Flip Cards Gallery
Original · freeA grid of cards that flip in 3D on hover to reveal a caption and details on the back.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/gallery-flip-cards.json"use client";
import { useRef, useState } from "react";
import { motion, useInView } from "motion/react";
type FlipItem = {
src: string;
alt: string;
title: string;
category: string;
location: string;
year: string;
detail: string;
accent: string;
};
const ITEMS: FlipItem[] = [
{
src: "/img/gallery/g03.webp",
alt: "Pale morning fog rolling over dark coastal cliffs at first light",
title: "Coastal Light",
category: "Landscape",
location: "Big Sur, CA",
year: "2024",
detail: "Shot 40 minutes before sunrise while the marine layer still hugged the rocks.",
accent: "from-sky-400 to-indigo-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g07.webp",
alt: "Studio portrait lit with a single soft key light against deep shadow",
title: "Studio 04",
category: "Portrait",
location: "Berlin",
year: "2023",
detail: "One 5-foot octabox, feathered to keep the falloff long and quiet.",
accent: "from-rose-400 to-fuchsia-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g12.webp",
alt: "Close detail of layered green leaves catching a thin band of sunlight",
title: "Understory",
category: "Nature",
location: "Kyoto",
year: "2024",
detail: "Backlit foliage after rain, focus stacked across three frames.",
accent: "from-emerald-400 to-teal-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g18.webp",
alt: "Minimal architecture with a curved concrete wall and hard midday shadow",
title: "Concrete Curve",
category: "Architecture",
location: "Lisbon",
year: "2022",
detail: "Waited for the sun to clip the parapet and split the wall in two.",
accent: "from-amber-400 to-orange-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g22.webp",
alt: "Quiet city street at dusk with warm shop windows and wet pavement",
title: "Blue Hour",
category: "Street",
location: "Tokyo",
year: "2023",
detail: "Handheld at 1/15s, leaning on a lamppost to steady the frame.",
accent: "from-indigo-400 to-violet-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g27.webp",
alt: "Overhead flat lay of ceramics and dried botanicals on linen",
title: "Still Life No.9",
category: "Product",
location: "Studio",
year: "2024",
detail: "North-facing window light, a single black flag on the shadow side.",
accent: "from-stone-400 to-neutral-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g31.webp",
alt: "Long exposure of a mountain river smoothing over dark boulders",
title: "Slow Water",
category: "Landscape",
location: "Torres del Paine",
year: "2023",
detail: "Six-stop ND, thirty-second exposure to soften the current.",
accent: "from-cyan-400 to-blue-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g34.webp",
alt: "Candid portrait of a musician backstage under a bare warm bulb",
title: "Backstage",
category: "Documentary",
location: "New Orleans",
year: "2022",
detail: "Available light only, pushed two stops to keep the mood intact.",
accent: "from-yellow-400 to-red-500",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g09.webp",
alt: "Abstract pattern of rippling sand dunes in raking evening light",
title: "Dune Study",
category: "Abstract",
location: "Namib Desert",
year: "2024",
detail: "Shot long, from a ridge, to compress the ridgelines into ribbons.",
accent: "from-orange-400 to-rose-500",
},
];
function FlipCard({ item, index }: { item: FlipItem; index: number }) {
const [flipped, setFlipped] = useState(false);
return (
<motion.li
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 28 }}
animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
transition={{
duration: 0.55,
delay: index * 0.06,
ease: [0.22, 0.8, 0.2, 1],
}}
className="gfc-scene group relative"
>
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setFlipped((v) => !v)}
aria-pressed={flipped}
aria-label={`${item.title}. ${item.category}. Activate to ${
flipped ? "hide" : "reveal"
} details.`}
className="block w-full rounded-2xl outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-indigo-500 focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-white dark:focus-visible:ring-offset-neutral-950"
>
<div
className="gfc-card relative aspect-[4/5] w-full rounded-2xl"
data-flipped={flipped}
>
{/* Front */}
<div className="gfc-face absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-200/80 bg-neutral-100 shadow-sm ring-1 ring-black/5 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:ring-white/5">
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={item.src}
alt={item.alt}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="h-full w-full select-none object-cover transition-transform duration-700 ease-out will-change-transform group-hover:scale-[1.04]"
/>
<div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/65 via-black/10 to-transparent" />
<div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 flex items-end justify-between gap-3 p-4">
<div>
<span
className={`inline-flex rounded-full bg-gradient-to-r ${item.accent} px-2.5 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-white shadow`}
