Love Obama's slideshow? Here's how to copy it yourself.

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Love Obama's slideshow? Here's how to copy it yourself.

by Jay Hathaway Jul 2nd 2008

Barack Obama's design team has garnered a lot of praise for their work on his campaign materials, including the official website. Heck, there have been entire articles devoted to praising their choice of typefaces. One of the cooler elements the Obama team has cooked up for their website is a slideshow-like animated list for front page navigation.

If you're a fan of this slideshow, and you want to create a similar effect on your own site, look no further than the aptly-named BarackSlideshow script. DevThought has come up with a bit of CSS and JavaScript that loads images and animation effects almost identical to the originals. Some users in the comment thread are reporting browser or plug-in specific issues with the script, so your mileage may vary.

Tags: BarackSlideshow, CSS, JavaScript, menu, navigation, Obama, slideshow

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