Val Head, Principal Designer at Adobe and author of Designing Interface Animation, shares insights on UX animation, accessible web animation, and designing motion for digital interfaces.
7 articles from this blog
Explores how creating delightful user experiences through bold, opinionated design choices can both attract and alienate users, using Mailchimp as an example.
Explains why adding 'surprise and delight' animations cannot fix a poorly designed user experience, emphasizing the need for solid functional foundations first.
Explores two UX design approaches for creating user delight: subtle, seamless interactions and expressive, animated moments.
A web developer discusses being interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about designing for motion sensitivities and the 'prefers-reduced-motion' browser feature.
A guide to animating variable fonts using CSS, focusing on the font-variation-settings property, with tips and performance considerations.
Explains how to make web animations accessible according to WCAG guidelines, covering strategic UX and tactical implementation.
Explores how the Animal Crossing website implements a reduced motion mode, respecting user preferences and OS settings for accessibility.
