CSS Trickery - Actually just some cool CSS

In my recent research phase into Image sliders, I uncovered a world of CSS tips and tricks. I want to document these CSS tricks/tips, for my reference just in case I want to use them in my website.

Links to the CSS trickery that I like

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/TypographyEffects/index5.html

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/ElasticSlideshow/index.html - I might be able to use this as my navigation.

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/AnimatedButtons/index4.html - Nice navigation buttons

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/OriginalHoverEffects/index10.html - I'm liking this one.

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/BlurMenu/index5.html - Oh I REALLY like this one. - Blur Menu.

http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/ResponsiveImageGallery/ - Thumbnail Carousel

http://tympanus.net/Development/SlidingBackgroundImageMenu/example2.html - Sliding image background menu