A Beginner’s Guide to clip-path

You have probably needed a diagonal hero, a circular avatar, or a notched label and reached for extra markup or image assets. clip-path lets you cut any element into a shape in pure CSS. By the end of this guide you will build a stylish profile card with a slanted banner, a perfectly circular avatar … Read more

How to Build a Pure CSS “Play” Button

A crisp, scalable “Play” button is a staple of any media UI. You can ship that icon without images, SVG, or external libraries. This guide walks you through building a pure CSS Play button that scales, themes, and animates cleanly, while staying accessible and fast. Why a Pure CSS Play Button Matters Pure CSS keeps … Read more

A Deep Dive into transform: skew()

Skewed edges add speed and tension to an interface: slanted headers, angled buttons, diagonal hero stripes. You can build all of that without images by mastering transform: skew(). In this guide you will build a skewed card header, a parallelogram button with upright text, and a small label with a triangle pointer. Along the way … Read more

How to Create a Set of Custom Checkboxes

Native checkboxes do not always fit your brand, and browser defaults jump around between platforms. In this project you will build a small, themeable set of custom checkboxes that look sharp, animate cleanly, and remain fully accessible. By the end you will have square, rounded, and circular variants that you can drop into forms without … Read more

How to Design a Simple, Clean Website Footer

A footer is the last chance your page has to help a visitor find what they need. You will build a simple, clean website footer that scales from mobile to desktop, includes link columns, a short brand block, a small newsletter form, social icons, and a compact “back to top” control. You will leave with … Read more

How Does border-radius: 50% Create Circles vs. Ovals?

You set border-radius: 50% and expect a perfect circle, yet the result is an oval. The reason is not a bug, it is geometry. By the end of this article you will know exactly how border-radius: 50% behaves, how to guarantee circles, how to intentionally create ovals, and how to apply this to images, avatars, … Read more

How to Design “Warning” and “Success” Banners

Alerts either calm users or save their day. By the end of this article you will build two production‑ready banners: a bold “Warning” banner that draws attention fast, and a calm “Success” banner that confirms an action without stealing focus. Both components use clean HTML, modern CSS, and small, CSS‑only icons that do not rely … Read more

The UI/UX of a “Read More” Button

The simplest pattern can still frustrate users. A “Read More” button sits at the intersection of content design, affordance, and motion. Done well, it reduces cognitive load, surfaces key information, and invites exploration without overwhelming the layout. In this tutorial you will build a polished, accessible “Read More” interaction with semantic HTML, clean CSS, and … Read more

10 Creative Ways to Use clip-path

clip-path is a precision knife for layout. With a single property, you can carve any element into angles, notches, and polygons that would normally require SVG, images, or extra wrappers. In this project you will build a small gallery of 10 practical components that showcase creative ways to use clip-path in production: diagonal heroes, ticket … Read more