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SVG CSS sprites offer some possibilities for webdevelopers that are superior to the "classical" CSS sprites. With SVG it is possible to get access to much needed properties like "background-rotation" or "background-opacity" that currently are missing from the CSS spec. This article shows how SVG can give us additional useful CSS tools for our frontend coding tasks.

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traqball 2.0Finally updated traqball.js, my little js lib for gimbal lock free 3d rotation to version 2.0. Impress friends and family with deceleration, easier configuration and multiple trackballs on a webpage.

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Matthew Carter is one of the greatest type designers of all time, creator of Tahoma and Verdana amongst others. This interview ist a must-read for every typophile. Visit Link » Read on

One of my ActionScript heroes is definetely Keith Peters. Currently he’s publishing a short series of articles for AS3 devs who want to try out JS. Very inspiring and even of interest for Javascript developers. Visit Link »

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HTML text warping

My latest experiment: this little web application will make it easy for you to "warp" HTML-text. Create native text that follows the flow of an arbitrary bezier path or wrap it around a circle like you do in Illustrator.

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Pop-up book

A little showcase, using all the latest CSS-stuff that makes CSS so much fun to work with these days: animations, transitions, transformations, 3D....

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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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I didn’t know that there are actually *real* people, dressing in costumes and fighting crimes, until I stumbled over Peter Tangen’s Real Life Superhero Project. Absolutely stunning photos. Check out the posters.

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Sqetch is a little "sketchy", looking collection of Illustrator-wireframing-templates I created over the last several months. It consists of several templates for browser, iPad, smartphone and a collection of UI-elements.

It brings back some "artistry" to the wireframing-process which makes it ideal for early-stage wireframes.

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