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Photostack css2/20/2023 ![]() This seems like an issue that could be remedied by using CSS3 flexbox to force new elements to behave properly. When adding an extra image or trying to remove one, the other elements don’t adjust accordingly. If you alter the number of images in the stack – not an unreasonable expectation – things go a bit haywire. It has a single div container with separate anchor links for the photos. Even better, the required HTML to go along with the snippet is remarkably simple. However, as soon as you populate the photo fields, you’ll notice the stack also adds some depth to your page, as each photo moves individually. See the Pen Expanding Photo Stack by SitePoint ( on CodePen.įorked from miroot‘s Pen Animated Photo Stack. While empty, it doesn’t look like it uses any more than standard CSS3 animation properties. This Expanding Photo Stack snippet by Miro Karilahti calls for some eye-catching animation techniques to display a collection of images. JavaScript can be aimed at more complex problems and the end result is more attractive and responsive than ever! And if you’re aiming to drive leads through your interactive content, this type of unique interactivity will get people excited. We can now implement UI elements like a carousel, draw-style menus and foldout panels entirely through CSS. See the Pen Without JavaScript Carousel by SitePoint ( on CodePen.įorked from Kohei Shingai‘s Pen Without JavaScript Carousel. Our radio buttons don’t even need to look like a radio button – we can restyle them any way we like. That was until someone realized we can use radio buttons and the ‘ :checked‘ selector to remember what a user clicked, and this unleashes a raft of new UI possibilities. Transient animations are easy with CSS, but recording and reacting to user inputs – ‘changes in state’ computer science calls it – always required an extra touch of JavaScript. While JavaScript has nearly always been used to power components such as sliders or carousels till now, today CSS3 offers us viable, worthwhile options. Of course, you can make the stars slide sideways like you’re flying an X-wing if you like. If you wanted, you could also fix this by doing the opposite and speeding up the “#stars” object instead. We recommend setting it a value between 10 to 30s. The lower the number, the faster the background stars will be. More specifically, you can change the number in this snippet: “animStar 100s linear infinite”. However, this can be easily fixed by changing the “animation” value under the “#stars2” object. From a technical perspective, in parallax, the smaller (presumably further away) stars should move more slowly than the bigger, closer stars. If there’s something bugging you about the physics of this demo, there’s good reason. ![]() Saransh’s demo strikes me as a perfect option for a ‘Coming soon’ page, a launch screen or even a 404 page. You can even take it a step further and generate custom sprites to be used in your animated background. This is possible thanks to open-source frameworks like Compass, SASS, and HAML. See the Pen Parallax Star background in CSS by Saransh Sinha ( on CodePen. It’s image-free, using CSS box-shadow and gradient effects to display the objects and a CSS3 animation to get them moving, as opposed to images. This code snippet by Saransh Sinha allows you to deploy an animated, starry sky background for your page or site. You’ll still need to rely on JavaScript for more advanced stuff, but you’ll be happy to learn it is now possible to create simple animated backgrounds with motion in CSS3. ![]() Animated backgrounds that are continually in motion coupled with parallax design techniques are better suited to working with more complex JavaScript animations. ![]()
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