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Building a Carousel

Carousels are UI components used to display a series of content , typically images or cards in a sliding fashion.

Purpose: Carousels serve several purposes in both web and mobile interfaces.

  • Content Presentation: Display multiple pieces of content within a limited space.
  • Visual Emphasis: Highlight featured or important content.
  • User Engagement: Provide a dynamic and interactive way for users to navigate through content.

Characteristics

  1.  Sequential Display: Showcases content one item at a time, often with navigation controls (like arrows or dots) to move between items.
  2. Auto-Play: Many carousels offer automatic slideshow features where items transition automatically.
  3. Navigation Controls: Users can typically navigate manually using arrows, dots, thumbnails, or swipe gestures in touch-enabled devices.
  4. Responsive Design: Often designed to adapt to various screen sizes.

Implementation

Carousels can be implemented usng various technologies, including:

  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript: Custom built carousels using HTML, CSS for layout and JavaScript for Interactivity.
  • Libraries: Utilising frontend libraries like React-Slick, Swiper, or Responsive-Carousel that offer pre-built carousel components.
  • Frameworks: Integrated components provided by frontend frameworks like React, Vue.js, Angular and Next.js.

Carousels are versatile UI Components used to showcase content in an engaging and space-efficient manner. I will utilizing React Framework to create the Carousel Demo.

App.js File

Index.js File

Carousel.js File

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