CSS3 - Box Shadow: Page Curl Effect

css3-box-shadow-page-curl-effect.markdown

CSS3 - Box Shadow: Page Curl Effect

No Javascript. Just HTML and CSS.

A Pen by Bubba Smith on CodePen.

License.

index.html

<header>
  <h1>Box Shadow</h1>
  <p>Page Curl Effect</p>
</header>
<div>
  <ul class="box3">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
  </ul> 

  <ul class="box2">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
  </ul>
  

  <ul class="box4">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
  </ul> 
      
  <ul class="box">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
  </ul> 
</div>

script.js

/* Source: http://matthamm.com/box-shadow-curl.html*/

/* Coding for ".box" was from the "Source" above. I am proud of myself on this Pen though...I was able to look at the CSS and figure out how to make the box-shadow effects on the other 3 boxes. I also added some formating to the body, header, etc. to finish the presentation of the Pen. */

style.css

/*Style CSS*/

/* -------------------------------- 

Primary style

-------------------------------- */
html * {
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

*, *:after, *:before {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-size: 100%;
  font-family: "Bitter", sans-serif;
  color: #f5f4ed;
  background-color: #e8e8e8;
}


/* -------------------------------- 

Main components 

-------------------------------- */
header {
  background: #454545;
  height: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}
header h1 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: bold;
  padding-top: 1.6em;
  margin-bottom: .2em;
}
header p {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #707070;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
  header {
    height: 200px;
  }
  header h1 {
    font-size: 30px;
    font-size: 1.875rem;
    padding-top: 2.6em;
  }
}

main p {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 2em 0;
}
@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
  main p {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }
}




/* My Tweaks - Center the boxes on the page */

div {
width:846px;
height:400px;
padding-top: 40px;
margin: 0 auto;
}

div, header {
	box-sizing:border-box;
	-moz-box-sizing:border-box;
}




/* Source: http://matthamm.com/box-shadow-curl.html */

ul.box, ul.box2, ul.box3, ul.box4 {
position: relative;
z-index: 1; /* prevent shadows falling behind containers with backgrounds */
overflow: hidden;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0; }


ul.box li, ul.box2 li, ul.box3 li, ul.box4 li {
position: relative;
float: left;
width: 250px;
height: 150px;
padding: 0;
border: 1px solid #efefef;
margin: 0 30px 30px 0;
background: #fff;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.27), 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.27), 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) inset;
box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.27), 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) inset; }


ul.box li:before,
ul.box li:after,
ul.box2 li:after,
ul.box2 li:before,
ul.box4 li:after {
content: '';
z-index: -1;
position: absolute;
left: 10px;
bottom: 10px;
width: 70%;
max-width: 300px; /* avoid rotation causing ugly appearance at large container widths */
max-height: 100px;
height: 55%;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-webkit-transform: skew(-15deg) rotate(-6deg);
-moz-transform: skew(-15deg) rotate(-6deg);
-ms-transform: skew(-15deg) rotate(-6deg);
-o-transform: skew(-15deg) rotate(-6deg);
transform: skew(-15deg) rotate(-6deg); }


ul.box li:after,
ul.box4 li:after {
left: auto;
right: 10px;
-webkit-transform: skew(15deg) rotate(6deg);
-moz-transform: skew(15deg) rotate(6deg);
-ms-transform: skew(15deg) rotate(6deg);
-o-transform: skew(15deg) rotate(6deg);
transform: skew(15deg) rotate(6deg); }