Fun hover effect with CSS3 transform and transition

Fun hover effect with CSS3 transform and transition

by Nirvanachain

HTML

<div class="container">
    <a href="#" class="link"></a>
</div>

CSS

.container {
    width:100%
}

.link:before {
    background-color: #3DAAE9;
    border-radius: 50% 50% 50% 50%;
    content: "";
    display: block;
    height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    padding-top: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    -ms-transform: scale(0);
    -webkit-transform: scale(0);
    transform: scale(0);
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease 0s;
    transition: all 0.5s ease 0s;
    width: 100%;
}

.link {
    width: 25%;
    background-image: url('http://i.imgur.com/rR1oRDZ.jpg');    
    background-color: #333333;
    background-position: center center;
    background-size: 100% 100%;
    border-radius: 50% 50% 50% 50%;
    color: #3DAAE9;
    display:block;
    height: 0;
    padding-top: 25%;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.link:hover {
    outline: 0 none;
}
.link:hover:before {
    opacity: 0.5;
    -ms-transform: scale(1);
    -webkit-transform: scale(1);
    transform: scale(1);
}