Topics include:

  • Using animation to make interfaces easier to use
  • The difference between animations and transitions
  • When to use CSS animations vs. JavaScript animations
  • Which CSS properties are safe to animate
  • How to use techniques like FLIP to make sure your animations are performant
  • Recommended libraries for building complex animations
  • Strategies for keeping animation code maintainable

Sponsors:

  • Codeship, check out how they performed in Forrester's latest Continuous Integration Tools report
  • Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio to try their Bootstrap Plan free for 90 days

Links:

  • Sarah's Personal Website
  • Sarah on CodePen
  • "SVG Animations", Sarah's book
  • "Functional Animation", Sarah's talk on using animation to create spatial awareness and make interfaces easier to use
  • GreenSock animation library
  • "Animation in Design Systems", Sarah's article at 24 ways
  • "FLIP Your Animations", using the FLIP technique to make animations more performant
  • Transitions in Vue.js
  • "Animating Vue", Sarahs' talk from VueConf 2017
  • Web Animation Workshops with Sarah and Val Head