Javascript Trend for Web Sites Little Boxes Menu
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In this example, as a name suggest you have a meniu Loading cease-click the page through a very interesting animation. You have four buttons which corresponds each container.

Little Boxes Menu


         


In html page in the head section link css file with html page:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" media="screen"/>

 

In the body tag you have 4 containers for every each button, in the bottom side you have the script that make the animation and the link with jQuery plugin:

<div class="title">
            <h1>Little Boxes Menu with jQuery</h1>
  </div>
       <div id="content">
            <div class="reference">
                <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adforce1/">Photos from williamcho's photostream on Flickr</a></p>
            </div>

             <div id="littleBoxes" class="littleBoxes">
                <div class="boxlink bg1" style="top:0px;left:0px;">
                    <a href="">About</a>
                    <div class="boxcontent">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
                            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
                            aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
                            ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-90px 0;top:0px;left:95px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-180px 0;top:0px;left:190px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-270px 0;top:0px;left:285px;"></div>

                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:0 -90px;top:95px;left:0px;"></div>
                <div class="boxlink bg2" style="top:95px;left:95px;">
                    <a href="">Menu</a>
                    <div class="boxcontent">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
                            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
                            aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
                            ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-180px -90px;top:95px;left:190px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-270px -90px;top:95px;left:285px;"></div>

                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:0 -180px;top:190px;left:0px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-90px -180px;top:190px;left:95px;"></div>
                <div class="boxlink bg3" style="top:190px;left:190px;">
                    <a href="">Chef</a>
                    <div class="boxcontent">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
                            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
                            aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
                            ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-270px -180px;top:190px;left:285px;"></div>

                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:0 -270px;top:285px;left:0px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-90px -270px;top:285px;left:95px;"></div>
                <div class="bg5" style="background-position:-180px -270px;top:285px;left:190px;"></div>
                <div class="boxlink bg4" style="top:285px;left:285px;">
                    <a href="">Contact</a>
                    <div class="boxcontent">
                        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
                            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
                            aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
                            ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- The JavaScript -->
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.easing.1.3.js"></script>
       <script type="text/javascript">
            $(function() {
                /* object to save the initial positions of each box */
                var divinfo = {"initial": []};
                /* index of the selected / clicked box */
                var current = -1;

                /* we save the index,top and left of each one of the boxes */
                $('#littleBoxes > div').each(function(){
                    var $this = $(this);
                    var initial = {
                                'index' : $this.index(),
                                'top'     : $this.css('top'),
                                'left'     : $this.css('left')
                    };
                    divinfo.initial.push(initial);
                });

                /* clcik event for the anchors inside of the boxes */
                $('#littleBoxes a').bind('click',function(e){
                        var $this         = $(this);
                        var $currentBox    = $this.parent();
                        /* set a z-index lower than all the other boxes,
                        to see the other boxes animation on the top*/
                        $currentBox.css('z-index','1');

                        /* if we are clicking on a expanded box : */
                        if(current == $currentBox.index()){
                            /* put it back (decrease width,height, and set the top and left like it was before).
                            the previous positions are saved in the divinfo obj*/
                            $currentBox.stop().animate({
                                    'top'         : divinfo.initial[$currentBox.index()].top,
                                    'left'        : divinfo.initial[$currentBox.index()].left,
                                    'width'     : '90px',
                                    'height'    : '90px'
                            },800,'easeOutBack').find('.boxcontent').fadeOut();


                            $('#littleBoxes > div').not($currentBox).each(function(){
                                var $ele         = $(this);
                                var elemTop     = divinfo.initial[$ele.index()].top;
                                var elemLeft     = divinfo.initial[$ele.index()].left;
                                $ele.stop().show().animate({
                                    'top'         : elemTop,
                                    'left'        : elemLeft,
                                    'opacity'    : 1
                                },800);
                            });
                            current = -1;
                        }
                        /* if we are clicking on a small box : */
                        else{
                            /* randomly animate all the other boxes.
                            Math.floor(Math.random()*601) - 150 gives a random number between -150 and 450.
                            This range is considering the initial lefts/tops of the elements. It's not the exact right
                            range, since we would have to calculate the range based on each one of the boxes. Anyway, it
                            fits our needs...
                            */
                            $('#littleBoxes > div').not($currentBox).each(function(){
                                var $ele = $(this);
                                $ele.stop().animate({
                                    'top' : (Math.floor(Math.random()*601) - 150) +'px',
                                    'left': (Math.floor(Math.random()*601) - 150) +'px',
                                    'opacity':0
                                },800,function(){
                                    $(this).hide();
                                });
                            });

                            /* expand the clicked one. Also, fadeIn the content (boxcontent)
                            if you want it to fill the space of the littleBoxes container,
                            then these are the right values */
                            var newwidth     = 379;
                            var newheight     = 379;
                            $currentBox.stop().animate({
                                'top'     : '0px',
                                'left'    : '0px',
                                'width' : newwidth +'px',
                                'height': newheight+'px'
                            },800,'easeOutBack',function(){
                                current = $currentBox.index();
                                $(this).find('.boxcontent').fadeIn();
                          });
                   }
                   e.preventDefault();
            });
       });
</script>

After, create a new css file and set the name, style.css and copy the style:

*{
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
body{
background:#E4FFCF url(../wood.jpg) no-repeat top center;
font-family:Futura, "Century Gothic", AppleGothic, sans-serif;
overflow:hidden;
}          
h1{
color:#fff;
margin:40px 0px 20px 40px;
text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #555;
font-weight:normal;
}
.reference{
position:absolute;
bottom:5px;
left:5px;
}
.reference p a{
text-transform:uppercase;
text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #fff;
color:#666;
text-decoration:none;
font-size:16px;
font-weight:bold;
}
.reference p a:hover, a.back:hover{
color:#000;
}

.littleBoxes{
    width:350px;
    height:350px;
    margin:0 auto;
    position:relative;
}
.littleBoxes > div{
    position:absolute;
    width:90px;
    height:90px;
    text-align:center;
    border:2px solid white;
    overflow:hidden;
    background-color:#f7f7f7;
    -moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 3px #555;
    -webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 3px #555;
    box-shadow:0px 0px 3px #555;
    background-position:center center;
    z-index:999;
}
.littleBoxes div a{
    text-transform:uppercase;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight:bold;
    letter-spacing:-1px;
    display:block;
    line-height:90px;
    text-decoration:none;
    color:#fff;
    background:#91EF4A url(../bgItem.png) repeat-x top left;
    outline:none;
    text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #888;
    -moz-box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
    -webkit-box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
    box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
}
.littleBoxes div.boxcontent{
    width:334px;
    height:246px;
    text-align:left;
    padding:10px;
    font-size:16px;
    background-color:#f0f0f0;
    border:2px solid #fff;
    margin:10px 0px 0px 10px;
    text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #fff;
    -moz-box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
    -webkit-box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
    box-shadow:1px 1px 3px #777;
    opacity:0.8;
    display:none;
}
.bg1, .bg2, .bg3, .bg4{
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
.bg1{
    background-image:url(../images/1.jpg);   
}
.bg2{
    background-image:url(../images/2.jpg);
}
.bg3{
    background-image:url(../images/3.jpg);
}
.bg4{
    background-image:url(../images/4.jpg);
}
.bg5{
    background-image:url(../images/5.jpg);
}

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