• This is a collection of web experiments by thingsinjars

  • Lunch, anyone?

    Find somewhere nearby you can walk to, eat in and walk back from in an hour-long lunch-break.

  • Lights

    Geographically accurate streetlights mapped showing the pool of light they cast.

  • FlickrHeat

    Use a heatmap to show where people take photos. Find the 'must-see' photo ops.

  • Apotheken

    Find the nearest currently open emergency pharmacy (Germany only)

  • SoundScape

    Fly around an immersive audio landscape with 3D-positioned sounds

  • Map Racing

    Drive a car around a map.

  • That's all

    A fun CSS gradient

  • Magnifying Glass

    A second map floating on top to 'zoom into' the map

  • X-ray

    A moveable map to show what the satellite view looks like

  • CSSKart

    A really basic Super Mario Kart-like interactive using CSS 3D transforms for moving the map around

  • Sine

    A proof-of-concept game prototype where you must match a sine wave exploring a variety of different gaming thinking styles.

  • Torch

    A proof-of-concept game prototype of a maze game where you can't see the maze.

  • Knot

    A proof-of-concept game design based around the idea of discovering patterns made from an elastic string.

  • Insta-art

    Combining random Instagram uploads with randomly-generated phrases to create hipster art. Ironically, of course. A variation on the art-maker below.

  • Cardboard

    Experimentation with multiple background images to create non-repeating backgrounds.

  • Watch these stripes

    Playing around with CSS gradients in an attempt to replicate the style of the recent Google Adsense adverts.

  • jQTouch Calendar

    I rebuilt and generalised this jQTouch project as a self-contained jQTouch extension. The repository is on GitHub.

  • The Elementals

    An experiment in JS that developed into a fun educational toy. It's also available on the Chrome WebStore

  • Whithr

    Whithr is a Google Maps toy to help you find a place to meet up with your friends

  • Harmonious

    An iPhone-optimised drawing app based on Harmony

  • JS1K #3 - Maze 1k

    Another attempt to squeeze something cool into 1k. This randomly generates, solves and draws a 'perfect maze'.

  • JS1K #2 - Art Maker 1k

    I couldn't let it lie, this is another toy in 1k. This generates a sentence then animates some coloured lights around it to make hipster art.

  • JS1K - Spinny 1k

    My entry into the js1k competition. Spinny circles that chase the mouse around. Click to add more circles or press any key to add blur.

  • Truly Innovative - Designer Edition

    My commentary on the mindset of web designers.

  • Truly Innovative - Developer Edition

    My commentary on the mindset of web developers.

  • The source for most of these is available on GitHub