# saas-productivity

Guides motion design for task, form, panel, and notification interfaces. Use it when work-focused animation needs feedback without distraction.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 706 installs · ★ 124
- 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/08-by-industry/saas-productivity/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/saas-productivity

## What it does

This skill adapts Disney’s 12 animation principles for task management and collaboration interfaces. It calls for restrained button and checkbox compression, anticipation before save confirmation, clear focus on the active task, and natural movement during drag actions.

It sets modal transitions at 250-350ms and places most interactions in the 150-300ms range. Input validation gets feedback at 100ms. The guidance also lists durations and easing for buttons, dropdowns, page transitions, and toast notifications.

Motion should preserve spatial awareness and communicate state rather than entertain or delay work. Smooth, non-bouncy transitions are the right constraint here, so animations that slow down a workflow deserve review.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill saas-productivity -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill saas-productivity -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill saas-productivity -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dylantarre/animation-principles saas-productivity
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/saas-productivity/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill saas-productivity -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --path skills/08-by-industry/saas-productivity
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill saas-productivity -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/08-by-industry/saas-productivity/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add feedback to a pressed button
- animate a card moving between columns
- set a modal transition duration
- show autosave activity quietly
- reduce distraction from notifications

## Example prompts
- Design the drag animation for a card moving between columns.
- Review this modal transition using saas-productivity principles.
- Choose motion for an autosave indicator and form validation.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: saas-productivity
description: Use when designing animations for business tools, project management, collaboration software, or productivity apps
---

# SaaS & Productivity Animation Principles

Apply Disney's 12 principles to create efficient, professional experiences that enhance focus and reduce friction.

## The 12 Principles Applied

### 1. Squash & Stretch
- **Minimal Use**: Professional context requires restraint
- **Checkboxes**: Subtle squash on task completion
- **Buttons**: Slight compression for tactile feedback

### 2. Anticipation
- **Save Actions**: Brief preparation before confirmation
- **Form Submit**: Button state hints at processing
- **Drag Initiation**: Element lifts before moving

### 3. Staging
- **Active Task**: Current work item takes focus
- **Sidebar Navigation**: Secondary to main content
- **Notifications**: Non-intrusive placement

### 4. Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
- **Workflows**: Clear step-by-step processes (pose to pose)
- **Real-time Collaboration**: Smooth cursor movements (straight ahead)
- **Dashboard Updates**: Sequential data loading

### 5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action
- **Card Movements**: Shadow follows card with delay
- **List Reordering**: Items settle naturally
- **Panel Resizing**: Content adjusts after panel stops

### 6. Slow In & Slow Out
- **Professional Easing**: Smooth, never bouncy
- **Modal Transitions**: Confident 250-350ms
- **State Changes**: Deliberate, not snappy

### 7. Arc
- **Drag and Drop**: Natural curved paths
- **Kanban Cards**: Arc between columns
- **Notification Dismiss**: Swipe follows curve

### 8. Secondary Action
- **Auto-save Indicator**: Subtle pulse while saving
- **Sync Status**: Background indicator during updates
- **Loading Skeleton**: Shimmer while data fetches

### 9. Timing
- **Efficient**: 150-300ms for most interactions
- **Never Slow**: Users are here to work
- **Instant Feedback**: 100ms for input validation

### 10. Exaggeration
- **Almost Never**: Productivity demands efficiency
- **Milestones Only**: Project completion, goals met
- **Onboarding**: Slightly more playful to engage

### 11. Solid Drawing
- **Data Visualization**: Clear, accurate charts
- **Icon Consistency**: Uniform across all features
- **Typography**: Readable at all sizes

### 12. Appeal
- **Professional Polish**: Refined, not flashy
- **Invisible Design**: Animations serve, not distract
- **Trust & Reliability**: Consistent, predictable motion

## Industry Timing Standards

| Action | Duration | Easing |
|--------|----------|--------|
| Button Feedback | 100ms | ease-out |
| Modal Open | 250ms | ease-out |
| Dropdown Menu | 200ms | ease-in-out |
| Page Transition | 300ms | ease-in-out |
| Toast Notification | 200ms | ease-out |

## Key Principle
Animations should be invisible to users focused on work. Motion exists to provide feedback and maintain spatial awareness, never to entertain or delay.
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