design-animate

Implement CSS and JavaScript animations in Hugo templates and Alpine.js components.

Updated Feb 8, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/eykd/vance-ts --skill design-animate-eykd
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Skill: design-animate
Source: https://github.com/eykd/vance-ts/tree/main/.claude/skills/design-animate
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/eykd/vance-ts --skill design-animate-eykd

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you strategically add animations and micro-interactions to enhance usability and create a delightful user experience, especially for Hugo templates, Alpine.js components, or HTMX transitions.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Animation Opportunities Assessment: Analyze where motion can improve the experience, considering feedback, transitions, and delight.
  • Animation Strategy Planning: Create a plan with hero moments, feedback, transition, and delight layers.
  • Animation Implementation: Systematically add animations for entrance, micro-interactions, state transitions, navigation, feedback, guidance, and delight moments.
  • Technical Implementation: Use timing, easing, CSS animations, Alpine.js transitions, JavaScript animation, and HTMX transition integration.
  • Performance and Accessibility: Ensure smooth animations, respect prefers-reduced-motion, and maintain accessibility standards.

Quick Start

Analyze a feature and add purposeful animations with the design-animate skill.

Frequently Asked Questions about design-animate

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I add purposeful animations and micro-interactions to Hugo templates?

Add purposeful animations to Hugo templates by assessing motion opportunities and implementing timing, easing, and CSS animations to enhance usability and user feedback. This skill systematically plans entrance, transition, and delight moments for your site.

Can I use Alpine.js transitions to improve web design usability?

Yes, you can use Alpine.js transitions to improve web design usability. This skill helps you implement JavaScript animation and state transitions that provide clear user feedback, guide users, and create a more delightful user experience.

What is the best way to plan an animation strategy for user interfaces?

The best way to plan an animation strategy is to systematically assess where motion can improve the experience, creating a plan with hero moments, feedback, transition, and delight layers. This ensures animations are purposeful rather than decorative.

Does this approach support HTMX transitions for micro-interactions?

Yes, this approach supports HTMX transitions for micro-interactions. It targets HTMX transition integration to enhance usability, allowing you to implement seamless state transitions and feedback mechanisms within your user interface.

How do I ensure smooth animations respect accessibility standards like prefers-reduced-motion?

Ensure smooth animations respect accessibility standards by implementing performance considerations and respecting the prefers-reduced-motion media query. This skill maintains accessibility while adding JavaScript and CSS animations to your user interface.

When should I not use micro-interactions in web design?

You should not use micro-interactions in web design when they compromise performance or accessibility. If animations do not provide clear feedback, transitions, or guidance, they become decorative friction rather than purposeful enhancements to usability.