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1. EYE CANDY WITHOUT IMAGES:
FUN WITH CSS3
@shoshiroberts

2. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
• Faster page-load times
• Don’t have to sacrifice usability in older browsers
• Spice up layouts
• Makes content easier to read (when used well)

3. CSS3: TRAFFIC LIGHT
REAL WORLD USES
• Status indicators
• Buttons
• Backgrounds
• Page adornment

4. CSS3: TRAFFIC LIGHT
HTML
<div class="traffic-light">
<span class="stop"></span>
<span class="slow"></span>
<span class="go"></span>
</div>
Ideally use :before and :after in the CSS
instead of creating dummy html elements.

5. CSS3: TRAFFIC LIGHT
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE
Uses light color as status indicator.
Can be rendered with :after in the CSS.

6. CSS3: TRAFFIC LIGHT
CSS
div.traffic-light span {
display: block;
margin: 8px 0 0;
width: 80px;
height: 80px;
content:'';
background-color: #666; /* temporary, will be overwritten */
border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
-moz-border-radius: 100px;
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
border-radius: 100px;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(radial, 50% 0, 100, 50% 0, 0, from(rgba(255,255,255,0)),
to(rgba(255,255,255,0.38)));
background-image: -moz-radial-gradient(top, ellipse cover, rgba(255,255,255,0.38) 0%,
rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(top, ellipse cover, rgba(255,255,255,0.38) 0%,
rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
background-image: radial-gradient(top, ellipse cover, rgba(255,255,255,0.38) 0%,
rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);
}

7. CSS3: TRAFFIC LIGHT
CSS for LIGHT COLORS
div.traffic-light span.stop {
background-color: #D10A11;
}
div.traffic-light span.slow {
background-color: #F6D200;
}
div.traffic-light span.go {
background-color: #43C532;
}

8. SMARTER LISTS
HTML
<h1>Creatures</h1>
<ul>
<li class="special">Unicorn</li>
<li>Monster</li>
<li>Sparkles</li>
<li class="special">Godzilla</li>
<li>Nyan Cat</li>
</ul>
<p>&#9733; indicates near extinction and
sheer awesomeness</p>

9. SMARTER LISTS
CSS for ZEBRA STRIPES
ul {
width: 100%;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
li {
padding: 5px 10px;
background: #C0C0C0;
font-size: 1.2em;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
li:nth-child(2n) {
background: #DDD;
}

10. SMARTER LISTS
CSS for “SPECIAL” STAR
li.special:after {
float: right;
content: "2605";
/* Unicode ‘Black Star’ */
}

11. WRAPPING IT UP
• CSS3 can make your websites pretty (just don’t go overboard)
• Faster to load (still pay attention to your render times)
• Faster to develop with
• Degrade gracefully, and older browsers will play nicely
• You can use it right now!

12. link to the demo code
THANKS
AND HAPPY HACKING!
@shoshiroberts for @ladieswhocode