carousels-sliders
Use when animating carousels, sliders, image galleries, or horizontally scrolling content for smooth navigation
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill carousels-sliders- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads carousels-sliders automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Carousel & Slider Animation Principles
Apply Disney's 12 principles to carousels and sliders for smooth, intuitive navigation.
Principles Applied to Carousels
1. Squash & Stretch
Slides can slightly compress in scroll direction during fast swipes. Expands perception of speed and momentum.
2. Anticipation
Before slide change, current slide can shift 5-10px in direction of navigation. Button can depress before triggering.
3. Staging
Current/active slide should be prominently displayed: larger, centered, more opaque. Adjacent slides can be dimmed or scaled down.
4. Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
Use pose-to-pose: define exact positions for each slide. Snap points should be clear and predictable.
5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action
After snap, slide can overshoot slightly and settle back. Content within slide (text, buttons) lags behind container movement.
6. Ease In & Ease Out
Swipe release: ease-out (momentum slowdown). Button navigation: ease-in-out. cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1) for smooth slides.
7. Arcs
3D carousels should rotate slides along curved paths. Coverflow effects follow arc naturally. Even flat carousels can have subtle Y movement.
8. Secondary Action
While slide moves (primary), pagination updates (secondary), adjacent slides scale/fade (tertiary), progress bar moves (quaternary).
9. Timing
- Slide transition: 300-500ms
- Swipe momentum: 200-400ms
- Pagination dot: 150ms
- Autoplay interval: 4000-6000ms
- Pause on hover: immediate
- Adjacent slide scale: 250ms
10. Exaggeration
Hero carousels can use more dramatic transitions. Product carousels should be smoother, less distracting. Scale to context.
11. Solid Drawing
Maintain consistent slide dimensions. Gaps should stay uniform. Aspect ratios must be preserved during any transforms.
12. Appeal
Smooth carousels feel premium. Janky sliders feel cheap. Touch response should feel native. Investment here pays dividends.
CSS Implementation
.carousel-track {
display: flex;
transition: transform 400ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
}
.carousel-slide {
flex-shrink: 0;
transition: transform 300ms ease-out,
opacity 300ms ease-out;
}
.carousel-slide:not(.active) {
transform: scale(0.9);
opacity: 0.6;
}
.pagination-dot {
transition: transform 150ms ease-out,
background-color 150ms ease-out;
}
.pagination-dot.active {
transform: scale(1.3);
}
/* CSS scroll snap */
.carousel-container {
scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
.carousel-slide {
scroll-snap-align: center;
}
Key Properties
transform: translateX, scaleopacity: inactive slidesscroll-snap-type: native snappingscroll-behavior: smooth scrollingtransition: slide movements
FAQ
What does the carousels-sliders skill do?
Use when animating carousels, sliders, image galleries, or horizontally scrolling content for smooth navigation
How do I install carousels-sliders?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill carousels-sliders in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/carousels-sliders/ (personal) or .claude/skills/carousels-sliders/ (project).
Which AI agents can use carousels-sliders?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is carousels-sliders safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains carousels-sliders?
It is published by dylantarre in dylantarre/animation-principles. It has 576 recorded installs.
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