Making motion meaningful

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Movement has a job to do

Motion should orient, connect or reveal. If an animation does none of those things, removing it often makes the experience clearer.

Build a recognizable rhythm

A small library of easing curves, durations and choreography rules creates identity without spectacle at every click.

Respect the viewer

Give people room to focus. Avoid aggressive auto-playing media and keep reduced-motion alternatives first-class.

Document the decisions

A clear motion system explains both how something moves and why. That context is what makes it reusable.