If you’re like me, and you probably are if you’re reading inspiring design blogs like this, you enjoy a good mouse effect. What am I talking about? You know – the dripping, slipping, cutting, blurring, smoking, and trailing as you scroll. The power of development today is truly unbelievable, but totally beautiful. Mouse effects add animation, character, and interest to any website or application. Want an example? Check out this interactive fluid distortion hover effect demo by Codrops, a web design and development blog. Man, look what code can do. Show me the demo now!

Image Source: Personal screenshot from Codrops.com