Material shadow & css hacked

BOX SHADOW

1. box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
2. box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.16), 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.23);
3. box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.19), 0 6px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.23);
4. box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0 10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
5. box-shadow: 0 19px 38px rgba(0,0,0,0.30), 0 15px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);

hover

box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0 10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);


Register/login box subtle shadow/ card shadow

box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px 0 hsla (0, 0%, 0.2);
border-top: 6px solid #40A4F4; /* top border to bland design */


Form inset Shadow

box-shadow: inset 0 2px 4px 0 hsla (0, 0%, 0.08);


Search box or typing inside

background-color: hsl(210, 9%, 96%);

DIVIDE

Stop using border for divider use this

background: hsl(0, 0%, 98%);

Stop using border to divide menu.. use margin

margin-bottom: 48px;

ICON

Don't make the icon big, use round or square background and let the icon stay small

ref: https://medium.com/refactoring-ui/7-practical-tips-for-cheating-at-design-40c736799886

Custom style Material Design Box Shadow

https://www.webcomponents.org/element/PolymerElements/paper-styles


<custom-style>

<style is="custom-style">

    html {


      --shadow-transition: {

        transition: box-shadow 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);

      };


      --shadow-none: {

        box-shadow: none;

      };


      /* from http://codepen.io/shyndman/pen/c5394ddf2e8b2a5c9185904b57421cdb */


      --shadow-elevation-2dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-3dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 3px 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 1px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 3px 3px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-4dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 4px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-6dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 6px 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 1px 18px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 3px 5px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-8dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 8px 10px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 3px 14px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 5px 5px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-12dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 12px 16px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 4px 22px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 6px 7px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-16dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 16px 24px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0  6px 30px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0  8px 10px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };


      --shadow-elevation-24dp: {

        box-shadow: 0 24px 38px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),

                    0 9px 46px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),

                    0 11px 15px -7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);

      };

    }

  </style>

</custom-style>