Using Images to Enhance the CSS Hover Effect
Hover is one of the oldest selectors in the CSS family. While we are accustomed to believing that it only pairs up beautifully with a link, in fact it can…
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Playing with Fire: Examples of Creating Flame Effects with Code
It’s hard to think of a natural (or manmade) phenomena that grabs the attention quite like fire. You see it and can’t look away. Maybe it has something to do…
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8 Creative Snippets for Creating Pixelated Backgrounds
Pixels are the building blocks of so much of what we see online. And the more advanced display technology becomes, the more of these tiny squares are shown on our…
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Add Cool Effects with CSS Blend Mode
Web design, and particularly CSS, has taken on a predictable pattern in recent years. First, we create special effects that make heavy use of images, outside libraries or both. Then…
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A Chat with Chris Coyier, Web Design Influencer & Entrepreneur
The ability to influence the web design community generally comes via two very different paths. One is to create compelling content that helps others level up their skills by introducing…
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Beyond Bland: HTML Lists with Style
The HTML list is one of the true survivors in the throwaway world of web design. Trends come and go, but both ordered <ol> and unordered <ul> lists are still…
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On the Downlow(res): A Showcase of CSS Pixel Art
With display technology currently in a sort of golden age, you may be curious as to why so many of us are still hung up on pixel art. Why, with…
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Better Layouts Through CSS Flexbox
For many years, it seemed like columns were one of the toughest layout challenges web designers faced. It often took various hacks, such as clearfixes, to get them aligned and…
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