John Polacek
Senior Software Engineer at VEG. Based in Chicago. johnpolacek.com
Projects
superscrollorama
The original jQuery plugin for supercool scroll animation. NOTE: No longer under active development. New version is ScrollMagic.js
JavaScript - Released: 20 May 2012 - 2,398
scrollorama
The jQuery plugin for doing cool scrolly stuff. NOTE: No longer under active development. New version is ScrollMagic.js
JavaScript - Released: 21 Dec 2011 - 2,507
BigVideo.js
The jQuery Plugin for Big Background Video (and Images)
JavaScript - Released: 14 Aug 2012 - 2,258
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 - Released: 19 Jul 2023 - 637
scrolldeck.js
jQuery plugin for making scrolling presentation decks
JavaScript - Released: 04 Dec 2011 - 673
Responsivator
Website for viewing and sharing how web pages look at different screen sizes
JavaScript - Released: 05 Oct 2012 - 317
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 - Released: 27 Jul 2020 - 167
design-system-playground
Play with typography and colors to generate a design system theme you can use in your projects.
JavaScript - Released: 13 Aug 2017 - 160
TweenPages
Build complex animated page transitions with GSAP and Next.js
JavaScript - Released: 06 Sep 2021 - 184
chicagotechevents.com
Website for chicagotechevents.com - The best web, tech and startup events in Chicago
JavaScript - Released: 16 Mar 2019 - 5
styled-system-html
HTML elements extended as styled components via styled system, ready for theming.
JavaScript - Released: 06 Oct 2017 - 62
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 - Released: 03 Feb 2018 - 80
ResponsiveThumbnailGallery
jQuery Plugin for creating image galleries that scale to fit their container.
JavaScript - Released: 15 Nov 2011 - 96
animated-gradient-background-generator
Animated CSS Gradient Background Generator
JavaScript - Released: 21 Jul 2021 - 69
nextjs-scraper-playground
Build and test your own web scraper APIs with Next.js API Routes and cheerio
JavaScript - Released: 22 May 2021 - 46
MagicNav.js
The jQuery Plugin for generating nav links from page elements
JavaScript - Released: 27 Aug 2012 - 63
next-project-starter
Get your next React project up and running quickly with Next.js, Theme UI, MDX and more.
JavaScript - Released: 21 Mar 2020 - 17
serverless-cms
Proof of concept demo for creating a custom serverless CMS for generating static websites
JavaScript - Released: 07 Jan 2017 - 50
Match-The-Letter-Game
Match The Letter is a cross-device mobile educational game for kids built with the Corona SDK
Lua - Released: 01 Mar 2011 - 35
react-widget-library-starter
React boilerplate for producing libraries of embeddable widgets
JavaScript - Released: 14 Nov 2018 - 36
open-source-for-fame-and-fortune
Open Source For Fame and Fortune Slide Deck
JavaScript - Released: 29 Jun 2013 - 33
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 - Released: 17 Jun 2011 - 34
simple-grid-generator
A SASS grid generator for creating responsive grids with some nice features.
CSS - Released: 28 Jun 2015 - 22