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To add purposeful motion, implement entrance animations, micro-interactions, and state transitions across key flows. This improves UI feedback, orients users during navigation, and reduces cognitive load by providing clear visual cues.

A cohesive animation strategy respects accessibility by implementing prefers-reduced-motion considerations. It ensures navigational tweaks and transitions orient users without causing vestibular issues, while maintaining strict performance budgets for smooth UI interactions.

Validate micro-interactions by outlining the first three motion changes to implement and describing how you would test their impact. Apply the motion strategy across feature reviews, onboarding, and form interactions to verify reduced cognitive load.

Yes, you can apply motion design to form interactions and onboarding by establishing clear performance budgets. Specifying entrance animations and state transitions within these budgets ensures the UI remains responsive while guiding users effectively.

You should limit entrance animations and state transitions if they violate accessibility requirements like prefers-reduced-motion, or if they exceed your established performance budgets. Avoid motion that increases cognitive load rather than reducing it.