- Whether you're animating with CSS or JavaScript,…you're effecting specific properties…of the element that you're animating.…And browsers can animate some properties…more efficiently than others.…In this video, we'll cover which properties are…most performant and why.…Browsers are particularly efficient…at animating opacity, scale, rotation and position…when the last three are done with transforms.…Conveniently, these are also the most common properties…used in motion design.…There aren't many animated effects…that can't be pulled off with this list…even though it's a short one.…
If you stick to these properties,…you're setting your animations up…for the best performance result from the start.…The reason opacities and transforms are…more performant than the other properties is…because the browser has to go through fewer steps…behind the scenes to visually update them.…There are four steps of the browser potentially has…to go through to visually update any change on the page.…The first is Style which calculates…
Author
Val Head
Released
1/22/2016Web designer Val Head introduces CSS transforms and transitions—the foundation of most CSS animations—and shows how to keyframe simple animations and adjust their timing, fill, and direction. She also covers looping and chaining animations, animating HTML and SVG elements, and optimizing animation performance, and introduces the best tools and use cases for CSS animation. Start watching to get your brand in motion.
- Using CSS transforms and transitions
- Working with animation-delay and animation-fill-mode
- Timing and easing CSS animations
- Animating elements in place
- Animating sprite images
- Animating CSS transforms and transitions
- Chaining multiple animations
- Animating SVG images
- Creating high-performance CSS animations
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. Overview of CSS Transitions and Transforms
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CSS transform basics4m 15s
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Simple 3D transforms4m 6s
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CSS transitions4m 15s
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2. Understanding CSS Animations
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Animation basics5m 53s
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Timing functions and easing7m 53s
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3. CSS Animation Building Blocks
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Animate 3D transforms5m 46s
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Chain multiple animations5m 44s
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4. Applying CSS Animations to SVG
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Export SVG from Illustrator5m 37s
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Animate SVG with CSS7m 25s
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5. Performance, Browser Support, and Fallbacks
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When to use CSS animations5m 28s
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High-performance animations4m 48s
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6. Tools for Creating CSS Animations
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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