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Arjun Vijay Prakash
Arjun Vijay Prakash

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Interactive Solar System Exploration with CSS & JavaScript

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge v24.09.04, CSS Art: Space.

Inspiration ✨

Today, I'm bringing to you an interactive solar system exploration project that brings the wonders of space to life.

The idea was to create a tool that lets users learn about planets and the solar system in a fun and engaging way.


Demo 🔥


Journey 👨‍💻

This project tested my patience with pure CSS and JavaScript. Things not working, don't know why, then working all of a sudden - it was a rollercoaster ride.

But I gotta say - the journey of creating this project was filled with learning and experimentation.

I focused on building a user-friendly interface where people could search for planets and immediately see information about them.

The challenge was making the solar system look visually appealing while keeping it functional and educational.

I’m proud of how the draggable facts component and the search functionality turned out, as it adds an interactive element that enhances the user experience.

Throughout this process, I learned a lot about combining creativity with coding.

Next, I plan to explore adding more detailed information and possibly 3D elements to the program.


Thank you for checking out my interactive solar system exploration project. 🎉

It was a challenging yet rewarding experience, blending creativity with coding.

I'm excited to continue improving it with more features and detail.

Your interest and feedback mean a lot to me.

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Happy Coding! Thanks for 32003!

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Amil Rotta • Edited

I’m excited to share my submission for the Frontend Challenge v24.09.04, CSS Art: Space. My project is an interactive solar system exploration tool built with CSS and JavaScript. The goal was to create an engaging and educational experience that allows users to explore and learn about the planets and the solar system. I hope you find it both informative and visually appealing. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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Andrew Baisden

Fun infographic.

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

@thepracticaldev @lesa_ns @ben

Hey! So sorry to tag you guys here, but I had a thought in mind -

Can you all please give me suggestions for improvements to my project? it would be really appreciated. Because I worked a lot on this one, so I would like to see where it lacked.

Thank you so much.

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Tiago Mateus

awesome!!

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Miguel

awesome!!

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Martin Baun

When youre really in the zone :P
This is pretty cool can't wait to check it out later! I'd love to leave a review via videofeedbackr :)

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Thanks! Looking forward to your review on VideoFeedbackr!

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GreenFlux

Awesome work!

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Appreciate the kind words.

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Tom S

This is really cool, but slightly broken on mobile; looks like .focusedPlanetInfo just needs a higher z-index to fix that though (like the facts dialog).

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Arjun Vijay Prakash

Right, I fixed that. Thanks for your review by the way!

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Valentina Kiyungi

Very nice

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Esteban Jimenez Ruiz

Very interesting!