Animating CSS Shapes

by Umar

HTML

<!-- http://sarasoueidan.com/blog/animating-css-shapes/ -->
<p class="note">Hover over the container to see the shapes animate. <span style="color:red">Please see browser support note at beginning of article.</span></p>
<div class="container">
  <div class="column column-left">
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    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Sapiente praesentium eaque voluptates animi et distinctio officiis commodi iusto ullam nam consequatur sunt nesciunt vitae provident excepturi. Fuga eveniet inventore neque?
  </div>
  <div class="column column-right">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Aliquam beatae totam recusandae inventore iure fuga dolorum debitis quia quasi laborum porro magnam odit ut optio aspernatur consequuntur assumenda ipsum vel.
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Consectetur molestias pariatur corporis cumque eos magni perspiciatis libero ad possimus vel iusto sed dolores? Incidunt non ipsa nulla sapiente porro saepe.
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. 
  </div>
</div>

CSS

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.note {
  margin:20px auto;
  width:600px;
}
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700,900);
body {
    font-size: 1em;
    font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}
.container {
  width: 700px; 
  height: 600px;
  margin: 30px auto;
  padding: 25px;
  background: #eee url(http://sarasoueidan.com/blog/animating-css-shapes/images/tree.png) 50% 50% no-repeat;    
  background-size: 0;
  transition: all 1s linear;
}
.container:hover {
  background-size: 50% auto;
}

.column {
  width: 300px;
  height: 550px;
  text-align: justify;
  transition: all 1s linear; 
  color: #ddd;
  background-color: #000;
  shape-padding: 10px;
}
.column-left {
  float: left;
}
.column-right {
  float: right;
  shape-inside: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 550px, 0 550px, 0 450px, 0 400px, 0 400px, 0 400px, 0 350px, 0 250px, 0 200px, 0 170px, 0 160px, 0 130px, 0 110px, 0 60px);  
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 550px, 0 550px, 0 450px, 0 400px, 0 400px, 0 400px, 0 350px, 0 250px, 0 200px, 0 170px, 0 160px, 0 130px, 0 110px, 0 60px);
}
.container:hover .column-right {
  shape-inside: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 550px, 30px 550px, 30px 450px, 80px 400px, 100px 400px, 120px 400px, 160px 350px, 120px 250px, 100px 200px,  100px 170px, 100px 160px, 60px 130px, 60px 110px, 0 60px);  
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 550px, 30px 550px, 30px 450px, 80px 400px, 100px 400px, 120px 400px, 160px 350px, 120px 250px, 100px 200px,  100px 170px, 100px 160px, 60px 130px, 60px 110px, 0 60px); 
}
.column-left {
  float: left;
  shape-inside: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 60px, 300px 80px, 300px 100px, 300px 150px, 300px 180px, 300px 275px, 300px 375px, 300px 420px, 300px 410px, 300px 440px, 300px 450px, 300px 550px, 0 550px );
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 0, 300px 0, 300px 60px, 300px 80px, 300px 100px, 300px 150px, 300px 180px, 300px 275px, 300px 375px, 300px 420px, 300px 410px, 300px 440px, 300px 450px, 300px 550px, 0 550px...