CodePen Embed - Kippo Hover Card Effect

<div class="card-swiper">
  <div class="card-groups">
    <div class="card-group" data-index="0" data-status="active">
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="card-group" data-index="1" data-status="unknown">
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="card-group" data-index="2" data-status="unknown">
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="little-card card">

      </div>
      <div class="big-card card">

      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card-swiper-buttons">
    <button id="hate-button" onclick="handleHateClick()">
      <i class="fa-solid fa-x"></i>
    </button>
    <button id="love-button" onclick="handleLoveClick()">
      <i class="fa-solid fa-heart"></i>
    </button>
  </div>
</div>

<a id="source-link" class="meta-link" href="https://kippo.com/chill" target="_blank">
  <i class="fa-solid fa-link"></i>
  <span>Source</span>
</a>

<a id="yt-link" class="meta-link" href="https://youtu.be/6TYkDy54q4E" target="_blank">
  <i class="fa-brands fa-youtube"></i>
  <span>Tutorial</span>
</a>

body {
  background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);  
  margin: 0px;  
  height: 100vh;
  
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}

.card-groups,
.card-group,
.card {
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 7;
}

.card-groups,
.card-group,
.big-card {  
  width: 30vmin;
}

.card-group {
  position: absolute;
  transition: transform 400ms ease;
}

.card-group[data-status="unknown"] {
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: none;
}

.card-group[data-status="active"] {
  transition-delay: 300ms;
}

.card-group[data-status="after"] {
  transform: translateX(50%) scale(0);
}

.card-group[data-status="before"] {
  transform: translateX(-50%) scale(0);
}

.card-group[data-status="becoming-active-from-after"] {
  transform: translateX(50%) scale(0);
  transition: none;
}

.card-group[data-status="becoming-active-from-before"] {
  transform: translateX(-50%) scale(0);
  transition: none;
}

.card {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  position: absolute;
  transition: transform 800ms cubic-bezier(.05,.43,.25,.95);
  
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}

.big-card {
  border-radius: 1vmin;
}

.little-card {
  width: 12vmin;
  border-radius: 2vmin;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  box-shadow: -1vmin 1vmin 2vmin rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.big-card:nth-child(2) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568572933382-74d440642117?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8NXx8ZG9nc3xlbnwwfHwwfHw%3D&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60n");
  transform: translateX(-10%) rotate(-1deg);
}

.big-card:nth-child(4) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1534351450181-ea9f78427fe8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTB8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
  transform: rotate(2deg);
}

.big-card:nth-child(6) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1552053831-71594a27632d?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTN8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
  transform: translateX(-6%) rotate(-3deg);
}

.big-card:nth-child(8) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1537151608828-ea2b11777ee8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTV8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
  transform: translate(10%, 3%) rotate(5deg);
}

.card-group[data-index="1"] > .big-card:nth-child(6) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1537151608828-ea2b11777ee8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTV8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.card-group[data-index="1"] > .big-card:nth-child(8) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1552053831-71594a27632d?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTN8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.card-group[data-index="2"] > .big-card:nth-child(4) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1537151608828-ea2b11777ee8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTV8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.card-group[data-index="2"] > .big-card:nth-child(8) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1534351450181-ea9f78427fe8?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTB8fGRvZ3N8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.little-card:nth-child(1) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1543852786-1cf6624b9987?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8NXx8Y2F0c3xlbnwwfHwwfHw%3D&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.little-card:nth-child(3) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1548546738-8509cb246ed3?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8OXx8Y2F0c3xlbnwwfHwwfHw%3D&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.little-card:nth-child(5) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526336024174-e58f5cdd8e13?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MTB8fGNhdHN8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.little-card:nth-child(7) {
  background-image: url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1533738363-b7f9aef128ce?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8MjN8fGNhdHN8ZW58MHx8MHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60");
}

.card-group:hover > .card {  
  box-shadow: -2vmin 2vmin 3vmin rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.card-group:hover > .big-card:nth-child(2) {
  transform: translate(-75%, 16%) rotate(-24deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .big-card:nth-child(4) {
  transform: translate(-25%, 8%) rotate(-8deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .big-card:nth-child(6) {
  transform: translate(25%, 8%) rotate(8deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .big-card:nth-child(8) {
  transform: translate(75%, 16%) rotate(24deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .little-card:nth-child(1) {
  transform: translate(200%, -160%) rotate(-15deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .little-card:nth-child(3) {
  transform: translate(160%, 170%) rotate(15deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .little-card:nth-child(5) {
  transform: translate(-200%, -170%) rotate(15deg);
}

.card-group:hover > .little-card:nth-child(7) {
  transform: translate(-280%, 140%) rotate(-15deg);
}

.card-swiper-buttons {
  margin-top: 8vmin;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;  
  padding: 0vmin 4vmin;
}

.card-swiper-buttons > button {
  font-size: 2.5vmin;
  border: 0.4vmin solid rgb(200, 200, 200);
  border-radius: 100%;
  color: white;
  background-color: transparent;
  height: 7vmin;
  width: 7vmin;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  cursor: pointer;
}

#love-button {
  color: rgb(33, 150, 243);
  border-color: rgb(33, 150, 243);
}

/* -- YouTube Link Styles -- */

body.menu-toggled > .meta-link > span {
  color: rgb(30, 30, 30);
}

#source-link {
  bottom: 60px;
}

#source-link > i {
  color: rgb(94, 106, 210);
}

#yt-link > i {
  color: rgb(239, 83, 80);
}

.meta-link {
  align-items: center;
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 6px;
  bottom: 10px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  cursor: pointer;  
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 5px;
  left: 10px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  position: fixed;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 400ms, border-color 400ms;
  z-index: 10000;
}

.meta-link:hover {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.meta-link > i, .meta-link > span {
  height: 20px;
  line-height: 20px;
}

.meta-link > span {
  color: white;
  font-family: "Rubik", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
}

let activeIndex = 0;

const groups = document.getElementsByClassName("card-group");

const handleLoveClick = () => {
  const nextIndex = activeIndex + 1 <= groups.length - 1 ? activeIndex + 1 : 0;
  
  const currentGroup = document.querySelector(`[data-index="${activeIndex}"]`),
        nextGroup = document.querySelector(`[data-index="${nextIndex}"]`);
        
  currentGroup.dataset.status = "after";
  
  nextGroup.dataset.status = "becoming-active-from-before";
  
  setTimeout(() => {
    nextGroup.dataset.status = "active";
    activeIndex = nextIndex;
  });
}

const handleHateClick = () => {
  const nextIndex = activeIndex - 1 >= 0 ? activeIndex - 1 : groups.length - 1;
  
  const currentGroup = document.querySelector(`[data-index="${activeIndex}"]`),
        nextGroup = document.querySelector(`[data-index="${nextIndex}"]`);
  
  currentGroup.dataset.status = "before";
  
  nextGroup.dataset.status = "becoming-active-from-after";
  
  setTimeout(() => {
    nextGroup.dataset.status = "active";
    activeIndex = nextIndex;
  });
}

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