Somehow, I inadvertently started a navigation series over the last few weeks. It’s purely coincidence, mostly spawned by emails and such. This week, we’re going to mimic the neat navigation functionality, found on JohnMayer.com. Simply mouse over one of the navigation items to see the effect. However, we’re going to make it a bit more flexible by removing the need for images. We’ll achieve the effect using only CSS and JavaScript.
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A couple weeks ago, I created a screencast that demonstrated how to build a three-level navigation menu. In a response email, one of our readers requested a tutorial on how to build a lava-lamp style menu. Luckily, it’s quite a simple task, especially when using a JavaScript library. We’ll build one from scratch today.
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CSS sprites can dramatically increase a website’s performance, and with jQuery, we can implement awesome transition effects easily. Let’s get started.
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When designing a new site, web designers usually face the age-old question: vertical or horizontal navigation? There are pros and cons to both solutions. One example being horizontal navigation limits the number of links you can have due to a limited page width. This is usually solved by including a drop down system. However, if you are attempting to make your particular site stand out, you might consider thinking outside the "norm".
In this tutorial, we will be doing precisely that. We will use jQuery to create a different multi-layered horizontal navigation system that is still intuitive enough for anyone to use for the first time.
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