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I’ve been exploring the Starbucks website, and one thing stood out: the experience is easy to navigate and easy to explore.
There’s room to improve, but the page doesn’t need elaborate animation to keep me moving through it. The content is clear, the calls to action are easy to spot, and I can find different things without having to decode the interface.
That’s a useful reminder for landing-page design: motion should support the journey, not become the journey. If an animation adds clarity or makes an interaction feel more intuitive, it has a purpose. If it only adds visual noise, simplicity may serve the user better.
Designers: what’s one animation pattern you think genuinely improves a landing page and one you’d happily remove?
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