Learning Less.js

Creating a good animation

How often have you looked at a site only to find that it looks like the inside of someone's brain in the middle of a migraine? Too many sites fall victim to the temptation to animate everything—animation is a secret ingredient that can make the most impact when care has been taken over its use.

So, what makes a good animation? This will depend on the context of the site, but there are some good tips that every designer should follow:

• Don't overdo the attention grabbers—visitors want to feel in control of their browsing experience, so plastering a subscription dialog just when they reach the information they need is a big no-no! Use it to highlight something they might have missed, not to distract them.
• Animation works well ...