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>does anybody really enjoy a stiff, snappy UI? Yes many do. Especially the snappy part. I've removed a lot of eye candy animations coded by well meaning devs a
by innomatics 7y ago
>does anybody really enjoy a stiff, snappy UI?
Yes many do. Especially the snappy part. I've removed a lot of eye candy animations coded by well meaning devs at the request of users who care about nothing more that speed.
Animations can be a nice first impression, but if you use the app daily e.g for work or data entry you know how to navigate and you want as close to instant response as possible.
Maybe a smart pattern is animate in the early days for new users then transition into a more jarring and snappier world as they become regulars.
- mickael-kerjean 7y agoAnimation only contribute for slower application when it's not applied correctly. Using it to wait for your data will not get any effect on speed
- colordrops 7y agoAnother option is to only use animations for intros and tutorials but keep them mostly out of the UI except for quick or informative animations.
- mrob 7y agoI've never seen a UI animation that I liked, no matter how "quick" some designer thinks it is. Animations are just avoidable latency. But the nice thing about CSS animations is the "cascading" part. CSS is designed to be overridden, and my browser still fulfills its traditional role of "User Agent". Animations get disabled like every other annoyance. If CSS animations didn't exist then designers would probably find some more obnoxious way to implement them.