That's 2KB of code that depends on 180KB library just to rotate and fade few circles.
Nifty effect, but I don't see anything newsworthy about it. Can we stop the fascination with every thing that moves in a browser? DHTML is over a decade old now.
Nifty effect, but I don't see anything newsworthy about it. Can we stop the fascination with every thing that moves in a browser? DHTML is over a decade old now.
So that's about 22KB for this effect when most sites already are including jQuery anyway.
I'm actually impressed by this type of UI. Each button is equidistant from the center. This makes it a little bit easier to use for users lacking fine motor control (elderly, disabled, children).
My point is that there's nothing impressive about it:
• it's not novel. Circular UIs are old. DHTML and rounded corners are old.
• it's not some advanced code. Rotating equidistant circles is basic trigonometry, not a rocket science.
• it's not even a clever hack. JS1K contest had whole games in half of the size, without jQuery to help.
It's not simply that it moves, it's a slick presentation of a very boring element (namely unordered lists).