John Polacek (@johnpolacek)

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scrollorama

The jQuery plugin for doing cool scrolly stuff. NOTE: No longer under active development. New version is ScrollMagic.js
JavaScript
2,510
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superscrollorama

The original jQuery plugin for supercool scroll animation. NOTE: No longer under active development. New version is ScrollMagic.js
JavaScript
2,396
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BigVideo.js

The jQuery Plugin for Big Background Video (and Images)
JavaScript
2,256
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stacktable.js

jQuery plugin for stacking tables on small screens
HTML
1,025
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scrolldeck.js

jQuery plugin for making scrolling presentation decks
JavaScript
673
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imagefill.js

The jQuery plugin for making images fill their containers (and be centered)
HTML
610
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date-range-picker-for-shadcn

DateRangePicker is a reusable component for shadcn using Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. Includes preset date ranges, text entry, calendar selection and date comparison
TypeScript
460
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controldeck.js

control html5 presentations with node.js
JavaScript
357
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Responsivator

Website for viewing and sharing how web pages look at different screen sizes
JavaScript
317
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expressive-css

An approach to writing lightweight, scalable CSS using utility classes that are easy to write and understand.
HTML
279
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extra-strength-responsive-grids

A Fluid CSS Grid System for Responsive Web Design The Fluid CSS Grid System for Responsive Web Design. Take total control of your layouts.
CSS
253
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TweenPages

Build complex animated page transitions with GSAP and Next.js
JavaScript
180
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nextjs-mdx-blog-starter

Next.js MDX Blog Starter for building blogs with Next.js and MDX, including Theme UI Component Design System, Vercel Deployment and more.
JavaScript
171
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design-system-playground

Play with typography and colors to generate a design system theme you can use in your projects.
JavaScript
159
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ResponsiveThumbnailGallery

jQuery Plugin for creating image galleries that scale to fit their container.
JavaScript
96
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styled-starter

Starter Kit with React, Next.js, Styled System and Catalog to get projects going with a design theme, built-in styleguide and browser testing
JavaScript
80
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animated-gradient-background-generator

Animated CSS Gradient Background Generator
JavaScript
69
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18

tweendeck

Next level animation for web presentations
HTML
66
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MagicNav.js

The jQuery Plugin for generating nav links from page elements
JavaScript
63
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styled-system-html

HTML elements extended as styled components via styled system, ready for theming.
JavaScript
62
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21

serverless-cms

Proof of concept demo for creating a custom serverless CMS for generating static websites
JavaScript
50
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22

nextjs-scraper-playground

Build and test your own web scraper APIs with Next.js API Routes and cheerio
JavaScript
44
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23

the-case-for-atomic-css

A collection of various content detailing and demonstrating the benefits of Atomic CSS, also known as Utility First or Functional CSS.
HTML
42
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24

SimpleVid

jQuery Plugin for Fluid Video
ActionScript
40
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25

react-widget-library-starter

React boilerplate for producing libraries of embeddable widgets
JavaScript
36
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26

Match-The-Letter-Game

Match The Letter is a cross-device mobile educational game for kids built with the Corona SDK
Lua
35
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27

sizeit.js

sizeit.js is a JavaScript utility that detects the screen size and loads external css based on the settings you configure. Works kinda like media queries.
JavaScript
34
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open-source-for-fame-and-fortune

Open Source For Fame and Fortune Slide Deck
JavaScript
33
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29

free-summer

A game by Jack and John Polacek
JavaScript
30
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Video-Gallery

A template for a video gallery app built in the Corona SDK
Lua
28
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WhatTheHeckIsResponsiveWebDesign-impressjs

An impress.js presentation on responsive web design.
JavaScript
24
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32

