Motion Test

Continuing this path tracking. Here's another prototype (did I say I'd finished?): Prototype #3.

This one has a rolling gallery set triggered by the user. In the final gallery there will be more pictures than are visible at once on the screen. The usual graphics and beautification will exist (background, framing etc).

I also plan to frame and swing the thumbs as they move as if attached to hanging wires. The zoomed in picture will also be a high resolution image rather than the scaled up thumb used in the prototype.

My next decision is whether to zoom a central picture, or do something based on user naviagation (such as mouse hover or picture clicking).

Anyways, the point, yes there's a point, the point is that the gallery is described as a path. Meaning new and whacky layouts are possible just by defining a new path. It might be a sane line/list of pics, or another shape (such as the rectangle in the prototype).

You'll also note that the gallery is fully scalable. Change the size of your browser, click 'next' and all the pictures will figure out where they now need to be.

Yes - it was fun to do.