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12 Principles of Animation (Official Full Series)

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Animation & visual effects

What it is

Alan Becker's short series on the 12 principles of animation, covering squash and stretch, anticipation, staging, timing, arcs, appeal and the rest. Each principle gets a brief animated illustration.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a compact starting point for making animations feel more compelling, including for UI and app developers.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend watching this awesome video summarizing 12 principles of animation”

    Summary of the 12 principles of animation

    rayalez, 2018-12 · Recommendation · in “Foundations of Animation”

  2. “The video I linked will help the animation more compelling for the viewer.”

    Makes animations more compelling to viewers

    ttfkam, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “Animations From First Principles (in 5 minutes)”

  3. “I'd recommend Alan Becker's series[1] on the 12 principles of animation”

    Jumping-off point for learning animation principles

    fewgrehrehre, 2024-11 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Things to do on my phone”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: animation, squash and stretch, timing, anticipation, motion design

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