# deliberate-1200-2000ms

Guidelines for intentional animations lasting between 1200-2000ms. Helps agents build splash screens and narrative onboarding sequences.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 485 installs · ★ 129
- Author: dylantarre
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/10-by-time-scale/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms

## What it does

This skill guides coding agents when crafting deliberate animations in the 1200-2000ms range. At this pace, motion serves narrative purposes rather than micro-interactions. It adapts Disney animation techniques for web interfaces, supplying tailored cubic-bezier timing functions and keyframe setups.

The rules prescribe 6-10 key poses per scene with timing budgeted across 72-120 frames at 60fps. Dramatic preparation gets 300-400ms of anticipation, while settling motion uses 300-500ms of follow-through. It also guides 30-40% shape deformation for squash-and-stretch effects.

Long animations risk frustrating users if unmanaged. The skill forbids blocking critical paths and demands a skip option. It directs the agent to disable long sequences for returning visitors and honor reduced-motion preferences.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill deliberate-1200-2000ms -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill deliberate-1200-2000ms -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill deliberate-1200-2000ms -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dylantarre/animation-principles deliberate-1200-2000ms
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill deliberate-1200-2000ms -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --path skills/10-by-time-scale/deliberate-1200-2000ms
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill deliberate-1200-2000ms -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/10-by-time-scale/deliberate-1200-2000ms/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a splash screen animation running 1800ms
- configure cubic-bezier easing for story-driven onboarding
- structure a deliberate sequence across 6-10 key poses
- implement 300-400ms anticipation and settling effects in CSS

## Example prompts
- Generate an app launch keyframe sequence lasting 1800ms with scale and blur transitions.
- Create an achievement celebration animation for 1500ms using a narrative cubic-bezier curve.
- Build an onboarding step transition for 1600ms that respects reduced motion.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: deliberate-1200-2000ms
description: Use when building slow intentional animations between 1200-2000ms - app intros, loading sequences, storytelling moments that create emotional resonance
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# Deliberate Animations (1200-2000ms)

At 1200-2000ms, you're creating **experiences, not interfaces**. This duration is for moments of genuine storytelling where animation itself is the content.

## Disney Principles at Deliberate Speed

### Full Narrative Expression

**Squash & Stretch**: Character-defining - 30-40% deformation creates personality. Objects become characters.

**Anticipation**: Full dramatic preparation - 300-400ms wind-up creates tension and expectation.

**Staging**: Scene direction - think cinematography. Establish shot, then detail. Clear narrative flow.

**Straight Ahead/Pose to Pose**: Pose to pose mandatory - 6-10 key poses define the narrative arc.

**Follow Through**: Extended settling - 300-500ms of secondary motion after primary completes.

**Slow In/Slow Out**: Narrative pacing - ease curves tell emotional stories. Sharp starts mean urgency, soft ends mean resolution.

**Arcs**: Orchestrated paths - motion paths are designed, not default. Each element's trajectory contributes to composition.

**Secondary Action**: Full ecosystem - primary, secondary, tertiary, ambient all working together.

**Timing**: 72-120 frames at 60fps. Animation-quality frame counts.

**Exaggeration**: Emotional amplification - push for feeling, not just movement.

**Solid Drawing**: Dimensional storytelling - parallax, depth, perspective shifts create space.

**Appeal**: Deep emotional engagement - users feel something during these animations.

## Easing Recommendations

```css
/* Narrative arc - beginning, middle, end */
animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.34, 0, 0.14, 1);

/* Graceful, considered motion */
transition: all 1500ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);

/* Building momentum */
transition: all 1800ms cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);

/* Elastic storytelling */
transition: transform 1600ms cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.6, 0.32, 1.6);
```

## Best Use Cases

- App splash/launch sequences
- Brand moments
- Tutorial narratives
- Achievement celebrations
- Milestone animations
- Emotional state changes (error to success)
- Story-driven onboarding
- Feature announcements

## Implementation Pattern

```css
@keyframes appLaunch {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.6) translateY(50px);
    filter: blur(10px);
  }
  30% {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: blur(5px);
  }
  60% {
    transform: scale(1.02) translateY(-10px);
    filter: blur(0);
  }
  80% {
    transform: scale(0.99) translateY(5px);
  }
````
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