Recreating The Square Slider
The new Square site is lovely and I really like the slider they have on the homepage. So I decided to try and recreate it in a simple and reusable way.
The HTML
<div class="square-slider">
<div class="slide slide1">
<div class="content light">
<h3>Recreating The Square Slider</h3>
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</div>
<img src="images/asset1.png" alt="" class="asset" />
</div>
<div class="slide slide2">
<div class="content dark">
<h3>Looks Amazing Right?</h3>
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</div>
<img src="images/asset2.png" alt="" class="asset" />
</div>
<div class="slide slide3 inverted">
<div class="content light">
<h3>And Simple To Use</h3>
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</div>
<img src="images/asset3.png" alt="" class="asset" />
</div>
<a href="#" class="prev">Prev</a>
<a href="#" class="next">Next</a>
<div class="overlay"></div>
</div>The CSS
.square-slider {
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
background: #fff;
}
.square-slider .slide {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: none;
opacity: 0;
-moz-opacity: 0;
-moz-transition: opacity 800ms cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98) 100ms;
-webkit-transition: opacity 800ms cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98) 100ms;
-o-transition: opacity 800ms cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98) 100ms;
transition: opacity 800ms cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98) 100ms;
-moz-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-o-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-ms-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}
.square-slider .slide:first-child { display: block; }
.square-slider .slide:first-child,
.square-slider .slide.active {
opacity: 1;
-moz-opacity: 1;
}
.square-slider .slide .content {
position: absolute;
top: 40%;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -450px;
width: 360px;
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
z-index: 7;
-webkit-transition-property: -webkit-transform,opacity;
-moz-transition-property: -moz-transform,opacity;
-webkit-transition-duration: 800ms,700ms;
-moz-transition-duration: 800ms,700ms;
-webkit-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98);
-moz-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98);
-webkit-transform: translate3d(-30px, 0, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(-30px, 0);
}
.square-slider .slide.inverted .content {
left: auto;
right: 50%;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: -450px;
-webkit-transform: translate3d(30px, 0, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(30px, 0);
}
.square-slider .slide.active .content {
-webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
}
.square-slider .slide .asset {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 50%;
-webkit-transition-property: -webkit-transform,opacity;
-moz-transition-property: -moz-transform,opacity;
-webkit-transition-duration: 800ms,700ms;
-moz-transition-duration: 800ms,700ms;
-webkit-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98);
-moz-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.51, 0.01, 0.37, 0.98);
-webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(0, 0);
}
.square-slider .slide.inverted .asset {
left: auto;
right: 50%;
}
.square-slider .slide.active .asset {
-webkit-transform: translate3d(-7px, 3px, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(-7px, 3px);
}
.square-slider .slide.inverted.active .asset {
-webkit-transform: translate3d(7px, 3px, 0);
-moz-transform: translate(7px, 3px);
}
.square-slider .prev,
.square-slider .next {
background: url(images/nav.png) no-repeat;
display: block;
width: 67px;
height: 67px;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
margin-top: -30px;
z-index: 10;
border: 0;
text-indent: -9999px;
display: none;
opacity: 0.6;
-moz-opacity: 0.6;
-webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
-moz-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
-ms-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
-o-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
}
.square-slider .prev {
left: 40px;
background-position: 0 100%;
}
.square-slider .next { right: 40px; }
.square-slider .prev:hover,
.square-slider .next:hover {
opacity: 1;
-moz-opacity: 1;
}
.square-slider .overlay {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: -100%;
width: 300%;
height: 100%;
z-index: 5;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
.square-slider {
width: 100%;
height: 550px;
margin: 40px auto;
}
.square-slider .slide .content.light { color: #fff; }
.square-slider .slide .content.dark {
color: #333;
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}
.square-slider .slide1 { background: url(images/bg1.jpg) no-repeat 50% 50%; }
.square-slider .slide2 { background: url(images/bg2.jpg) no-repeat 50% 50%; }
.square-slider .slide3 { background: url(images/bg3.jpg) no-repeat 50% 50%; }The Javascript (jQuery)
(function($){
$('.square-slider').each(function(){
var slider = $(this),
slides = slider.find('.slide'),
currentSlide = 0;
slides.show();
$(slides[currentSlide]).addClass('active');
$('.next,.prev', slider).show();
$('.prev', slider).on('click', function(){
slides.removeClass('active');
currentSlide--;
if(currentSlide < 0) currentSlide = slides.length - 1;
$(slides[currentSlide]).addClass('active');
return false;
});
$('.next', slider).on('click', function(){
slides.removeClass('active');
currentSlide++;
if(currentSlide > slides.length - 1) currentSlide = 0;
$(slides[currentSlide]).addClass('active');
return false;
});
});
})(window.jQuery);A Few Notes
- Feel free to download the source and customise and use it in your own sites. Don’t use the images as they belong to Square Inc.
- Add the
.invertedclass to a.slidediv to swap the position of the asset and content. - Depending on the background you’ll want to use the
.lightor.darkclass on the.contentdivs. - This is pretty much cross browser (as in the slider itself will still work in most browsers, just not with the fancy transitions).
- If javascript is off (really?) it displays the first slide.
- Source code is Public domain.
Enjoy.