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Motion & Micro-interactions

Add life to your interfaces with purposeful animation that enhances usability.

4.8 (104 ratings)👥 190+ students5 weeks📚 23 lessons
$299

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  • 4 modules, 23 lessons
  • ✓ Portfolio project in every module
  • ✓ Private community access
  • ✓ Certificate of completion
  • ✓ 14-day money-back guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Apply Disney's 12 principles of animation to UI
  • Design transitions that reduce cognitive load
  • Create micro-interactions for key UI moments
  • Build accessible animations (prefers-reduced-motion)
  • Export Lottie animations for engineering handoff
  • Review and critique motion in production products

Curriculum — 4 modules

  1. Principles of UI Motion

    Week 1

    The 12 principles adapted for interfaces — easing, timing, and spatial metaphors.

    5 lessons

  2. Page & View Transitions

    Week 2

    Navigation transitions, modal animations, and scroll-triggered reveals.

    6 lessons

  3. Micro-interactions

    Weeks 3–4

    Button states, form feedback, toggles, and the small moments that matter.

    8 lessons

  4. Accessibility & Handoff

    Week 5

    prefers-reduced-motion, Lottie export, and communicating intent to engineers.

    4 lessons

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know how to code?
No — we design in Figma and export to Lottie. Optional code references are included.
Is After Effects required?
No — we work entirely in Figma Smart Animate and Lottie (AfterEffects optional).
How do I know when animation is too much?
We spend an entire module on this. Restraint is a core part of the curriculum.
Are the projects portfolio-worthy?
Yes — each project ships as a Lottie or Figma prototype you can show in interviews.