# tholman/github-corners

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/tholman/github-corners
- Homepage: http://tholman.com/github-corners
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/tholman-github-corners.md

## Description

GitHub Corners is a collection of customizable web callout widgets designed to promote open source projects. It provides a lightweight UI component that acts as a visual link, directing website visitors to a project repository.

The project allows for extensive style customization, enabling users to adjust colors and sizes to match a specific brand identity. These ribbons function as call-to-action elements to encourage users to view or fork source code.

The system generates these graphics as scalable vector graphics through serverless image rendering. Visual styles and text content are determined by parsing URL parameters, which are then mapped to CSS properties in real time.

## Tags

### User Interface & Experience

- [Ribbon Labels](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/element-positioning/corner-attachments/ribbon-labels.md) — Provides diagonal banners anchored to page corners that link visitors to a GitHub project repository. ([source](https://github.com/tholman/github-corners/search))
- [Callouts](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/callouts.md) — Implements a customizable UI callout designed to highlight the project's presence on a version control platform.
- [Repository Promotion Widgets](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/repository-promotion-widgets.md) — Provides a visual mechanism for promoting a GitHub repository through an embedded link on a website.
- [Call-to-Action Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/call-to-action-components.md) — Creates a distinct visual call-to-action element to prompt users to view or fork source code.
- [Component Style Customizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-style-customizations.md) — Allows users to adjust the size, color, and layout properties of the ribbon callout component. ([source](https://github.com/tholman/github-corners#readme))
- [Open Source Branding Elements](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/open-source-branding-elements.md) — Uses a recognizable GitHub-themed visual element to signal to visitors that a project is open source.
- [Dynamic Style Injection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/styling-theming-systems/content-styling/component-styling-tools/component-styling/dynamic-styling-systems/dynamic-style-injection.md) — Implements programmatic CSS generation by mapping request parameters to specific style properties in real time.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Source Repository Links](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/source-code-repositories/source-repository-links.md) — Generates functional links that direct website visitors from a visual callout to a project source repository.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Dynamic SVG Renderers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/runtime-agnostic-deployment-tools/deno-runtime-support/svg-image-servers/dynamic-svg-renderers.md) — Produces scalable vector graphics that adapt their visual style and text based on input parameters.

### Web Development

- [Serverless Image Renderers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/client-side-image-generators/serverless-image-renderers.md) — Uses a serverless cloud function to render dynamic images on demand, eliminating the need for static asset storage.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Query-Parameter-Driven Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/application-lifecycle-management/configuration-management/configuration-sourcing-and-binding/query-parameter-driven-configurations.md) — Determines visual styles and text content by parsing query strings directly from the requested image URL.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [GitHub Ecosystem Projects](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/github-ecosystem-projects.md) — Adds "Fork me on GitHub" ribbons to websites.