How to Create an Ad with Rollover Effect
Copyright © 2011 Yorgo Nestoridis. Visit the original article at http://yorgonestoridis.com/yorgo-nestoridis/how-to-create-an-ad-with-rollover-effect/.Add Rollover Effects to your Ads The principle is simple: the ad consists of a styled link, the style consisting of positioning a background image with a rollover effect when the mouse passes over the image (hover). When clicking on the image the target page opens. A few years ago the rollover effect could only be achieved using JavaScript. The same effect can now be achieved using CSS and namely the pseudo-class :hover. 1. Create your Image The rollover effect can be achieved using two separate small images which alternatively load as a background or by creating one big image containing multiple small images and by shifting the background position. (CSS Sprite). For the purpose of this exercise we will use the CSS Sprite version. The example shows the rollover effect as used on the homepage. For our image we need the normal view as well as the hover view of the ad united on one image created in Photoshop: the image here below is 250 pixels wide and 250 pixels high. In stead of creating two images we create only one and leave a vertical space between the two [...] Related posts:Create 125 x 125 pixels Ads How to create a Favicon with Photoshop Simple Sprites Menu Create a Favicon with Photoshop Create Apple Touch Icons and Startup Images
May 12, 2011
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