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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Snippets That Demonstrate the Power of Vue.js

When it comes to JavaScript frameworks, Vue.js is one of the most popular choices. The package enables for the creation of complex user interfaces in relatively short order. And it…
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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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Using Shaders to Create Realistic Special Effects in Web Design

WebGL has become the subject of experimentation and testing the limits of what is possible on the web. Almost each day we stumble upon grandiose solutions powered by it. As…
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Creating Liquid Effects on the Web

Special effects have been used in web design for years (Flash, anyone?). But today’s technology affords designers better ways to integrate them into our projects. Between CSS3, a host of…
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Code as an Ode to Hackers

Over the last 40 years or so, it seems that society has become fascinated by the art hacking. Of course, the nefarious kind is always of concern when it comes…
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Snippets That Celebrate Old School Tech

One of the more fascinating things that happen to us in adulthood is the emerging feeling of nostalgia. We think about the TV shows we watched, the games we played…
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