Flexbox Grid with Responsive and Grow Effect

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Flexbox Grid with Responsive and Grow Effect

Create a responsive flex-grid with a grow effect with minimal media queries required. Read the full tutorial here: https://blog.fullstackdigital.com/how-to-create-a-flawless-responsive-post-grid-with-flexbox-e5c7cc9d28e

A Pen by Fullstack Digital on CodePen.

License.

index.html

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                  <div class="grid-image-top sputnik">
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style.css

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,700");

body {
  color: #000;
  font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.container {
  max-width: 1335px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.grid-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-flow: row wrap;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.grid-item {
  height: 250px;
  flex-basis: 20%;
  -ms-flex: auto;
  width: 250px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 10px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.grid-row a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.wrapping-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  color: currentColor;
}

.grid-item-wrapper {
  -webkit-box-sizing: initial;
  -moz-box-sizing: initial;
  box-sizing: initial;
  background: #aaa;
  margin: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
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  transition: padding 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1), margin 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1), box-shadow 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
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}

.grid-item-container {
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  width: 100%;
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}

.grid-image-top {
  height: 45%;
  width: 120%;
  background-size: cover;
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  background-position: 50% 50%;
  left: -10.5%;
  top: -4.5%;
  display: none;
}

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  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  position: absolute;
  top: 54.5%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 60%;
  height: 60%;
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.rex-ray-image {
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.sputnik-image {
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.edgex-image {
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}

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}

.scaleio-image {
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}

.csi-image {
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}

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}

.envoy-image {
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}

.istio-image {
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}

.grid-item-content {
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  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
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.item-category {
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  display: block;
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.item-excerpt {
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  display: block;
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  font-size: 12px;
  display: flex;
}

.more-info i {
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}

.grid-item:hover .more-info i {
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  transition-duration: .5s;
}

.more-info i::before {
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.grid-item:hover .grid-item-wrapper {
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  margin: -2% -2%;
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@media(max-width: 1333px) {
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@media(max-width: 1073px) {
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    flex-basis: 33.33%;
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@media(max-width: 815px) {
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@media(max-width: 620px) {
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    clear: both;
    float: none;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    width: auto !important;
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}

@media(max-width: 555px) {
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}