CSS3

Content sliders are a great way to make a website more dynamic. They add flair, and if used correctly, could be the difference between a purchase and a back button. Normally, they would be built with jQuery or some other Javascript library. However, with the advent of CSS3, I will show you how to build one using only CSS.

The result won’t be the most semantic thing to ever be made, but it will be completely functional nonetheless.

Today I stumbled upon this tutorial, which from the screenshot, looked very interesting. So, I read on, and to my horror I noticed the author suggesting some questionable practices, the worst of which was using 3 HTML elements for every tag, including nonsense markup like .

So, I thought I’d take a chance at trying to recreate this effect without any extra markup. And it turned out to be quite easy, although using CSS gradients limits browser support a bit (IE10, Firefox 3.6+, Chrome, Safari 5.1).

A of a nice coverflow effect only with CSS3 properties. The animations are done via the ‘transition’ instruction, the 3D effect via some custom webkit transformations or using skew (for firefox compatibility). Everything is triggered via the :target pseudo-class.

Ever seen a website showcasing image thumbnails that are slightly rotated? It’s a simple effect that adds a layer of visual personality. Saying that, if you’re not achieving the rotation effect with CSS, you’re working too hard! Learn how to do it right!

The basic premise is this: you use media queries to design responsive websites that adapt their layout according to browser width, and you constantly resize your browser to see how the site performs, but each time a query kicks in, there’s a harsh jump between the old styles and the new ones. Why not use some simple CSS transitions to smooth that jump by animating the resize?

Did you know that Wired Magazine (iPad) might be the first publisher to use CSS3 animation as a major design element of a story? The cover story no less!

Box-shadow is a pretty powerful property in modern browsers. With just six little values, you can make some really neat stuff. How much neat stuff, you ask? To find out, I set a little time aside each day to play with it. The result is 39 ridiculous little experiments that, due to whatever issues, can only be viewed in Chrome 11 or better.

In this article you’ll learn how to create a pretty simple animated accordion with CSS3 :target pseudo-class.

A while ago (I think it was around the release of the iPad), the Apple.com website got a new navigation menu on the top of the page. This menu bar was a lot darker than the previous, grey version, but looks just as great. One thing which I noticed about the navigation, is that the buttons are created out of images. That’s the moment I thought we could do better, using some nifty CSS3 techniques. So today, I present you the Apple.com navigation menu created using only CSS3.

As CSS3 is gradually more supported over popular browsers, CSS3 Buttons become great looking replacements for image and script heavy buttons. These buttons use CSS3 transitions and transforms to animate morphing icons to represent different functions. This is a simple demonstration of 5 buttons representing functions like Demo, Download, Digg, Email, and RSS. I may make more if the response is very positive about these buttons.