- In this tutorial, we'll be creating…an infinitely looping animation.…CSS is great for this type of animation…because it makes it possible to set an infinite loop…with much less code than other methods.…We'll be creating a couple of animated clouds,…like the ones you see here, that drift across the sky.…We'll also be looking at the animation shorthand syntax…and using one set of keyframes for multiple elements.…First, let's take a quick look…at the HTML behind this example.…We have a div with a class of sky…and our two clouds within it.…Note that each cloud has a shared class of cloud…and a unique class as well.…
We'll use that unique class name…to create a slight variation in the animation for each cloud…and we'll use the shared class…for all of their common properties.…Switching over to our CSS,…we'll check out the initial styles we have in place.…We have a class of cloud…that lists all the shared properties…that both our clouds have…including width and height and the background image.…And then we have our unique classes…
Author
Val Head
Released
1/22/2016Web designer Val Head introduces CSS transforms and transitions—the foundation of most CSS animations—and shows how to keyframe simple animations and adjust their timing, fill, and direction. She also covers looping and chaining animations, animating HTML and SVG elements, and optimizing animation performance, and introduces the best tools and use cases for CSS animation. Start watching to get your brand in motion.
- Using CSS transforms and transitions
- Working with animation-delay and animation-fill-mode
- Timing and easing CSS animations
- Animating elements in place
- Animating sprite images
- Animating CSS transforms and transitions
- Chaining multiple animations
- Animating SVG images
- Creating high-performance CSS animations
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. Overview of CSS Transitions and Transforms
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CSS transform basics4m 15s
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Simple 3D transforms4m 6s
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CSS transitions4m 15s
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2. Understanding CSS Animations
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Animation basics5m 53s
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Timing functions and easing7m 53s
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3. CSS Animation Building Blocks
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Animate 3D transforms5m 46s
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Chain multiple animations5m 44s
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4. Applying CSS Animations to SVG
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Export SVG from Illustrator5m 37s
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Animate SVG with CSS7m 25s
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5. Performance, Browser Support, and Fallbacks
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When to use CSS animations5m 28s
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High-performance animations4m 48s
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6. Tools for Creating CSS Animations
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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