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4 Ways to Create Richer Web Experiences

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The Web has evolved a lot from being a simple document repository, and we now have browsers capable of rich visual interactions on desktop as well as mobile. Because I'd like to talk about where the Web is headed in this article, many of the features I'll cover may have limited support, so it is important to use resources like caniuse.com which has a robust list of features and charts specifying where they are supported. Let's take a dive into the four ways you can enhance your site UX: CSS CSS is the styling language for our documents, we tend to think of this in simple terms like changing font size or color, but it is becoming increasingly powerful with features like transforms and animations. We're also getting new features to make it even more powerful. If you've used Vector Masks in tools like Photoshop, you should be familiar with the idea behind CSS Clip Paths. This feature allows you to define a shape in CSS that defines the transpare...