All of the JavaScript Effects on this site have been hand-coded by myself. Most of what you will see is the result of three weeks of fairly intense self-study with the help of a couple of books.

One book that was especially helpful was: "The Book Of Javascript" by Dave Thau. While some of my scripts may resemble examples given in that book, in every case, there are some differences where I have added something extra of my own.

On this page you will find a brief description of each effect and a link to a page where you can see it in action

Adding today's date to a page can have the effect of making your page appear more current and up-to-date. You can put the date anywhere you want on the page, as I have tried to show in this example.

Having a count-down box somewhere on your page can draw attention to a forthcoming event you've got planned or warn customers that they have a limited time until a special offer expires. This one has a festive theme.

They may annoy some people but pop-up windows are a good way of catching a visitor's attention. Many of the largest and best established internet commerce companies use them and with a little imagination their offensiveness can be lessened... or maybe not. See what you think.

Some people just love quizzes and personality tests. By answering a few quesions they can find out all about themselves. With a little ingenuity the questions and the feedback they eventually receive can be tailored to carry your own subtle (or not-so-subtle) message as this page attempts to show.

This is an alternative to having large numbers of tiny pictures lined up in rows across the page. By showing just one picture at a time should focus the visitor's attention more on each one and they can still be clicked to display the full-sized version - as this page should demonstrate.