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Very cool! Well done! My only suggestion would be to replace the font used for the letters with something more generic. As it is now, some of the letters don't really look the way they usually do in popular fonts. I think the best examples of this are the "G", "Q", and "S". The "G" actually looks better in Firefox 44 than Chrome 48 (both on Mac OS X 10.10). I like the animations, though, and I like how the letters animate when you hover over them.

The fonts might be very pretty but are they fit for purpose? The flashcards I can remember always seemed to use totally sensible fonts with not even the slightest whiff of hipster about them. There was no merging between letters or 'wedding invite' fonts. Clever this may be, but, for me, I would prefer fonts that were better suited to learning the English Language.

Hey, great work! I'm interested in how you did that flip book effect and unfortunately the JavaScript code looks minified and is very hard to read. Did you use a library or did you hand-write it yourself?

Seems to be in https://github.com/bookiza/bookiza

Quick google finds: http://www.turnjs.com/ (not what OP uses probably)

Yeah, I know that one. It's discontinued, though - I'm actually looking for a replacement for this exact library.

Been thinking about writing my own implementation but was hoping for an alternative when I saw this post.

If I were to write my own implementation, I don't even know how to start.

For doing stuff like this, what background knowledge do you need?

I assume it's just math, but as a junior dev do you know what should I learn to do things like this?

As a new father, I really love this; thank you for your effort. My wife and I have been gathering lots of books to read to our baby and this will be an awesome addition!

Nice, any reason you haven't launched it as an App and tried to make some money? :)

Awesome! Very well-crafted and ultra consistent among all devices!

This is awesome. Exactly what I need for my baby.. :D

This is very sweet, and also quite appealing even if we ignore the technological feat. I'm sure many parents will love it, great work!

Super cute!

I wonder if there is a more common animal with "I" then the iguana...

Thanks!

Not many; we chose Iguana over Impala because it's more fun for toddlers to speak out "Eee-goo-vaana" with a hand action.

:-)

Ibex or ibis perhaps.

I thought there were other more interesting choices, like Xerus and Urial. I really didn't mind the more esoteric animals, mixed with the common, as I thought it made a good learning experience.

I'd love my boy to point at a red squirrel and (incorrectly) shout Xerus! Xerus! Or (less likely) a mouflon calling it a urial, so I could patiently explain the difference.

Niiiice. Very well done !! :)

Are children that stupid?

Well done, very cool!

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