The glow of grime Of course this 'sheen of antiquity' of which we hear so much is in fact the glow of grime. In both Chinese and Japanese the words denoting this glow describe a polish that comes of being touched over and over again, a sheen produced by the oils that naturally permeate an object over long years of handling—which is to say grime. If indeed 'elegance is frigid', it can as well be described as filthy. Jun'ichirō Tanizaki & Thomas J. Harper, In Praise of Shadows timeaestheticsfilthflaws
An Interactive Guide to CSS Transitions A Reference Work by Josh W. Comeau www.joshwcomeau.com In this tutorial, we'll dig in and learn a bit more about CSS transitions, and how we can use them to create lush, polished animations. cssanimation