CSSHórus is a CSS framework for quickly creating responsive and mobile websites that works cross-browser.
The framework has a 16 column grid and base styles for the reset, typography, tables, lists, forms and buttons.
It is available as both CSS + LESS and includes 960px + 1200px grids in PSD format for designing easier.
There is support for all major browsers starting from IE7+ and platforms lik iOS, Symbian, Windows Phone and more.
Today, many websites are being built with responsive layouts (which is great) that ease reading and browsing in multiple viewports.
However, readers may still want to view the original layout even if they are browsing from a mobile/tablet,/etc. device considering this may ease reaching the info we need on some situations.
ReView is a tiny JavaScript library that allows visitors to switch between the layouts on request.
It analyses the initial viewport + meta tag if available and displays a link/button to the visitor for instantly switching to the other viewport with no refreshes, all JavaScript.
The view preference is automatically stored via HTML5 sessionStorage and a plugin architecture exists for extending its features.
Cycle, a pretty old yet very popular jQuery slideshow plugin now has a new, improved version: Cycle2.
The plugin is perfect for anyone looking to create a completely customized slideshow as it does not declare any markup or style. And, its functionality is flexible too.
Cycle2 supports responsive layouts, has options for everything (global and per slide) and can be extended easily using a full-featured API.
For browsing, there are built-in pagers and prev/next controls. And, for a flawless experience, it supports (progressive) image loading and delayed initialization.
Transitions offered are fade, scroll, shuffle, tile and carousel. Each slide comes with its own URL (bookmarking support) and it is mobile friendly (swiping).
There are lots of demos and a detailed documentation for easily learning the details of the plugin.
If you need a base when starting a new project and don't want it to be complicated, Kube Framework can be a good choice.
The framework is a single CSS file that brings responsive layouts with no headache and offers more.
Kube includes styles for forms, grids, buttons, tables, typography and few other stuff like links or images.
For developers looking for maximum flexibility and customization, LESS files are also provided.
Base is a really simple CSS framework for building responsive websites that work well in all devices.
It comes with custom styles for headings, tables, blockquotes forms, lists and more.
There is a 960px (max), 12-column grid and it is created with screen readers in mind.
The CSS rules are well-commented and supports all major browsers (IE7+).
When creating a responsive website, there are many challenges to cope with like defining the breakpoints, managing the block, handling images, video, navigation, etc.
This Is Responsive is an impressive and must-bookmark resource for anyone working on such layouts.
It features responsive patterns for the layout, tables, navigation, forms, images and more.
Also, it has a very well categorized list of links to responsive-related resources where you can find articles, tutorials and libraries/plugins.
Enquire.js is a standalone JavaScript library for programmatically responding to CSS media queries.
The library allows us to define any number of media queries and fire events when they are matched (or not matched).
It is <1kb in size when minified + gzipped and makes any type of "if screen size is bigger/smaller than this, do that with JavaScript" possible.
Real world examples may include displaying smaller images or hiding some page parts for mobile, running a different analytics tracking code for tablets, etc. CSS can only do some these things and JavaScript support adds a huge flexibility.
P.S. CSS-Tricks has a very nice write-up on the usage of Enquire.js. Make sure you check it if planning to use the library.
There are various methods for accomplishing responsiveness in images.
jQuery Picture, a plugin for the framework, makes that very easy by automating the process.
It supports both <figure> elements with some custom data attributes and the newly proposed picture format (which is not yet valid HTML code).
In order to activate it, just call the plugin's function by targeting the image to be responsified and that's all.
Are you looking for a slider that is completely customizable, works cross-device/browser and built with modern standards in mind? Then Royal Slider is a very good option.
Royal Slider is a jQuery plugin for displaying any HTML content (images, videos, text..) inside a slider interface and comes with awesome features.
The slider is very customizable with 50+ options, 4 skins with PSD files, 9 pre-built templates (and more coming) and full CSS styling.
It works in all major browsers, the output is responsive down to mobile (touch friendly) and works fast, thanks to CSS3 animations (with JS fallback).
The slider also loads fast independently from the number of slides as there is lazy-loading (only next few items are loaded).
Royal Slider offers various options for browsing sliders including thumbnails, tabs, bullets, keyboard, prev-next buttons or swipe.
There is support for YouTube and Vimeo videos and any other providers can be added with ease.
Every slider created is SEO-friendly, items can be deep-linked and it creates a low-markup to create one.
Also, it has native fullscreen support, has lifetime free support and updates.
P.S. Royal Slider is the best selling slider in CodeCanyon.
If you are a web designer/developer who first creates wireframes for a web project, Wirefy will help you a lot.
It is a CSS-JS framework for creating responsive and cross-browser wireframe layouts very quickly.
Wirefy is style-agnostic so that clients won't get hung up on the look or colors but just the layout and -maybe- functionality.
The framework includes styles for all major web design elements like typography, grid, tables, images, forms, buttons, pagination,slideshow and more.
