Lightbox
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Lightbox provides a JavaScript-powered modal overlay library that allows images and content to be displayed over a web page, freeing you from page layout constraints and enabling larger viewing.
Target Customer
Web developers and designers needing image/content overlays; merchants using website editors (e.g., Square’s website editor); teams building UI with design systems.
Key Differentiator
Original Lightbox library with a long-standing open-source presence; described as introducing the overlay pattern to the web, which became ubiquitous.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified
Pain Points
- 1Displaying images/content without disrupting the underlying page layout
- 2Allowing larger viewing of images within the same page context
- 3Providing a reusable overlay UI pattern for web pages
Key Features
- 1Modal/image/content overlay over the current page
- 2Displays content at larger size without navigating away
- 3Open-source with maintained history (author and maintainer)
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Lead Engineer on Web
- 2Software Engineer & Designer
- 3Author and Maintainer
- 4Software Engineer & Designer (Weebly)
Client Results
- 1Orbit, a design system built in Vue.js, is utilized in all Square eCommerce products
- 2Lightbox introduced a web pattern that is now ubiquitous
- 3Weebly was acquired by Square in 2018
Competitive Advantages
- 1Originator of the Lightbox concept with wide historical adoption
- 2Open-source, maintained by the author
- 3Integrated design-system experience (Orbit) used across e-commerce products
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Orbit design system in Square eCommerce
Orbit, a design system built in Vue.js, is utilized in all Square eCommerce products; the author contributed as both engineer and designer.
Lightbox – original overlay library
Lightbox is the original JavaScript library for overlaying images on top of the current page; it introduced the overlay pattern to the web.
Weebly design engineering work (acquired by Square in 2018)
On the Weebly Design Engineering team, contributed to building the design system and UI for the product and marketing site prior to Weebly's acquisition by Square.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Original JavaScript library for overlaying images on top of the current page.
Target Market
Web developers and designers needing image-overlay UI; merchants using website editors (e.g., Square’s website editor).
Unique Value Proposition
Original Lightbox library with enduring influence on web UI patterns; open-source and actively maintained by its author.
Technical Requirements
JavaScript library; Orbit design system built in Vue.js (for context on related projects)
Pricing Model
Not specified
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