I kept coming back to

I kept coming back to one detail in this sign-in flow: what happens between “Checking” and “Loading”?

A direct swap felt abrupt. A crossfade made the words collide. I landed on a brief barcode transition—the text dissolves into vertical strokes, holds, then resolves into the next status.

The spinner stays anchored throughout. One part communicates progress; the other gives the moment its character.

Here’s the finished Sign-in exploration, from PIN entry to home.