Prototype Animations: Guiding Users Between States
Think of prototype animations as visual storytelling, showing the relationship between a user's action and the resulting UI state. Use them to show menus expanding or pages sliding in.
Prototype animations are visual storytelling, not just decoration. They show the relationship between an action and the resulting UI state, making the app feel intuitive. Use them for menus expanding (`Smart Animate`), pages sliding in (`Move In`), or carousels (`Push`). The most common mistake is choosing an animation that misrepresents the UI's structure, like using `Push` for a modal overlay. This breaks the user's mental map of what is 'on top of' what.
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