# Nice effects with CSS 3 gradient 

Inspired by [Nils Lauks article, "A flexible shadow with background-size"](<http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/a-flexible-shadow-with-background-size/>)  I learned how  we can abuse radial gradient to get nice effects using less code

[Take a look at the result](<http://der-auftritt.de/testcase/gradientshadow.html>)