Ever since SVG came on the scene CSS got that much more interesting. You can apply SVG+XML protocol in your CSS styling to create your own tailored, and dynamic โฆ
- background (image) โฆ with or without an opacity consideration (via a linear gradient)
- border image โฆ not for the faint hearted
- cursor โฆ non-mobile only
โฆ and weโve written a โproofof conceptโ first draft web
application you can try, here, even below, where seeing the SVG might tweak your โideas paletteโ!
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