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CSS

Posted by Jesse Box
Jesse Box
5,068 Points

Responsive Images that Animate using CSS

Hello Treehouse Go'ers

I'm in the planning stages of designing a website for myself. I've taken many classes and I still have a couple of questions regarding two main mechanics of my website.

First Mechanic Issue: The desired effect I want is the background of my page to animate with multiple images that span full screen using a ease-in transition effect. I've read that its not possible to animate a background property, Is this true? If so what would be the next best way to achieve what I want.

Second Mechanic Issue: Making those fullscreen images responsive... I'm going to approach my website from a 'mobile first' perspective so this is really key for me. I'm a novice at Javascript but if theres a solution out there that involves some jquery magic then I fill endeavour to learn. I would be super keen to know if theres a CSS solution to this problem as well since I'm much more advanced with CSS.

Many Thanks in advance

1 Answer

John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points
John Locke
John Locke
15,479 Points

Hi Jesse:

Instead of making the background itself animate, try putting a full-width div with your images right above your background layer. Making images responsive starts with adding { max-width: 100%; } You can add {width: 100%: } and your width will change with the browser.

If you have a background image, the idea is basically the same. On your <body> or other containing div, add { background-image: url(yourpath.png) no-repeat center center; background-size: cover; }

These are just places to start. Without knowing the specific effect you are going for, it's difficult to recommend the next step. Most everything that can be done has a tutorial somewhere.