I don't mean the undermine the skill required to achieve this but why would you use CSS to do something like this? I've also seen stuff like pure CSS logos, pure CSS fail whale, etc. and I have no doubt it helps you understand CSS inside out but what is the practicality of it? I love it, but I just want to know why you'd prefer pure CSS over images or some other way to display similar effects.
This is effectively a vector image. It can fit any window without losing quality. Something like this could also be done with an actual vector image (and there should eventually be good SVG support in all browsers), but I think CSS might give you more control in some situations.
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I don't mean the undermine the skill required to achieve this but why would you use CSS to do something like this? I've also seen stuff like pure CSS logos, pure CSS fail whale, etc. and I have no doubt it helps you understand CSS inside out but what is the practicality of it? I love it, but I just want to know why you'd prefer pure CSS over images or some other way to display similar effects.
This is effectively a vector image. It can fit any window without losing quality. Something like this could also be done with an actual vector image (and there should eventually be good SVG support in all browsers), but I think CSS might give you more control in some situations.