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Interesting to see CSS coming into it's own. Sure it's not the most practical thing at the moment, but I could certainly see some smaller-scale uses being usefu

• smt88 12y ago
  Considering PNG has been around since 1996 and HTML pages can load arbitrary images and fonts, we don't need pure CSS icons. We have purpose-built formats for images. This CSS image project is just for fun. The whole "[something] in pure CSS" began when people realized how awful table-based layouts are. First it was layouts, then full-blown designs. This is almost like the most extreme version of that trend, almost to the point of parody.
  • gpvos 12y ago
    While that may be true for this site, I do think CSS could be very useful for icons, since the it's infinitely zoomable, and a PNG isn't.
    • Nullabillity 12y ago
      SVG? Vectorized, far better browser support than advanced CSS, advanced WYSIWYG editor support.
      • gpvos 12y ago
        SVG is another obvious contender, but it needs a separate file (or a cryptic data url), which is not always a disadvantage, but sometimes may be. It seems like CSS has many of the same possibilities as SVG, although expressed a bit more obscurely. But I can imagine that an SVG-to-CSS converter would be possible.