Bringing websites to life with animation in Framer
In this Framer tutorial, you will learn Bringing websites to life with animation in Framer. We explain a practical workflow, highlight the key settings that affect the result, and show how to apply the technique on real pages for cleaner UX and better site performance.
How does animation in Framer improve user experience on websites?
Animation in Framer helps guide the eye, provide feedback, and make the site experience feel alive. It brings designs to life while improving the way visitors interact with your site. Motion shows relationships, highlights what’s clickable, and gives users a sense of place, making everything feel smoother and more intuitive.
What types of animations can I create in Framer to enhance my site?
Types of animations you can create in Framer include hover and press effects for buttons and cards that provide tangible feedback, scroll animations to reveal and draw focus to content as visitors move down the page, parallax scrolling effects to create a sense of three-dimensional depth, micro-interactions to make elements feel more tactile, and page effects to smoothly transition between entire pages. Framer also supports other effects like text animations, appearance effects on load, continuous looping animations, and interactive 3D effects.
What animation principles should I consider when designing with Framer?
You should consider principles like easing (or “slow in and slow out”), anticipation, and overshoot to make animations feel responsive and lifelike. Proper use of duration and timing helps visitors quickly understand relationships between information. These principles, adapted from traditional animation, help create movement that feels natural, expressive, and easy to follow. Framer’s built-in tools for transitions and easing and spring physics make applying these principles straightforward
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