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Animations play a vital role in increasing the site’s overall appeal
Posted: Aug 26, 2016
Web designing companies in Delhi know the importance of animations. They focus on rich animations to enhance the site’s storytelling factor, making the experience more interactive and entertaining.However, it doesn’t mean that they stick animation in anywhere. They carefully consider whether it adds to client’s site’s story elements and personality. Animations can be thought of in terms of two groups: large scale animations and small scale animations. Large ones are used as a primary interaction tool have more impact on users and include effects like parallax scrolling and pop-up notifications. Small scale animations include spinners, hover tools and loading bars, and they don’t require any user input.
Let us discuss some of the most popular animation techniques. Loading animations are used to entertain users and delight users during an otherwise tedious experience. Loading animations tend to be popular for flat design, minimalism, portfolios and one-page sites.Hidden navigation menus have become increasingly popular, especially as they can be used to save screen space. As you can see in some of the cases created in the collaborative prototyping tool UXPin, animations are used to reveal a menu when clicking on a specific button and prevent a jarring transition (like a navigation drawer hidden behind a hamburger icon). Hover animationsgive a more intuitive feel to a site as users mouse over content. Users unsure about a feature’s function tend to hover over them automatically for instant visual feedback.Galleries and slideshows are an effective way to showcase multiple images without overburdening the users. These are great for photography sites, product showcases, and portfolios.Our eyes are naturally drawn to motion, which makes it the perfect tool for drawing a user’s attention. Motion can also help with visual hierarchy. This can help to add interest and intrigue to forms, CTAs and menu items.Smooth scrolling relies on animation and gives further control to the user, who can determine the pace of how the animation unfolds. A simple animated background can add visibility to a site, but should be used in moderation or it can be very distracting to the user. The key is to work on individual sections or create a gentle movement of an entire image. Micro interactions happen all around us, from turning off the alarm on your mobile phone to liking that cat picture on Facebook, each one done without a second thought. It is likely that you started your day with a micro interaction. By turning off the alarm on your mobile phone, you engaged with a user interface in a single moment. And more and more of these are baked into the apps and devices we use.
I am author of this article. I write article on behalf of Anirup.com, a Google Partner agency offer PPC Services and SEO Services in Delhi NCR.