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Blob Crop

The photo sits in an organic blob crop that slowly morphs between shapes, like a living cell.

Runs continuously — adjust the sliders and watch.

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Shape A

Shape B

Morph speed8s

Metadata

interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Blob Crop — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/blob-crop */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--blob-crop {
  --ifx-blob-a: 42% 58% 63% 37% / 45% 38% 62% 55%;
  --ifx-blob-b: 37% 63% 44% 56% / 63% 38% 62% 37%;
  --ifx-blob-dur: 8s;
}

.ifx-card--blob-crop {
  border-radius: var(--ifx-blob-a, 42% 58% 63% 37% / 45% 38% 62% 55%);
  corner-shape: round; /* the base card's squircle corner-shape squares the blob off */
  animation: ifx-blob-morph var(--ifx-blob-dur, 8s) ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes ifx-blob-morph {
  to { border-radius: var(--ifx-blob-b, 58% 42% 37% 63% / 55% 62% 38% 45%); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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