The Animated Visual Effects Pattern
Explore how to apply CSS animations and transitions to add dynamic visual effects that guide user attention and improve interface responsiveness. Understand the strengths and limitations of CSS animation techniques, common pitfalls to avoid, and how to balance performance with user experience for accessible, engaging designs.
The Animated Visual Effects pattern introduce a sense of liveliness and interactivity into user interfaces. Motion can guide the user’s attention, indicate changes, create feedback, and enhance the emotional feel of an application. By animating transitions, hover states, background gradients, or element appearance, interfaces feel smoother, more responsive, and more engaging.
How the pattern works
This pattern uses CSS properties such as transition, animation, and transform to apply motion. Transitions allow ...