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One of the most powerful aspects of CSS3 is 2d transforms. They enable the front-end developer to manipulate objects in ways that CSS2 only dreamed of. In reality, the only way to get to do 2d transforms was to use javascript. We are going to be looking at the basics of using 2d transforms and then you can use your creativity in how they apply to your own pages. Since these are not going to work in older browsers it is best if you use these effects in “nice to have” situations instead of “need to have” ones. If you absolutely need to have these effects to do a particular effect then you will need to rely or fall back on javascript.

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So far we have looked at CSS gradients as well as CSS animations. We are now going to combine them into a cool and interesting effect. This should be considered experimental and probably shouldn’t be used on any production sites unless you have the proper CSS fallbacks.

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For this tutorial we are going to be focusing on who to create a neon text with adding a cool graphic behind the text. The effect is very simple (so simple you will be amazed) but the image has a lasting impression that you can use on many projects to gave it an extra flare.

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Adobe Illustrator is a wonderful program that lets you create amazing vector graphics. There are so many tutorials out there that cater to Photoshop that I though it was time to do one for Illustrator. In time I will also do tutorials for Adobe’s other programs such as InDesign and perhaps Flash Catalyst. Today we are going to be creating a beautiful color radial using simple techniques that can be applied anywhere.

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CSS3 has really changed the way front end developers are shaping and designing the way webpages look today without the need for extra images and extra markup. Today we are going to be looking at a new CSS3 property that takes a common problem that took several divs and reduces it to a simple container leaving the presentation to the CSS where it belongs.

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