Posted: November 23rd, 2011, 10:00am MST
Since the beginning of the Internet, image galleries have been one of the most overused (and sometimes misused) user interface elements available. There's a good reason for this timeless popularity: supported by HTTP from its first incarnation, images were (and are) a powerful tool for delivering content to users in a refreshing and effective way, without condemning them to long lines of arid and dull text. As one might expect, image galleries have gone through a constant and healthy evolution process. This process ranged from primitive implementations that relied heavily on a bunch of lt;im...