Animation vocabulary / visual recipes

A motion library people can browseand agents can implement.

Motion Lexicon turns abstract animation language into visible interface fragments. People can browse by category, see the actual behavior, tune key parameters, then copy prompt text and HTML/CSS.

91planned recipes
12categories
2copy outputs
Product surfaces

The site feels like a refined reference library, then behaves like a small tool.

Visual browsing, parameter editing, copy output, and review guidance share one system of labels, spacing, and rhythm.

Preview

See motion in context

Each recipe uses a real interface fragment so users build visual memory first.

Tune

Turn taste into numbers

Duration, delay, travel distance, and easing stay visible beside the animation.

Copy

Export prompt and code

One recipe can help people describe the effect and help agents implement it.

Complete lexicon

91 motion entries now share one visual workspace.

Interactive entry

Catalog, preview, parameters, and exports in one workspace.

This is the core product surface: locate motion on the left, inspect behavior in the middle, turn parameters into code and prompt on the right.

Active entry

Slide in

Slide in helps users understand how content appears or leaves the interface.

Element enters by sliding in from off-screen (left, right, top, or bottom)

Browse categories
Preview
Slide in
420ms
28px
0ms
soft
.motion-card {
  animation-name: motion-slide-in;
  animation-duration: 420ms;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
  animation-delay: 0ms;
  animation-fill-mode: both;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  transform-origin: center;
}

@keyframes motion-slide-in {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px) scale(0.96);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .motion-card {
    animation-name: motion-slide-in-reduced;
    animation-duration: 180ms;
    animation-delay: 0ms;
    transform: none;
    animation-iteration-count: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes motion-slide-in-reduced {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

Agent prompt

Use Slide in for a UI fragment: Slide in helps users understand how content appears or leaves the interface. Animate transform and opacity, keep the duration at 420ms, use 28px of visual amplitude, add a 0ms delay, use soft easing (cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)), and include a reduced-motion fallback.

intent: entrancefeel: softcontext: card
Usage
  • Use it when you need to help users understand how content appears or leaves the interface.
  • Good for low- or medium-frequency UI changes that should stay short, clear, and interruptible.
  • Copy the prompt or CSS and hand it to an agent for implementation.
Examples
  • Preview Slide in on a card, list item, or lightweight panel.
  • Tune duration, travel, delay, and curve until Slide in matches the surrounding interface.
Review notes
  • Prefer transform and opacity so motion stays off layout and paint work.
  • Keep UI motion under 300ms; frequent feedback should be shorter.
  • Avoid scale(0) and UI ease-in; use a physical starting point and a strong ease-out curve.
Reduced motion

Under reduced motion, Slide in removes travel, rotation, or looping and keeps a short fade or state comparison.