![]() ![]() If you’re looking for something a bit more realistic, this JavaScript-powered flickering flame is a good choice. It not only has the legitimate look of a lit candle wick, there is a full screen luminescence as well. See the Pen Flame in the wind by Blake Bowen Hot Logo However, the movement may need to be slowed down for effective use on a website. When we think of fire effects, our first thought may be of an overwhelming visual. But subtlety can also be quite effective, as is the case with this animated logo. See the Pen Oak Stave : SVG Logo Animation by DroidPinkman Game Over? Here, the effect adds a touch of modernity to the retro-styled composition. Much like fire effects, 8-bit graphics seem to have found a permanent home on the web. Their simple, pixelated look is both fun and a great reminder of classic video games. This snippet shows both of the effects coming together in glorious harmony. ![]() At first glance, a line of fire fades out. See the Pen Bitfire □ by J Scott Smith Flying Through Space Then you realize that the flames are also attached to cursor movements. It’s hard to believe that this flame-tinged sky effect was crafted with just HTML and CSS. See the Pen CSS wormhole by Indrek Paas It’s Bubbly But it shows what’s possible with a seamless background and some movement. Rather, it seems more liquid-like (or maybe even a tad like a ghost). Still, this would be a great fit for sites that rely more on illustrations to tell their story. See the Pen Simple CSS-only Fire Animation by Satrio Yamanda Time Stands Still The movements are subtle and, despite the uniqueness of the look, still recognizable. Having a full-width background of raging orange and yellow flames could be a little too intense. See the Pen Fire by Michal Burning up the Web A still photo of flames sits in the background, while hundreds of tiny particles act as sparks, dancing their way around them. Sure, the use of fire effects isn’t appropriate for every website. But there are a number of potential use cases. Sites that focus on specific topics such as camping, the outdoors or even scary stories could be a fit. You might even see it implemented on the official site of the next big action movie. More than that, though, is how these effects represent advancements in technology. Pixelstick fire and flames software#įor instance, some of the pure CSS examples in our collection may have required powerful software to replicate just a few years ago. Then consider just how intricate these effects are when paired with the right JavaScript library. Want to see more hot examples? Check out our CodePen collection.Pixelstick meet Fujifilm… now lets create! So, while fire may be among the most ancient things in our world, we might also use it to judge our present. While we were on our photo tour of Venice Carnival, Bobbi Lane and I had a great opportunity to test out a prototype of Fujifilm’s new medium format camera, the GFX. For now, I’d like to introduce you to the Pixelstick! I had been planing to create some images using the amazing Pixelstick, a very cool, programable light painting device, and Venice Carnival was the perfect setting for creative play! You can see more about the Fujifilm GFX in my previous blog post here. The Pixelstick is a linear array of LED lights in a hand holdable, spinning, configuration. The assembled Pixelstick is 73″ long with 200 LED lights arranged along its length. A handle is configured such that the “stick” can spin around the handle, allowing for interesting light painting effects. ![]() The intensity, and color of each of 200 lights is controlled through a timed application of a bitmap image-sort of like a flatbed scanner in reverse. You can feed literally any image into the Pixelstick, and then “paint” the image into a dark scene by waving the Pixelstick through the scene. Pixelstick supplies a set of default graphic images built-in, with a number of other pre-formatted images available for download from their website. ![]()
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