Having perused the icons8.com article on 3 Key Uses for Animation in Motion Design in addition to reading up on What Science Can Teach You about Designing Great Graphical User Interface Animations from Ditte at the International Design Foundation, I can tell you that there are many reasons you should seriously consider what motion design is and isn't before you begin … [Read More...] about Animation in UI Design: The What, When, and Why
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Icons for Your Next Project
Having used several icon suites over the years, It was refreshing to stumble upon Iconshock, a site that professes to offer up to 2 million icons for a variety of … [Read More...] about Icons for Your Next Project
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UI Animations Must Begin with Affordance
After taking a look at InVisions highly bombastic article in The 8 most important UI animations of all time, I realized that while some of these make a lot of sense … [Read More...] about UI Animations Must Begin with Affordance
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Inspiration from the Big Screen to the Mobile Screen
If you've spent as much time watching movies as the average person, you're well aware that the intro or title sequences at the beginning of the movie can really set the scene for the entire film. A site called Art of the Title has become an archive for some of … [Read More...] about Inspiration from the Big Screen to the Mobile Screen
NN/G: Accessible Animation
The Nielsen Norman Group, a longtime leader in user experience, has published an article regarding accessibility and animation best practices entitled, "Executing UX Animations: Duration and Motion Characteristics." While interactivity can be used to great … [Read More...] about NN/G: Accessible Animation
Animation Best Practices
I've been using InVision for the past several years now at an enterprise level and am always amazed by the quality of content they put out for their customers. The Animation Handbook, a free guide for understanding UI animation, is no different in that … [Read More...] about Animation Best Practices