SVG Partial Blur and iOS Style Translucency
It'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
For 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
Flash 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
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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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?
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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