Episode 91: Meaningful Motion in UX with Adrian Zumbrunnen

Meaningful motion can make a huge difference in your product, yet it's so often overlooked! Our guest today is Adrian Zumbrunnen, a designer and engineer at Google. We discuss how to approach motion strategically, who's responsible for the implementation, how to document transitions when you hand off your work, and how to "breathe life" into an existing web app.

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Google Lens, Google Assistant — Google products Adrian is currently working on
Smart Transitions In User Experience Design — Adrian's article in Smashing Magazine
Meaningful Motion in Design — Adrian's recent talk
UX Bear — Adrian's chatbot collaboration with UX Design Collective (more details in this post)
Disney's Twelve Basic Principles of Animation
Spatial Interfaces, Transitional Interfaces — must-read articles by Pasquale D’Silva
Animate.css — a cross-browser library of CSS animations
Brutalist Websites — a collection of websites demonstrating the brutalism trend
Userlist.io — Jane's new SaaS product with Benedikt Deicke and Claire Suellentrop
Adrian's website
Follow Adrian on Twitter: @azumbrunnen_

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