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Created August 1, 2012 13:24
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Animated CSS hover effect
/**
* Animated CSS hover effect
Replicate:
http://www.vanschneider.com/ */
body {
background-color: #000;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #000;
float: left;
position: relative;
overflow :hidden;
}
a:before {
content: "+";
font-size: 5rem;
text-align: center;
line-height: 7rem;
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
width: 7rem;
height: 7rem;
border-radius: 50%;
bottom: 0;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -3.5rem;
margin-bottom: -3.5rem;
background: hsla(0,0%,0%,.8);
color: hsla(0,100%,100%,1);
opacity: 0;
transition: all 1s ease;
}
img {
opacity: 0.5;
display: block;
transition: all
.8s ease;
position: relative;
}
a:hover img {
opacity: 1;
}
a:hover:before {
bottom: 50%;
opacity: 1;
transform: rotate(180deg);
}
a > h2 {
font-family: serif;
font-size: 1.3em;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-weight: 400;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 1rem 0;
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
z-index: 2;
background-color: hsla(0,0%,10%,1);
color: hsla(0,0%,85%,1);
}
<a href="#">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/300/400/abstract/10"/>
<h2>Item Title</h2>
</a>
{"view":"separate","fontsize":"100","seethrough":"","prefixfree":"1","page":"all"}
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