fun-with-clip-path
Creative
css visual effects
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
11 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Design: 4 for, 5 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Looks cool and creative
From 5 comments
It looks cool, but to have to navigate from one side of the screen to the opposite one is quite suboptimal
flaburgan on HNThat looks really cool. No idea what to use it in, but it’s great.
MagicMoonlight on HNGood job! Looks amazing! It is a great way to call attention to content.
felineflock on HNThis is just awesome!
pmkary on HNlooks really cool
drakeswalla on HN
Demo loads fast
From 1 comment
The _inspiration_ site loaded slowly on my Dino laptop, but the _demo_ was super fast. Good job.
xtiansimon on HN
Objections
Poor usability: menu requires moving mouse across the screen
From 3 comments
It looks cool, but to have to navigate from one side of the screen to the opposite one is quite suboptimal
flaburgan on HNI am not a big fan of that kind of UI. You have to move your mouse all the way top left and then all the way bottom right. It's the worst possible distance-to-move you can come…
deterministic on HNNeat experiment, but this is not good design. Design is about solving problems. A menu is suppose to help you to quickly find and get to a specific section of your site. Why do I…
uxcolumbo on HN
Not mobile friendly and breaks on some screen sizes
From 2 comments
This is not mobile friendly. Was that intentional?
djfobbz on HNAs expected, this doesn't work with non-standard browser window sizes and is butchered on mobile in horizontal mode. But since the original implementation is also broken, I guess…
self_awareness on HN
Keyboard accessibility is weak
From 1 comment
I'm pretty forgiving about accessibility (I'm able to say this at all because I don't have to rely rigidly on accessibility tools) but nav menus feel like a baseline we shouldn't…
AlexAplin on HN
Slow performance on some hardware
From 1 comment
I tried to use it yesterday on my iPad. Some kind of element was blocking the menu. Tried it today on my PC (big screen) - the intro animation is slow - 6-10 FPS and clicking on…
uxcolumbo on HN
Requests
Write-up on the design to code process
From 1 comment
I like the demo. It's bold, creative, and dynamic. Will there be more explorations? Maybe a writeup on the design to code process?
xtiansimon on HN
Questions
Is there a working demo link?
From 2 comments
Is there a demo? The link points to a github repo, and github pages is not active
bmacho on HNSite is death hugged? Anyone have a working link?
ddtaylor on HN
Alternatives named
Original JavaScript implementation by Iventions Events
From 1 comment