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You Don't Need Animations
When motion helps — and when it hurts
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emilkowal.ski
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Loads the real site in a frame. Some sites block embedding — if it comes up blank, use Open instead.
What it is
Emil Kowalski's interactive essay on purposeful animation, frequency of use, and perceived speed. The companion piece to animations.dev — argues that the best animation is often none.
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essaymotioncraftinteractive
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