32: SVG Filters on SVG and HTML Elements
Perhaps you've heard of CSS filters? You can apply them do any element from CSS, like: .apply-css-filter { -webkit-filter: grayscale(0.5); filter: grayscale(0.5); } You can even apply that to a HTML...
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The Gooey Effect
The following is a post by Lucas Bebber. Lucas the originator of some of the most creative effects I've ever seen on the web. So much so I couldn't resist blogging about them myself several times. Much...
View ArticleColor Filters Can Turn Your Gray Skies Blue
The following is a guest post by Amelia Bellamy-Royds. I've always enjoyed the "duotone" effect in photos. In Photoshop, you can create them by converting an image into grayscale mode, then into...
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Using SVG to Create a Duotone Effect on Images
Anything is possible with SVG, right?! After a year of collaborating with some great designers and experimenting to achieve some pretty cool visual effects, it is beginning to feel like it is. A quick...
View ArticleSolved with CSS! Colorizing SVG Backgrounds
This post is the first in a series about the power of CSS. Article Series: Colorizing SVG Backgrounds (this post) Dropdown Menus Logical Styling Based On the Number of Given Elements CSS is getting...
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The Many Ways to Change an SVG Fill on Hover (and When to Use Them)
SVG is a great format for icons. Vector formats look crisp and razor sharp, no matter the size or device — and we get tons of design control when using them inline. SVG also gives us another powerful...
View ArticleChange Color of SVG on Hover
There are a lot of different ways to use SVG. Depending on which way, the tactic for recoloring that SVG in different states or conditions — :hover, :active, :focus, class name change, etc. — is...
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Drawing Realistic Clouds with SVG and CSS
Greek mythology tells the story of Zeus creating the cloud nymph, Nephele. Like other Greek myths, this tale gets pretty bizarre and X-rated. Here’s a very abridged, polite version. Nephele, we are...
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Making a Realistic Glass Effect with SVG
I’m in love with SVG. Sure, the code can look dense and difficult at first, but you’ll see the beauty in the results when you get to know it. The bonus is that those results are in code, so it can be...
View ArticleCreating a Pencil Effect in SVG
Scott Turner, who has an entire blog “Exploring procedural generation and display of fantasy maps”, gets into why vector graphics seems on these surface why it would be bad for the look of a pencil...
View ArticleSVG within CSS
Stefan Judis has a “Today I Learned” (TIL) post explaining how SVGs filters can be inlined in CSS. The idea is that CSS has the filter property which supports some built-in functions, like...
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Three Ways to Blob with CSS and SVG
Blobs are the smooth, random, jelly-like shapes that have a whimsical quality and are just plain fun. They can be used as illustration elements and background effects on the web. So, how are they...
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Creating Patterns With SVG Filters
For years, my pain has been not being able to create a somewhat natural-looking pattern in CSS. I mean, sometimes all I need is a wood texture. The only production-friendly solution I knew of was to...
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Adding Shadows to SVG Icons With CSS and SVG Filters
Why would we need to apply shadows to SVG? Shadows are a common design feature that can help elements, like icons, stand out. They could be persistent, or applied in different states (e.g. :hover,...
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Grainy Gradients
Browse through Dribbble or Behance, and you’ll find designers using a simple technique to add texture to an image: noise. Adding noise makes otherwise solid colors or smooth gradients, such as...
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