>
{item.category}
</span>
<h3 className="mt-2 text-lg font-semibold leading-tight text-white drop-shadow-sm">
{item.title}
</h3>
</div>
<span className="mb-0.5 grid h-8 w-8 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-full bg-white/15 text-white backdrop-blur-sm ring-1 ring-white/25 transition-colors group-hover:bg-white/25">
<svg
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
className="h-4 w-4"
fill="none"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth={2}
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
aria-hidden="true"
>
<path d="M4 4v6h6" />
<path d="M20 20v-6h-6" />
<path d="M20 10a8 8 0 0 0-14.9-3M4 14a8 8 0 0 0 14.9 3" />
</svg>
</span>
</div>
</div>
{/* Back */}
<div className="gfc-face gfc-back absolute inset-0 flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-200 bg-white p-5 text-left shadow-sm ring-1 ring-black/5 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:ring-white/5">
<div
className={`absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-1 bg-gradient-to-r ${item.accent}`}
/>
<span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
{item.category}
</span>
<h3 className="mt-1 text-xl font-semibold leading-tight text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50">
{item.title}
</h3>
<p className="mt-3 text-sm leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-300">
{item.detail}
</p>
<dl className="mt-auto grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t border-neutral-200 pt-4 dark:border-white/10">
<div>
<dt className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500">
Location
</dt>
<dd className="mt-0.5 text-sm font-medium text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-100">
{item.location}
</dd>
</div>
<div>
<dt className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-neutral-400 dark:text-neutral-500">
Year
</dt>
<dd className="mt-0.5 text-sm font-medium text-neutral-800 dark:text-neutral-100">
{item.year}
</dd>
</div>
</dl>
</div>
</div>
</button>
</motion.li>
);
}
export default function GalleryFlipCards() {
const sectionRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
const inView = useInView(sectionRef, { once: true, margin: "-80px" });
return (
<section
ref={sectionRef}
className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-white px-6 py-20 sm:py-24 dark:bg-neutral-950"
>
<style>{`
.gfc-scene { perspective: 1600px; }
.gfc-card {
transform-style: preserve-3d;
transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}
.gfc-scene:hover .gfc-card,
.gfc-scene:focus-within .gfc-card,
.gfc-card[data-flipped="true"] {
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.gfc-face {
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.gfc-back { transform: rotateY(180deg); }
@keyframes gfc-drift {
0%, 100% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
50% { transform: translate3d(0, -14px, 0); }
}
.gfc-orb { animation: gfc-drift 9s ease-in-out infinite; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.gfc-card { transition: none; }
.gfc-orb { animation: none; }
}
`}</style>
{/* Ambient background */}
<div
aria-hidden="true"
className="gfc-orb pointer-events-none absolute -right-24 -top-24 h-72 w-72 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-300/40 to-violet-300/30 blur-3xl dark:from-indigo-600/20 dark:to-violet-600/15"
/>
<div
aria-hidden="true"
className="pointer-events-none absolute -bottom-32 -left-24 h-80 w-80 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-emerald-300/30 to-sky-300/20 blur-3xl dark:from-emerald-600/15 dark:to-sky-600/10"
/>
<div className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl">
<header className="mx-auto max-w-2xl text-center">
<motion.span
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 12 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : {}}
transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-50 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-neutral-600 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/5 dark:text-neutral-300"
>
<span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" />
Selected Work
</motion.span>
<motion.h2
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : {}}
transition={{ duration: 0.55, delay: 0.05 }}
className="mt-4 text-balance text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 sm:text-4xl dark:text-neutral-50"
>
A collection that turns over
</motion.h2>
<motion.p
initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
animate={inView ? { opacity: 1, y: 0 } : {}}
transition={{ duration: 0.55, delay: 0.1 }}
className="mt-3 text-pretty text-base leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400"
>
Hover, tap, or focus any frame to flip it and read the story behind
the shot.
</motion.p>
</header>
<ul className="mt-14 grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
{ITEMS.map((item, i) => (
<FlipCard key={item.src} item={item} index={i} />
))}
</ul>
</div>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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