Writing

I’m one of those people that tells myself I should blog more often. Sometimes I even listen to myself.

What Gives UI Animations Emotion?

4/24/2017

Learning SVG Animation – An Interview with Sarah Drasner

4/13/2017

Three Illustrator tricks for better SVG stroke animations

3/3/2017

Resources for Sound Design in Interfaces

2/17/2017

How to read cubic-bezier curves

2/13/2017

Illustrator’s SVG export settings explained

1/18/2017

Web Animation Tutorials Roundup

12/16/2016

Sketching Interface Animations – An Interview with Eva-Lotta Lamm

12/8/2016

The first Web Animation Workshops event was a hit!

11/19/2016

Stories of the Web’s past

11/6/2016

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Published Elsewhere

Animation in Design Systems
Smashing Magazine

Stop Leaving Animation to the Last Minute
24 Ways

What Disney’s Classic Animation Principles Could Teach Web Designers
Fast Company

How does your brand live in motion?
The Big Web Show Podcast

Safer Web Animation for Motion Sensitivity
A List Apart

UI Animation & UX: A not-so-secret friendship
A List Apart

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Val is a designer and web animation consultant with a talent for getting designers and developers alike excited about the power of animation. She is the author of The Pocket Guide to CSS Animations and Designing Interface Animation. She shares her passion for animation and UX by curating the UI Animation Newsletter, hosting the All The Right Moves screencast, and cohosting the Motion and Meaning podcast.