Morphing Buttons Concept
In Playground by Mary Lou on
Some inspiration for a morphing button concept where the action element (button) morphs into a component. The examples show different types of components, i.e. fulls
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Freebie: Flat Style Squared Preloaders (GIF, AEP, PNG)
In Freebies by PixelBuddha on
A set of really nice and modern animated GIF preloaders by PixelBuddha. The colorful set comes with seven unique square style activity indicators in three sizes and
Page Loading Effects
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A set of creative page loading effects that use SVG animations with Snap.svg. The idea is to show an overlay with a interesting shape animation while new content get
How to Create a Circular Progress Button
A tutorial on how to implement the circular progress button concept by Colin Garven. We are using the SVG line drawing animation technique as described by Jake Archi
Minimal Form Interface
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A very simplistic form interface that shows only one text input at a time and reveals the next input with a subtle transition. The concept is based on the form at th
3D Grid Effect
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A proof-of-concept effect recreation of the animation seen in a prototype app by Marcus Eckert. The idea is to flip a grid item in 3D, expand it to fullscreen and re
Google Grid Gallery
In Blueprints by Mary Lou on
A responsive Masonry grid with a gallery view using 3D Transforms. Based on the gallery seen on the Chromebook Getting Started guide by Google.
Responsive Full Width Tabs
In Blueprints by Mary Lou on
100% width tabbed content with some example media queries for smaller screens.
Inspiration for Item Transitions
In Playground by Mary Lou on
Some inspiration and ideas for item transitions considering different scenarios and use cases, including a small component, a full-width image header and a product i
Tilted Content Slideshow
A tutorial on how to recreate the slideshow seen on the FWA landing page with 3D effects involving random animations.
Simple Stack Effects
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A set of simple stack effects for inspiration. The main idea is to have one item shown initially and then, on some trigger, more items are revealed as decoration. As
Creating a Border Animation Effect with SVG and CSS
The website of Carl Philipe Brenner has some very creative and subtle animations and today we want to explore how to recreate a border animation effect using CSS tra
Fullscreen Overlay Effects
In Playground by Mary Lou on
Some simple and creative overlay styles and effects. From sliding the overlay into the viewport to using SVG morphing shapes, we explore some effects for fullscreen
Scattered Polaroids Gallery
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A flat-style Polaroid gallery where the items are scattered randomly in a container. When a specific item is selected, it will move to the middle while the other Pol
Dot Navigation Styles
In Playground by Mary Lou on
Today we'd like to share some subtle effects and styles for simple dot navigation with you. These styles could, for example, be used for a page scroll navigation or
“Look Inside” Book Preview with BookBlock
In Playground by Mary Lou on
A "look inside" book preview with BookBlock. A concept for book showcases or online book stores that shows a grid of books with the options to view the details and t
Sticky Table Headers & Columns
A tutorial on how to create sticky headers and columns for tables using jQuery. The solution is an alternative to other sticky table header approaches and it address
Labels: Managing User Expectations
In Articles by Patrick Cox on
An article about how to manage user expectations by properly labeling UI components. The better users are able to predict what an interaction will do, the more trust