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In Pieces – A CSS-based exhibition celebrating evolutionary distinction

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Post by alecsx6 » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 12:32 PM UTC

In Pieces – A CSS-based exhibition celebrating evolutionary distinction
species-in-pieces.com

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Post by brudgers » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 2:00 PM UTC

Title: Species in Pieces

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Post by ythn » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 2:58 PM UTC

Am I the only one that thought this was going to be an exhibition of outdated CSS techniques that can still be found on old websites?

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Post by serg_chernata » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 3:06 PM UTC

Man, this gave me a pretty sweet dose of nostalgia. The music reminds me of Billy Bussey's portfolio, from good 10 years ago. It was a mix of flash and 3D modeling.

Edit

Ha, I found it. Thanks Internet Archive.

http://web.archive.org/web/20061230155412/http://www.billybu...?

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Post by fdim » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 3:09 PM UTC

ythn wrote: post #3

Am I the only one that thought this was going to be an exhibition of outdated CSS techniques that can still be found on old websites?

Nope, you are not alone. I was looking forward to see some gifs or transparent pngs used as rounded corners.

Edit: the presentation itself is impressive, even with unexpected content

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Post by charlieegan3 » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 3:38 PM UTC

I know it's all in CSS but the graphics look like those generated by https://github.com/fogleman/primitive

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Post by PButcher93 » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

Not surprised to see this doing the rounds again. It is a great use of CSS with a powerful message.

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Post by overcast » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 4:02 PM UTC

charlieegan3 wrote: post #6

I know it's all in CSS but the graphics look like those generated by https://github.com/fogleman/primitive

This really looks nothing like primitive. Primitive has lots of overlaying strokes.

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Post by poletopole » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 4:07 PM UTC

ythn wrote: post #3

Am I the only one that thought this was going to be an exhibition of outdated CSS techniques that can still be found on old websites?

Same here. It clicked when I saw the dolphin.

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Post by komali2 » Wed, Apr 05, 2017, 4:26 PM UTC

Lol how do people get this good at css. Whenever I get a css ticket at work I inevitably find myself in the chrome inspector twiddling levers and switches until it looks juuuuust right... And then doing it all over again in a day after QA kicks it back with a "misaligned on Firefox" comment