transitional banners with captions & links

This banner can be set at any size to fit your website design. It allows you to load a series of images, each with optional customized text descriptions and hyperlinks.  The text description panel can be set at different locations, width, height, color, and background color, while the optional buttons allow for easy navigation through the image series.  You can select from multiple transitions, the most popular one being the 'fade' transition, and you're able to set the time delay between the images.

 

thumbnail lightbox gallery

If it's just a basic photo gallery you're after and you want to be able to see the whole set of photos/images at the same time then this lightbox gallery feature is perfect and it is so easy to use! All you do is set the number of rows and columns you'd like your gallery to have, load all your images and add captions for each image - the captions are optional.  You only need to create the larger pop up images and then the gallery allows you to set the size of your thumbnail images and the spacing between them. For the best looking results try and keep all your large images the same size when creating them.

 

thumbnail slider gallery

This gallery displays the large image at the top and all the thumbnail images below with arrows to scroll back and forth through the entire gallery.  It also highlights the thumbnail that matches the large image being displayed above while all the other thumbnails are slightly darker.  

Captions are also optional for each image and once again you only need to create the larger size image for each one and then the gallery manually creates all the thumbnails. For best results try and keep all the images the same size or at least the same height.

 

large image & thumbnails gallery

This gallery is similar to the Thumbnail Slider Gallery in that you can see the large image as well as the thumbnails. However this design allows you to see a lot more of the thumbnails with arrows to navigate through them, which changes out the large image and caption.  It also allows for multiple pages of thumbnails (as many as you need) which makes it ideal for particularly large galleries.  Again you only need to create the large size images but make sure they are all the same size.

 

 

slider gallery

The slider gallery is another great option, especially for product display. You can load a whole series of images to your gallery along with optional captions and links for each one.  It will then display one image at a time and the user can easily navigate through the gallery using the back and forward arrows which will cause the images to slide vertically or horizontally from one image to the next.

 

 

video lightbox gallery

This feature makes it so easy to add attractive, user friendly video galleries to your website. All you need to do is:
1) create a youtube account
2) load all your videos to it
3) create the video gallery in your website
4) load the thumbnail images for each video
5) paste the youtube links for each video next to the corresponding thumbnail image

Once you've done this your thumbail images will appear on the page and when you click on them it will open a lightbox window that will play the video inside it. Click on the example link below to see how neat and tidy it looks...

 

image slider menu

The image slider menu is perfect for product, portfollio or photographic websites where you might have a number of main categories to choose from (3 to 8 categories are ideal for this feature). You could use it anywhere really if you have some great photographs and you'd like to draw the users attention to the various sections of your site through imagery rather than simple text links.  It also has a lovely interactive feel to it as the images move back and forth revealing more of the images in response to the mouse rolling over them and it's become a popular choice for clients wanting to add something a bit special to their site that will capture the users interest.

 

thumbnail slider menu

This thumbnail slider menu is ideal for product sites.  In this example it has been used in a local tile store website where not only was there a large selection of tile styles but each style also had a selection of various colours and finishes.

Rather than the user having to navigate their way through all the tiles via text links they are able to first see thumbnails of all the tile samples and then click on the one they like the look of. This feature also has back and forward arrows allowing you to scroll through the entire collection of samples for each tile style.

 

 

product image menu

Another popular choice for product websites is the product image menu. As you enter all your product data into the inventory module you are able to load an image for each product and once all your data has been entered the images will automatically appear in a grid on the page and link through to the product details page for each one.

The client in this example had a range of products including photographic card sets, therefore a user would prefer to see an image preview of all the card sets before making a selection and clicking on one of the image links to view more details about the product.

 

tab slider

You will already be familiar with this tab slider feature as I have used it on my own website. I think it's an effective way of neatly organizing your website content into sub categories and of course the sliding component of it adds that extra element of interactive fun.  You can basically put any content into these tabs - text, images, links etc so they work just like any other page in your website and they're so easy to use!  This feature is ideal for a small amount of sub links as they have to all fit horizonally within the area given.

 

content slider

As a designer I love this feature as it keeps text content within the confines of your beautiful page layout. It is the perfect balance between design and functionality.  A good looking website page, especially the home page, should not be overpowered with a large amount of text therefore this feature is very useful as it allows you to put as much text as you like into one confined space.  If you run out of room you can simply add more pages for the extra text while the arrow button allows the user to easily scroll back and forth between the pages with an interactive slide action.

 

fancy drop down menu

This drop down menu feature is so clean, simple and user friendly for your visitors. Not only that but it looks attractive and can be styled to fit the design of your own website. If you look at the 5+ A Day website below you will notice the feature has been used many times through out the site. The double drop down menu is also brilliant as it allows you to make your first selection and then based on that selection it then gives you a new list in the second drop down menu. For example you can select a month first and then the second menu will display all the fruit and veges that are available in that particular month.

 

lightbox forms

This is a great way to display forms or logins on your website in a way that is not only user friendly, as it makes it really clear what you need to do, but it also keeps the website design looking clean and uncluttered.

 

blogs

A blog is the best place to keep people regularly posted on what's happening on your website. It's incredibly easy to use and it gives you the ablility to organize all your blogs into appropriate categories. You can load text, images and even videos into your blog and then visitors are able to write comments on it, email it to friends, 'like' it on Facebook and 'tweet' about it on twitter.  Extra functions include a search field and a subscription area. In order to read your full blogs a visitor has to subscribe with their name and email address which automatically gets saved to your contact list. Every time you write a new blog a notification email will be sent out to your entire contact list to let them know.

 

twitter live feed

If you enjoy the social media tools out there such as Facebook, Twitter etc that help to market your company or service and allow you build closer relationships with your followers then you'll love this new interactive feature.

You can place it anywhere on your website template and it will display a live feed of your twitter conversations so that anyone who views your website will be able to see the latest comments between you and the public. This keeps your website fresh and engaging as well as portraying a more friendly and trustworthy persona.

 

online flip book 

This feature is perfect for catalogues, brochures, small books etc that you may have already spent money getting designed and printed as promotional material.  Now you are able to easily get them loaded as an online flip book so that a visitor to your website can have the same experience of flipping through your catalogue or brochure and if they want to download it and print a physical copy they are able to do so.

 

newsletters

Newsletters are an ideal way of keeping your customers or viewers up to date with the latest news, products, sales, services etc. We have developed a highly sophisticated, easy to use newsletter module that is linked up to your contact list.

There are several ways you can build your contact list. You can load them manually to the system or they can be automatically collected through your website via a contact form or subscription to your blog. As your contact list keeps growing you will be able to send your newsletters to all of them or make your own selection.

We can design one or more great looking newsletter templates that match the style of your brand and website which will be easy to edit and update as often as you wish. The other very special feature is the links on the newsletter that take you to various pages on your website. Every time someone clicks on a link in your newsletter and gets taken to the relevant page on your website the data is collected and stored and this data is extemely valuable to your business in terms of market research and knowing what your customers are responing to most.