I've always wanted to bring life to the most simple design element possible. Using only code.
When I stumbled upon Nicolas' small avatar in the footer of his portfolio, I knew it was exactly what I'd been looking for. It was simple, sleek and was already slightly animated. The subtle head and eye movements already made it alive.
I then played around for a bit, and created a dozen more animations with keyframes in CSS. It's incredible to see how much emotion you can give to a simple design element: 1 circle, 2 dots and a gradient.
Here it is, in all its glory: