🎃 Spookify – Halloween Landing Page

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge – Halloween Edition, Perfect Landing

What I Built

A stunning, fully-featured Halloween-themed landing page built with modern web technologies. This project showcases advanced animations, interacti…


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Burhanuddin S. Tinwala

This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Halloween Edition, Perfect Landing

What I Built

A stunning, fully-featured Halloween-themed landing page built with modern web technologies. This project showcases advanced animations, interactive elements, and responsive design for an immersive spooky experience.

✨ Features

🎨 Visual Effects

  • Animated Particle System - 80 floating particles with Halloween colors (orange, red, white)
  • Custom Ghost Cursor - Interactive ghost cursor with glowing trail effect
  • GSAP Scroll Animations - Professional parallax effects and scroll-triggered animations
  • Hover Micro-interactions - Spooky shake, glow pulse, and 3D transform effects
  • Gradient Borders - Rotating gradient animations on card hover
  • Pumpkin Glow Effects - Pulsing orange glow throughout the page

🎭 Interactive Elements

  • Responsive Mobile Menu - Slide-in hamburger menu for mobile devices
  • Interactive Particles - Particles react to mouse hover and clicks
  • Smooth Scroll Animations - Elements fade in and animate on scroll
  • CTA Button - Continuous pulse animation with enhanced hover effects
  • Auto-hiding Navbar - Navbar hides on scroll down, shows on scroll up

📱 Responsive Design

  • Fully responsive on all devices (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • Optimized particle count for mobile performance (40 vs 80)
  • Custom cursor disabled on touch devices
  • Mobile-optimized text sizes and spacing
  • Adaptive grid layouts

🚀 Performance

  • 60 FPS animations with GSAP
  • Optimized particle rendering
  • Once-only animations to prevent re-rendering
  • Efficient scroll triggers
  • Touch-device detection for better mobile UX

Demo

Spookify Art

Spookify Halloween Art Challenge

Journey

1. Advanced Animation Techniques

  • GSAP ScrollTrigger Mastery: Learned how to create professional parallax effects and coordinate multiple scroll-triggered animations
  • Canvas API for Custom Effects: Built a custom cursor with trailing effects using HTML5 Canvas
  • Animation State Management: Discovered the importance of using gsap.set() and gsap.fromTo() for reliable initial states
  • Performance Optimization: Implemented once: true flags to prevent animations from reversing and causing layout issues

2. React & Next.js Best Practices

  • Client-Side Components: Used "use client" directive effectively for interactive components
  • useEffect Lifecycle: Managed side effects and cleanup for animations, event listeners, and canvas rendering
  • Component Composition: Built modular, reusable components that work together seamlessly
  • TypeScript Integration: Leveraged TypeScript for type-safe props and better developer experience

3. Responsive Design Patterns

  • Mobile-First Approach: Implemented responsive breakpoints using Tailwind's utility classes
  • Touch Device Detection: Learned to detect touch devices and disable features like custom cursor for better UX
  • Adaptive Performance: Reduced particle count on mobile devices (40 vs 80) for better performance
  • Responsive Grid Systems: Mastered grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 patterns

4. CSS Animation Techniques

  • Keyframe Animations: Created complex animations like spooky-shake, glow-pulse, and cta-pulse
  • CSS Gradients: Implemented rotating gradient borders and multi-layer gradient backgrounds
  • Transform & Filter Effects: Used transform, filter, and backdrop-blur for modern visual effects
  • CSS Variables: Defined custom color palette with CSS custom properties for consistency

5. Performance & Optimization

  • 60 FPS Target: Ensured all animations run at 60 FPS using GSAP and optimized CSS
  • Lazy Loading: Particles and animations only initialize when components mount
  • Z-Index Layering: Properly managed stacking contexts to prevent overflow issues
  • Event Listener Cleanup: Learned to remove event listeners in useEffect cleanup functions

6. Problem-Solving & Debugging

  • Animation Conflicts: Resolved conflicts between Framer Motion and GSAP by choosing the right tool for each job
  • Scroll Behavior Issues: Fixed hero section overflow by adding overflow-hidden and proper z-index
  • Visibility Problems: Debugged cards disappearing by understanding toggleActions and animation lifecycle
  • State Persistence: Ensured elements stay visible after animations complete

7. Third-Party Library Integration

  • tsparticles: Integrated and configured a complex particle system with custom options
  • GSAP + ScrollTrigger: Combined multiple GSAP plugins for advanced scroll effects
  • Framer Motion: Used alongside GSAP for different types of animations
  • Package Management: Used pnpm for efficient dependency management

8. UI/UX Design Principles

  • Visual Hierarchy: Created clear focus points with size, color, and animation
  • Micro-interactions: Added delightful details that enhance user engagement
  • Accessibility Considerations: Disabled problematic features on touch devices
  • Theme Consistency: Maintained Halloween aesthetic throughout all components


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Burhanuddin S. Tinwala


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