with Lorelle and Brent VanFossen

CSS Unleashed – Variations on a Theme

We’ve been looking at a variety of CSS experimental examples, and now I’d like to take you through a design journey. These ideas come from magazines and advertising material, but they also come from a simple idea that is then played with to create different effects. Play with these effects and you have variations on a theme, each one special.

To see how these CSS experimental boxes and styles work, view the source code of the page. In your web browser menu, click VIEW > SOURCE or VIEW > PAGE SOURCE to view the source code. For the most part, the styles are included inline with each design.
There is no rule that says you can only have one “look” to your page. You can have several different types of pull-quotes and boxes styles, as long as they complement each other. Sure, too many is too much, but variations on a theme can give you different options to choose from, picking the appropriate design for your content.

Some of these look the same: Some of these CSS experiments that “look” the same in your browser may look different in other browsers. Some use filters to create dropshadows and other effects which will not appear in Firefox or other browsers. Try viewing these pages with different browsers to see the different effects.

Today Thoughts

If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

Today Thoughts

If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

Today Thoughts

If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts

If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts

If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles
 
Today Thoughts
If a photographer really expects to produce great work, they must, just like musicians, be prepared to practice their craft every day. EVERY DAY. This does not mean one has to take pictures every day, but one must at least practice seeing every day.
David Bayles

Let’s try a different type of pull-quote and see how many variations on a theme we can come up with. The first four examples play around with different fonts, most of which are found on most computers around the world. If you don’t see a change, your computer doesn’t have that font. But scroll down, the variations on the theme continue without being dependent upon the fonts.

For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the Sage or Poet write, But the Fair Paradise of Nature’s Light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 
For what has made the sage or poet write, But the fair paradise of Nature’s light.
Keats (1795-1821)
 

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