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SVG Partial Blur and iOS Style Translucency

SVG TranslucencyIt's one of the lesser known features of SVG filters that they can be masked. Here's how to apply a partial blur to images and SVG elements. This way it's possible to create some nifty effects like tilt-shift or true iOS style translucency.more

Applying Alpha Channels to JPGs

Alpha JPGFor a long Time we have been waiting for a highly compressed image format that allows semi-transparent areas and is available in every browser. Well, it's been here all the time! Reduce page weight by replacing PNGs with semi transparent JPGs.more

The Holy Grail of Image Scaling

9 Way SlicingFlash and Illustrator users had the luck to enjoy image scaling with a 9-sliced scaling grid for years. Applying this grid to graphics gives us unmatched scaling flexibility. Here's how to get a hold of this technique in web development with the help of some clever SVG tricks.more

Natural Object-Rotation with CSS3 3D

CSS3 3D Object-Rotation

I finally found some time to finish the last part in my series on CSS3 3D tutorials. We will learn how to build and style a 3-dimensional packshot with noting more than a few lines of HTML/CSS and then add some Javascript-magic to make it a freely rotatable object. Works even on iPad and iPhone.

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The Matrix Revolutions (CSS 3D – 2)The Matrix Revolutions (CSS 3D – 2)

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Im 2. Teil meiner Serie über 3D CSS-Transformationen geht es nun um die Matrix. Was hat es mit diesem geheimnisvollen Ding auf sich und wie kann man es einsetzen?

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The second part in this mini-series on css 3d covers matrix-transformations. What is this mysterious thing and how can we use it?

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