Original Hover Effects with CSS3

The power of CSS3 is enormous and in this tutorial we will see how to exploit it in a very creative way. We are going to create some thumbnail hover effects with CSS3 transitions. On hover over a thumbnail, we will reveal some description of the thumbnail, using a different style in each example.

Please note that this will only work properly in modern browsers that support the CSS3 properties in use.

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Elastic Image Slideshow with Thumbnail Preview

A simple elastic slideshow with a thumbnail preview. The slideshow will adjust automatically to its surrounding container and we can navigate through the slides by using the thumbnail previewer or the autoplay slideshow option.
To make this slideshow responsive, we will use a mixture of JavaScript and CSS techniques.

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Fullscreen Image Blur Effect with HTML5

Using canvas, we want to blur images on the transition to another one, creating a smooth effect.

The main idea is to add some images in our structure that will serve as background images. We will add the canvas element which will contain a blurred version of the image. When we navigate, we’ll add the blurred canvas behind the current image and fade the current image out. With the blurred canvas image now visible, we can either show the new image immediately (unblurred) or show it blurred and then “sharpen” it.

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How to Make All Browsers Render HTML5 Mark-up Correctly – Even IE6

HTML 5 provides some great new features for web designers who want to code readable, semantically-meaningful layouts. However, support for HTML 5 is still evolving, and Internet Explorer is the last to add support. In this tutorial, we’ll create a common layout using some of HTML 5′s new semantic elements, then use JavaScript and CSS to make our design backwards-compatible with Internet Explorer. Yes, even IE 6.

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An HTML5 Slideshow Canvas & jQuery

You’ve probably heard a lot about the new HTML5 canvas element. As the name implies, this is a special element that allows us to create and modify graphics. In addition, we can also use it like any other element on the page – apply jQuery animations on it, listen for events and integrate it deeply into our layouts.

All uses of canvas you’ve come so far are probably limited to games and other proof of concept demos. Today, however, we are doing something practical – we are making a progressively enhanced slideshow with a fancy transitioning effect, which is perfectly functional in older browsers as well.

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