Playground

In this category you will find experiments, plugins and articles related to web development and programming. Here we present some new ideas and inspiration for solving problems and tackling challenges around web development.

Page Flip Layout

By Mary Lou on November 12, 2018

A template with a two-sided, magazine-like layout and a flat page flip animation. The layout is powered by CSS Grid. ...

Animated Grid Previews

By Mary Lou on October 31, 2018

A template where one can switch between little image previews that are scattered around the page. The images animate to a grid once an "explore" link is clicked. ...

Fullscreen Hover Loop Effect

By Mary Lou on October 16, 2018

A fullscreen loop effect that shows a fast preview of images when hovering a special menu item. ...

Grid Layout with Scrollable Content View

By Mary Lou on September 19, 2018

A Masonry-powered grid layout with a motion hover effect on the grid items and a scrollable content view. ...

Diagonal Slideshow

By Mary Lou on August 28, 2018

A slideshow with a "diagonal" look and three visible slides. A decorative background element expands to fullscreen when opening the content preview. ...

Slide Out Box Menu

By Mary Lou on August 1, 2018

A details menu with boxes that slide out in an irregular grid. The grid items get revealed individually with delays from the top right corner of the page. ...

Motion Reveal Slideshow

By Mary Lou on July 26, 2018

A simple image slideshow with a motion reveal effect when navigating between slides and a fullscreen details view. ...

Triple Panel Reveal Slideshow

By Mary Lou on June 26, 2018

A fullscreen image slideshow with lateral image previews and a reveal animation using TweenMax. ...

Full Image Reveal Effect

By Mary Lou on June 12, 2018

A simple fullscreen image reveal effect where thumbnails slide out of the viewport to reveal a larger image. ...

Collapsing Logo Effect

By Mary Lou on June 5, 2018

A recreation of the collapsing logo effect seen on PracticalVR. The idea is to have an initial view that animates to a logo in the top left corner of the page. ...

Grid Layout with Motion Hover Effect and Content Preview

By Mary Lou on May 23, 2018

A retro-style grid layout with a playful motion hover effect on the grid items. When clicking on a grid item, a content preview opens. ...

Ideas for Proximity Feedback with Progressive Hover Effects

By Mary Lou on May 2, 2018

We're exploring a progressive hover effect which triggers not just when we are hovering an element but progressively, when we come close to it. ...

Particle Effects for Buttons

By Luis Manuel on April 25, 2018

A little library that can be used for bursting particles effects. The idea is to disintegrate an element into particles and make it disappear (or vice versa). ...