movement of elements on a screen that can help solidify their relationship, create a visual appeal or rearrange/remove controls or information presented visually
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Blinking, bouncing and flashing elements
I'm responsible for the UI/UX in a software development company.
During my absence, some developers decided to implement a "bounce" effect on a button of a website that they think should have more ...
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Why do progress bars animate backwards?
Gmail's new loading bar drew my attention to this today:
The colored pattern inside the bar animates from right to left.
The Mac OS progress bars do the same:
Is there a reason for this? If I ...
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How can animations be depicted in wireframes effectively?
I came across a question on Quora about jQuery animations in wireframes, which got me thinking about the general conventions in depicting any animation in static wireframes. I've been using either ...
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How and when should you use animation in your application?
Sometimes applications can benefit from animations in the UI.
What tips do you have for determining when you should use animation?
How can you maximize the usefulness of animations and avoid ...
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Why are nested elements scrolled to the opposite direction?
My question is about scrolling conventions, and spatial scroll conventions in general (even here it's only horizontal, but same applies for vertical scrolling).
Looking at the below mockup, why is it ...
