HTML 5 is going to change the way we code pages – and the way they look – but there are still whole unexplored worlds already available to us in CSS. Among them is a ready-made 3D engine, beautifully exploited in Steve Witten’s Acko.net website. Read an interesting article on the effect at http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/01/visually-stunning-redesign-showcases-the-3d-power-of-css/.
For full effect, you’ll need to view this site in a browser built on WebKit, meaning Chrome or Safari. You get a degraded version in other browsers, which is a factor to consider with advanced sites. And on my Mac, the processor utilization goes way up, turning on the cooling fans. It will be interesting to see how this kind of effect works in more advanced browsers. There’s plenty more to come….