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Bold on Hover… Without the Layout Shift
27.7.2020
When you change the font-weight of a font, the text will typically cause a bit of a layout shift. That’s because bold text is often larger and takes up more space. Sometimes that doesn’t matter, like a vertical stack of links where the wider/bolder text doesn’t push anything...
Making lil’ me
15.7.2020
Cassie Evans made a lovely illustration of herself and then used Greensock to add a flourish of animations to polish it off. Cassie wrote a series of posts about how she did it:
In this post we’ll cover how to get values from the mouse movement and plug them into an animation. This is...
Striking a Balance Between Native and Custom Select Elements
12.6.2020
Here’s the plan! We’re going to build a styled select element. Not just the outside, but the inside too. Total styling control. Plus we’re going to make it accessible. We’re not going to try to replicate everything that the browser does by default with a native <select> element. We’re going...
CoinMarketCap Gets Ready to Play Cat and Mouse Games With Exchanges
21.5.2020
CoinMarketCap decided to run an iterative approach to try to find the best exchange ranking metrics, but some say it’s a cat and mouse game
Save Big on An Event Apart for a Limited Time!
3.12.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
If you could get one gift from your boss this holiday season, what would you want it to be? You know, other than the usual mouse pad, picture frame or, my favorite, the ol' coffee mug and Starbucks card combo.
What if you were to receive something, hmm, more substantial?...
Save Big on An Event Apart for a Limited Time!
3.12.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
If you could get one gift from your boss this holiday season, what would you want it to be? You know, other than the usual mouse pad, picture frame or, my favorite, the ol' coffee mug and Starbucks card combo.
What if you were to receive something, hmm, more substantial?...
How to Create an Interactive 3D Character with Three.js
14.10.2019
In this in-depth tutorial you will learn how to create an interactive 3D character that follows the mouse and performs random animations on click.
How to Create an Interactive 3D Character with Three.js was written by Kyle Wetton and published on Codrops
Enhancing The Clickable Area Size
1.10.2019
Here’s a great post by Ahmad Shadeed on making sure that clickable areas in our interfaces are, well, clickable. He writes about making sure that links, buttons and other elements meet accessibility standards for both touch and mouse, too.
I particularly like the section where Ahmad writes about...
Mouse Flowmap Deformation with OGL
25.9.2019
A set of WebGL demos using OGL that show an interactive fluid distortion hover effect.
Mouse Flowmap Deformation with OGL was written by Robin Delaporte and published on Codrops
Crafting Stylised Mouse Trails With OGL
24.9.2019
How to make a WebGL mouse trail, and other important life tips...
Crafting Stylised Mouse Trails With OGL was written by Nathan Gordon and published on Codrops
Despite Setbacks, Darknet Markets Show Continuous Growth in 2019
9.9.2019
Since the birth of the Silk Road, there’s been a cat and mouse game between global law enforcement and darknet market (DNM) operators. Over the last two years, law enforcement agencies have knocked out a slew of markets like Hansa and the massive Alphabay. Months later, Dream and Wall Street...
Image Trail Effects
7.8.2019
A set of brutalist effects for mouse-following image trails that show a random series of images.
Image Trail Effects was written by Mary Lou and published on Codrops
Menus with “Dynamic Hit Areas”
3.7.2019
Flyout menus! The second you need to implement a menu that uses a hover event to display more menu items, you're in tricky territory. For one, they should work with clicks and taps, too. Without that, you've broken the menu for anyone without a mouse. That doesn't mean you can't also use :hover....
CSS :focus-within
25.6.2019
Using :hover to display additional information or elements is a very useful technique but a big drawback to using the hover pseudo-class is that they are usually not accessibility-friendly. Not everyone uses a mouse and some users have visual impairments, so they rely on screen readers or...
The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Crypto Regulation Enters a New Phase
27.5.2019
The cat-and-mouse game between regulators and crypto developers could spur a new era of innovation around the technology, writes Michael J. Casey
Easily Turn Your Photos into Vectors with Photo Vectorizer
2.5.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Photo Vectorizer is a simple-to-use Photoshop action that can convert any photo into a vector. With just a few clicks of your mouse, you can save tons of time and frustration by turning your photos into vectors. With super sharp results, these vectors are great for...
Collective #509
18.4.2019
js-cloudimage-360-view * cube.js * Web Design Trends 2019 * Simulating Mouse Movement * Nicedoc.io
Collective #509 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Simulating Mouse Movement
15.4.2019
If you've ever had to display an interactive animation during a live talk or a class, then you may know that it's not always easy to interact with your slides and while talking.
This happened to me when I needed to show this particles demo to my students. I didn't want to have to stay next to...
Text Distortion Effects using Blotter.js
6.2.2019
Some text distortion experiments using the Blotter.js library. The idea is to distort text as we scroll or move the mouse.
Text Distortion Effects using Blotter.js was written by Mary Lou and published on Codrops
Collective #477
17.12.2018
Rallax.js * Pampy.js * Using aria-live * Semi-Conductor * Remove.bg * I Threw Away my Mouse * Public and private class fields
Collective #477 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops