At Out of Nowhere Web Design and Development we are always looking for innovations in web applications and plugins that can maximize the user experience on our clients' sites. Below is an example of a web gallery utility that can connect to a Flickr, Picasa, or YouTube account and load photos and videos in a fun and appealing way.

How this gallery works

How This Works

• To begin, click and hold your mouse anywhere on the gallery. The wall will slide to the left or right through the photos accordingly.
  
  
• or can also be used to scroll through the gallery.
  
  
• To enlarge an image, simply click on an image thumbnail. Clicking an image will also display an image caption (taken from Flickr, Picasa, YouTube, etc.) and a new set of options:
  
  
  • Closes the current image and returns to the gallery view
    
    
  • Goes to the picture's actual location on the web
    
    
  • Go to the previous or next image in the gallery
    
    
  • Slideshow of gallery, starting with current image
    
    
• To search through the gallery for a particular image, use the button. This will highlight images in the gallery that have titles, keywords, or descriptions related to the search term and darken all other images.
  
  
• To share the gallery, use the button. This will open a new window that:
  
  
  • Allows you to share through multiple social networking platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Digg, MySpace, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Google Bookmarks, Yahoo! Buzz and LinkedIn.
    
    
  • Email a link to the gallery to a friend.
    
    
  • Link to the gallery from your website or elsewhere.
    
    
  • Directly embed the gallery on your own website or other social networking platform.
    
    
• For fullscreen mode, use the button.