framework do not require any browser plug-ins or any additional software installation to run – just a modern web browser is needed.
The Current version of LimeJS supports almost all HTML5 capable browsers: Chrome, Safari, Firefox and even Opera. And of course this also covers two main mobile platforms, namely the iOS (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch) and Android.
Requirements: HTML 5 Support
Demo: http://www.limejs.com/
License: Apache License
Treesaver is a JavaScript framework for creating magazine-style layouts that dynamically adapt to a wide variety of browsers and devices. Designers use standards-compliant HTML and CSS for both content and design, no JavaScript programming is required.
The JavaScript is under 25K gzipped. And it works with most modern browsers, and degrades gracefully for older browsers. However, Treesaver is still quite immature. There are still a lot of bugs that need to be fixed.
Requirements: –
Demo: http://treesaverjs.com/
License: GPL, MIT License
Isotope is an exquisite jQuery plugin for magical layouts. You can reveal & hide items with filtering and re–order items with sorting. The syntax is very simple, but the layouts can be really dynamic and intelligent. And also, there is progressively enhanced for CSS3 transforms and transitions.
However, please note that it is free for non-commercial use only. Commercial use requires purchase of one-time license fee per developer seat. You can always look at Masonry for alternatives.
Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://isotope.metafizzy.co/
License: Non-Commercial Use Only
CSS Level 3 brings with it some incredibly powerful styling features. Rounded corners, soft drop shadows, gradient fills, and so on. CSS3 promises to do away with all that! But as we all know, due to Internet Explorer’s lack of support for any of these features, we need CSS3 PIE.
PIE stands for Progressive Internet Explorer. It is an IE attached behavior which, when applied to an element, allows IE to recognize and display a number of CSS3 properties. CSS3 PIE makes Internet Explorer 6-8 capable of rendering several of the most useful CSS3 decoration features.
Requirements: –
Demo: http://css3pie.com/
License: License Free
