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diff --git a/_posts/2021-04-13-macos-icon-css.md b/_posts/2021-04-13-macos-icon-css.md deleted file mode 100644 index 75a1b9f..0000000 --- a/_posts/2021-04-13-macos-icon-css.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,273 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "Create a Mac App Icon with Pure HTML and CSS" -date: 2021-04-13 ---- - - -I have always been a huge fan of [Bogdan's work on Dribbble](https://dribbble.com/bg-d) and was recently inspired to see if I could replicate one of his awesome icon designs with only HTML & CSS. What was the outcome? I think it's a half-way decent copy - of course the original will always look significantly better. - -Don't care about reading through the tutorial? No problem! You can [jump right down to the live demo](#demo) - -## The Comparison - -Let's take a look at the original Dribbble shot: - -<figure> - <img src="/public/images/e54ac9b2850f786471d7790bec3844a6.webp" alt="Big Sur Icon"> - <figcaption>The original Dribbble shot (<a href="/public/images/e54ac9b2850f786471d7790bec3844a6.webp">direct link to image</a>)</figcaption> -</figure> - -And now let's see what we will be creating with only HTML & CSS: - -<figure> - <img src="/public/images/big-sur-css.webp" alt="Big Sur Icon"> - <figcaption>What we are going to create with pure HTML & CSS (<a href="/public/images/big-sur-css.webp">direct link to image</a>)</figcaption> -</figure> - -Like I said - far from perfect but still a fun experiment! - -## The HTML - -Let's jump right in and build out the main skeleton of our project: - - - <div class="white-square"></div> - <div class="blue-square"> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - <div class="row"> - <div class="item"></div> - <div class="item"></div> - </div> - </div> - <div class="play-button"> - <div class="triangle"></div> - </div> - - - - The `white-square` element is the white, rounded square in the background - - The `blue-square` is the main blue square of the icon - - The `row` elements inside the `blue-square` will be our individual *lines* spread across the icon - - The `play-button` is obviously - the play button - - Right now it will look like nothing, but we can change that by adding the most important part... - -## The CSS - -Pasting the entire CSS styling here would end up looking a little daunting. Instead, I'm just going to breakdown each individual section to make things more digestible. - -### Defaults & the White Square - - - * { - box-sizing: border-box; - } - :root { - --row-distance: 42px; - } - - .white-square { - background: white; - border-radius: 105px; - box-shadow: inset 0 -5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0 12px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); - height: 420px; - left: 165px; - position: absolute; - transform: rotate(-8deg); - top: 95px; - width: 420px; - } - - -See that `--row-distance` variable? That will come into play a bit later. For now, we want to lay the Blue Square on top of this newly creating White Square: - - - .blue-square { - background: linear-gradient(#04BDFD 0%, #0585E4 100%); - border-radius: 105px; - box-shadow: inset 0 5px 8px rgba(255,255,255,0.5), inset 0 -5px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.32), 0 12px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.18), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.15); - height: 420px; - left: 205px; - padding: 75px 0 0; - position: absolute; - top: 75px; - width: 420px; - } - - -## Targeting the Inner Rows - -So far so good. The next part *looks* like a lot, but I assure you it's fairly straightforward. We need to include each row inside the Blue Square like in the original Dribbble shot (7 total). First we start with the parent `row` styling: - - - .blue-square .row { - display: flex; - height: 20px; - justify-content: space-between; - padding: 0 55px; - position: absolute; - width: 100%; - } - - -Now we style each individual row item via the `nth-of-type` attribute: - - - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(2) { margin-top: var(--row-distance); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(2) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 85px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(2) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 100px); - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(3) { margin-top: calc(var(--row-distance) * 2); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(3) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 115px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(3) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 130px); - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(4) { margin-top: calc(var(--row-distance) * 3); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(4) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 185px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(4) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 200px); - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(5) { margin-top: calc(var(--row-distance) * 4); width: calc(100% - 115px); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(5) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 105px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(5) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 120px); - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(6) { margin-top: calc(var(--row-distance) * 5); width: calc(100% - 140px); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(6) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 65px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(6) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 80px); - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(7) { margin-top: calc(var(--row-distance) * 6); width: calc(100% - 160px); } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(7) .item:nth-of-type(odd) { - width: 40px; - } - .blue-square .row:nth-of-type(7) .item:nth-of-type(even) { - width: calc(100% - 55px); - } - .blue-square .row .item { - background: white; - border-radius: 20px; - box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.06), inset 0 2px 4px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); - width: 40px; - } - .blue-square .row .item:nth-of-type(even) { - background: #3FC0F5; - width: calc(100% - 55px); - } - - -Take a few moments to read everything over - it will help you better understand what's going on. Basically, we are adding two inner elements to each row element. We calculate the `margin-top` distance by using that `--row-distance` variable I mentioned earlier. The inner elements are then styled based on their placement inside the row (`nth-of-type`). - -### The Play Button - -Now we finish things off with a much simpler element to style: - - - .play-button { - backdrop-filter: blur(6px); - border-radius: 9999px; - box-shadow: inset 0 4px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3), inset 0 20px 15px rgba(255,255,255,0.6), 0 8px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); - height: 220px; - overflow: hidden; - position: absolute; - right: 140px; - top: 320px; - width: 220px; - } - .play-button::before { - background: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); - border-radius: 9999px; - content:''; - filter: blur(40px); - height: 150%; - left: -25%; - opacity: 0.8; - position: absolute; - top: -25%; - width: 150%; - } - - .triangle { - position: absolute; - left: calc(50% - 2em); - background-color: #315074; - top: calc(50% - 2.1em); - text-align: left; - } - .triangle:before, - .triangle:after { - content: ''; - position: absolute; - background-color: inherit; - } - .triangle, - .triangle:before, - .triangle:after { - width: 3.2em; - height: 3.2em; - border-top-right-radius: 30%; - } - - .triangle { - transform: rotate(-90deg) skewX(-30deg) scale(1,.866); - } - .triangle:before { - transform: rotate(-135deg) skewX(-45deg) scale(1.414,.707) translate(0,-50%); - } - .triangle:after { - transform: rotate(135deg) skewY(-45deg) scale(.707,1.414) translate(50%); - } - - -Thanks to [meduz](https://m.nintendojo.fr/@meduz/106059826445460903) for pointing out the `backdrop-filter` property. This allows for a frosted glass look on Chromium & Safari (although sadly not on Firefox). The `triangle` element could also be improved by using an embedded `SVG` but I was determined to use only CSS for this experiment :P - -That's really all there is to it! You can see the embedded CodePen example below or [check it out directly here →](https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/bGgBRaV) - ---- - -### Special Thanks - -Thanks to Bogdan for letting me butcher the original Dribbble shot :D - -- [bg-d.net](http://bg-d.net/) -- [Bogdan on Dribbble](https://dribbble.com/bg-d) - ---- - -<h2 id="demo">Live Demo (CodePen)</h2> - -[Live CodePen Demo](https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/bGgBRaV) |