First Person Sunglasses Try-On Experiment
by Mary Lou
A fun “try-on” experiment that shows a first person view through the colored lenses of sunglasses, mimicking the movement of putting them on and off.
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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.
Inspiration for Search UI Effects
by Mary Lou
A couple of schematic, inspirational proof-of-concepts for how to show the search interface on a website using CSS animations.
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Mirror Effect
by Mary Lou
Mirror effect as seen around the Web lately, i.e. on Corentin Fardeau’s and Method’s website. The idea is to mirror an image and animate it within the context of a slideshow.
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Block Reveal Effects
by Mary Lou
Ideas for revealing content in a schematic box look as seen around the Web lately. The effect first shows a decorative block element drawn and when it starts to decrease its size, it uncovers some content underneath.
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Interactive Musical Instruments
by Mary Lou
Experimental ideas for playful musical interactions powered by MIDI.js and the Web Audio API. Play instruments or make sounds by interacting with content.
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Tilt Hover Effects
by Mary Lou
Some ideas for hover animations with a fancy tilt effect. Inspired by the hover effect seen on the Kikk 2015 website.
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Surf Report Template
by Mary Lou
A simple template of a weekly surf report with an animated SVG graph and a sliding content panel. The layout is powered by flexbox and viewport units. Highly experimental.
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Cubes Advent Calendar
by Mary Lou
A 3D cubes Advent calendar with fun hover effects and background color animations. Clicking the boxes opens another content level with different element animations.
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Artsy Media Pop Up Effect
by Mary Lou
A fun experiment with proof-of-concepts for various simple media pop ups on hover or touch. The idea is to show images, videos or other media in a pop up style with different effects.
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Inspiration for Letter Effects
by Mary Lou
A set of inspirational letter animations for display typography effects powered by anime.js.
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Line Maker: Animated Decorative Lines
by Mary Lou
The Line Maker is a plugin for creating and animating decorative lines on websites. Inspired by site designs like ‘Uber Brand Experience’ and ‘Details’.
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Background Segment Effect
by Mary Lou
A background image segment effect as seen on Filippo Bello’s Portfolio, employing the CSS clip-path property and powered by anime.js.
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Fancy SVG Letter Animation
by Mary Lou
An experimental SVG letter animation based on the Dribbble shot “Shading Letters in Illustrator” by Jake Bartlett. Powered by Julian Garnier’s anime.js.
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Inspiration for Navigation Indicators
by Mary Lou
Some navigation style ideas for slideshows, pages and other components that require a navigation. Shown on the example of a vertical slideshow.
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Multi-Layout Slideshow
by Mary Lou
A simple decorative slideshow component with individual slide layouts and effects. Powered by anime.js.
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Above & Beneath: Featured Content Layout Effect
by Mary Lou
A landing page template with a featured content section and background sounds that change according to the view.
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Simple Interactive Points Effect
by Mary Lou
An interactive transparency background effect that makes images visible when specific points are hovered, showing some content once clicked.
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Item Reveal Animations with SVG
by Mary Lou
An experiment where grid items get revealed and unrevealed with animated, morphing SVG paths using anime.js.
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