Retro Mini Gallery with Modern CSS

This project is a tribute to a time in web design (not so very long ago) that was ruled by gradients, patterns, and textures 💅🌈🎨

I wrote the initial version of this on JSFiddle in early 2012 with the comment "Yay pseudo elements!" 😂

This updated version is responsive and uses modern CSS techniques, features, and tools like:

• grid layout
• object-fit on the image
• Sass (technically around but not quite stable/well-known in 2012)

It also uses properly semantic and hierarchical HTML, and considers accessibility 🤘

The "retro" techniques used are:

• not-quite-realistic wood grain background texture
• text-shadow to "inset" the headline
• skeumorphic(ish) "Polaroid" design of the cards
• borderline-offensive gradients on the buttons 😅

Please enjoy!

If you're curious about the cut-out effect around the "love" button, it's accomplished by setting the same fixed position background image on the body and the ::after:

body,
.gallery-card__actions::after {
  background: url(http://subtlepatterns.com/patterns/wood_pattern.png) top left repeat fixed;
}

Comments

[Dezideriu Raita]

Wooow nice but use also that TypeScript please coz right now those Love thinks doesn't do anything

[ubair noor]

That is cool

[Angga Lesmana]

Wow that's cool😊