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Answer:The question I am asked most frequently: what animation tool do you recommend?
Having worked with a slew of them, I can tell you there is no right answer. It’s a complicated question and complicated answer. This post serves to clarify what to use, and when, to get you working with the right tool for the job.
If you’re here for React, we’ve got you covered! Jump down to the React section below and we’ll break down what to use and how to use it.
There’s no possible way to go over every single animation library around, so I’m going to stick with the ones that I’ve either used or that interest me. Please keep in mind that these are my recommendations based on my own experiences, and the web has a lot of grey area, so you may have a different experience or opinion. That’s OK.
Native Animation
Before we talk about any libraries, let’s go over some native animation implementations. Most libraries are using native animation technologies under the hood anyway, so the more that you know about these, the more you’ll be able to negotiate what is happening when it becomes abstracted.
CSS
CSS remains one of my favorite ways to animate. I’ve been using it for years and continue to be a fan due to its legibility and excellent performance. CSS animations make it possible to transition between different states using a set of keyframes.
Pros:
You don’t need an external library.
The performance is great, especially if you do things that are inherently hardware accelerated (offloaded to the GPU). Here’s an article about the properties that will help you do so.
Preprocessors (like Sass or Less) allow you to create variables (for things like easing functions or timings) that you’d like to remain consistent, along with :nth-child pseudo classes in functions to produce staggering effects.
You can listen for onAnimationEnd and some other animation hooks with native JavaScript.
Motion along a path is coming down the pipeline which will be rad.
It is easy to use for responsive development because you can modify your animation with media queries.
Cons:
The bezier easings can be a bit restrictive. With only two handles to shape the bezier, you can’t produce some complex physics effects that are nice for realistic motion (but not necessary very often).
If you go beyond chaining three animations in a row, I suggest moving to JavaScript. Sequencing in CSS becomes complex with delays and you end up having to do a lot of recalculation if you adjust timing. Check out this Pen from Val Head t
Explanation:
97% Toy Story 4 (2019) 450.
97% Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 390.
98% Inside Out (2015) 374.
97% Coco (2017) 348.
98% Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) ...
100% Paddington 2 (2018) 245.
93% Incredibles 2 (2018) 383.
98% Zootopia (2016) 293.