<figure class="snip1500">
  <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sq-sample14.jpg" alt="sq-sample14" />
  <figcaption>
    <div>
      <h2>Pelican</h2>
      <h4>Steve</h4>
    </div>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>
<figure class="snip1500 hover"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sq-sample17.jpg" alt="sq-sample17" />
  <figcaption>
    <div>
      <h2>Bailey</h2>
      <h4>Wonger</h4>
    </div>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>
<figure class="snip1500"><img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/331810/sq-sample31.jpg" alt="sq-sample31" />
  <figcaption>
    <div>
      <h2>Penny</h2>
      <h4>Tool</h4>
    </div>
  </figcaption>
  <a href="#"></a>
</figure>

@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway:400,700);
@import url(https://code.ionicframework.com/ionicons/2.0.1/css/ionicons.min.css);
.snip1500 {
  font-family: 'Raleway', Arial, sans-serif;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 10px;
  min-width: 230px;
  max-width: 315px;
  width: 100%;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 16px;
  background-color: #000000;
}

.snip1500 *,
.snip1500 *:before,
.snip1500 *:after {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.55s ease;
  transition: all 0.55s ease;
}

.snip1500 img {
  max-width: 100%;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  vertical-align: top;
}

.snip1500 figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  padding: 5px 10px 10px;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-50%, -50%);
  -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
  -ms-transform-origin: 0 0;
  transform-origin: 0 0;
}

.snip1500 figcaption:before,
.snip1500 figcaption:after {
  height: 2px;
  width: 400px;
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  background-color: #ffffff;
}

.snip1500 figcaption:before {
  top: 0;
  left: 10px;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(100%);
  transform: translateX(100%);
}

.snip1500 figcaption:after {
  bottom: 0;
  right: 10px;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-100%);
  transform: translateX(-100%);
}

.snip1500 figcaption div:before,
.snip1500 figcaption div:after {
  width: 2px;
  height: 300px;
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  background-color: #ffffff;
}

.snip1500 figcaption div:before {
  top: 10px;
  right: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(100%);
  transform: translateY(100%);
}

.snip1500 figcaption div:after {
  bottom: 10px;
  left: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-100%);
  transform: translateY(-100%);
}

.snip1500 h2,
.snip1500 h4 {
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.snip1500 h2 {
  font-weight: 400;
}

.snip1500 h4 {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 700;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  color: #000000;
}

.snip1500 a {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

.snip1500:hover img,
.snip1500.hover img {
  zoom: 1;
  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
  -webkit-opacity: 0.5;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.snip1500:hover figcaption,
.snip1500.hover figcaption {
  opacity: 1;
}

.snip1500:hover figcaption:before,
.snip1500.hover figcaption:before,
.snip1500:hover figcaption:after,
.snip1500.hover figcaption:after,
.snip1500:hover figcaption div:before,
.snip1500.hover figcaption div:before,
.snip1500:hover figcaption div:after,
.snip1500.hover figcaption div:after {
  -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0);
  transform: translate(0, 0);
}

.snip1500:hover figcaption:before,
.snip1500.hover figcaption:before,
.snip1500:hover figcaption:after,
.snip1500.hover figcaption:after {
  -webkit-transition-delay: 0.15s;
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

/* Demo purposes only */
$(".hover").mouseleave(
  function() {
    $(this).removeClass("hover");
  }
);