Simple-Single-Page-App

Recipe for building a single page app
JavaScript
22
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33

simple-grid-generator

A SASS grid generator for creating responsive grids with some nice features.
CSS
22
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34

css-in-js-or-css-and-js

This is a thing built with old fashioned CSS and JS and another same thing built with new fangled CSS-in-JS. These are both fine.
JavaScript
16
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35

next-project-starter

Get your next React project up and running quickly with Next.js, Theme UI, MDX and more.
JavaScript
16
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36

notyetnews

Satirical news site from the future. Generates its own articles every day with AI.
TypeScript
14
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37

simple-grid

A simple, easy-to-use 12-column responsive grid with some nice features.
CSS
14
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38

html5project

Template for HTML5 Websites
CSS
13
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39

serverless-cms-2

Proof of concept demo for creating a custom serverless CMS for generating static websites
JavaScript
12
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40

learning-node

Collection of tutorials I've taken to learn node.js
JavaScript
9
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41

jquery.configurator

The jQuery plugin for injecting url parameter options into webpages and JSRender templates
JavaScript
9
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42

mdx-deck-demo-greensock

MDX Deck + Greensock Animation Platform
JavaScript
9
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43

team-health-checker

Help your team improve by taking a Team Health Check
JavaScript
8
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background-pattern-overlay

Demo showing how to make a transparent background pattern on top of background colors.
7
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45

responsive-utilities-generator

A SASS generator for creating responsive utility classes.
CSS
6
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46

jquery.framer

The jQuery Plugin for adding configurations to responsive design test pages
JavaScript
5
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expressive-css-starter-kit

Get your project up and running quickly on a foundation of Expressive CSS.
HTML
5
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48

cardtable

A responsive table component with CSS Grid, React and Tailwind CSS
JavaScript
5
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chicagotechevents.com

Website for chicagotechevents.com - The best web, tech and startup events in Chicago
JavaScript
5
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image-crossfade

Image Crossfade Component for Next.js Image
TypeScript
5
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51

code.johnpolacek.com

My open source ActionScript3 code library.
ActionScript
4
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styled-starter-basic

Basic Project Setup for Styled Starter, built with React, Next.js, Styled System and Catalog to get projects going with a design theme, built-in styleguide and browser testing
JavaScript
4
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jquery-databinding

Some initial thoughts on a simple way to use jQuery event handling inside objects for data binding, Observer, Pub/Sub stuff.
CSS
4
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growth-areas-for-a-software-developer

Examples of how to improve as a software developer over 5 different areas: Understanding, Planning, Collaborating, Writing and Developing
JavaScript
4
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animate-in

React UI Component for animating elements in with Tailwind and CSS Animation (...and plays nice with shadcn)
TypeScript
4
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bootstrap-project

JavaScript
3
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covidcost

Tracking the cost of COVID-19 across China, Europe and the United States in human lives and economies.
JavaScript
3
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58

atomic-css-from-json

Experimental Work-In-Progress: Generate static libraries of immutable utility classes from a JSON settings file
JavaScript
3
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59

gatsby-starter-events-list

A Gatsby starter for creating a calendar list of events
JavaScript
3
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60

trick-or-treat-it-forward

Print a QR Code to put on a sign in front of your house so trick or treaters can click a button to pledge a donation to the charity of your choice
JavaScript
3
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bucket-cms

Bucket CMS is the world’s first headless drop-in CMS, no database necessary.
TypeScript
2
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johnpolacek.com

johnpolacek.com - built with Gatsby, Styled-Components and Styled-System
JavaScript
2
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simple-flexgrid

A SASS flexbox-based grid generator for creating responsive grids with some nice features.
CSS
2
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custom-rebass

A tiny example of a way to customize Rebass
JavaScript
2
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johnpolacek.github.com

John Polacek on Github
CSS
2
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create-bucket-cms

CLI Tool for initializing Bucket CMS
JavaScript
1
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expressive-css-content-display-patterns

PHP
1
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68

stacktable

Deprecated - see CardTable
HTML
1
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69

team-health-checker-next

JavaScript
1
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70

botluck

Group pot luck recipes generated by AI
TypeScript
1
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botlywood

Hollywood movies generated by robots
TypeScript
1
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72

next-project-starter-with-typescript

Get your next React project up and running quickly with Next.js, TypeScript, Theme UI, MDX and more.
TypeScript
1
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The-Never-Ending-Quest-To-Build-Cool-Stuff

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hello-next-app

Web App Project Template with Next.js, Firebase, Tailwind, Playwright and more
TypeScript
1
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75

styled-starter-with-refunk

Basic Project Setup for Styled Starter with Refunk included for state management.
JavaScript
1
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76

functionaizer

Create your own custom API that streams structured data from ChatGPT
TypeScript
1
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77

nextjs-project-starters

Getting your next project up and running with these project starters for Next.js, the React Framework for Production.
JavaScript
1
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