alvaromontoro.hashnode.dev10 Cool CodePen Demos (June 2025) +Interview with Ben EvansAs part of this month's newsletter, we wanted to try something different. We got to talk to talk to Ben Evans, the creator of the "CSS Backrooms" demo featured below, and asked him some questions about himself, his demos, and life in general. Read th...Jul 9, 2025·10 min read
alvaromontoro.hashnode.devCSS Surprise Manga LinesThere’s a common effect in manga and anime when a person is surprised, shocked, or even disgusted: lines “radiate” from their face to canvas and highlight their facial expression. I like that effect, and I’ve seen this done using web technologies wit...Jul 2, 2024·2 min read
alvaromontoro.hashnode.dev10 Cool CodePen Demos (February 2024)Electric Spinner The effects of this loader are a combination of electric sparks and a gooey/liquid behavior that is hypnotizing (at least, I cannot stop looking at it). Amazing job by Konstantin Denerz. https://codepen.io/konstantindenerz/pen/XWQWYV...Mar 3, 2024·3 min read
alvaromontoro.hashnode.devMobile Navigation 3D AnimationThis past weekend, I coded a 3D-CSS demo inspired by Mobile navigation system, by Dzianis Rakhuba. It may not look like much at first, but it is more fun and entertaining when switching between a 2D and 3D visualization (by clicking on the Start and ...Feb 12, 2024·1 min read
alvaromontoro.hashnode.devCSS CartoonscomiCSS is a comic about CSS coded in CSS. Yes, the comics and cartoons are all coded in HTML and CSS (with a couple of SVG exceptions that also use CSS internally). And yes, I've been doing it for two years already. Why? Because it's fun, they can b...Feb 8, 2024·3 min read
