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popmotion

by dylantarreFrontend & Design

Use when implementing Disney's 12 animation principles with Popmotion's functional animation library

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill popmotion
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads popmotion automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    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.

Popmotion Animation Principles

Implement all 12 Disney animation principles using Popmotion's composable animation functions.

1. Squash and Stretch

import { animate } from "popmotion";

animate({
  from: { scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1 },
  to: { scaleX: 1.2, scaleY: 0.8 },
  duration: 150,
  onUpdate: ({ scaleX, scaleY }) => {
    element.style.transform = `scaleX(${scaleX}) scaleY(${scaleY})`;
  }
});

2. Anticipation

// Wind up then action
animate({
  from: 0,
  to: 10,
  duration: 200,
  onUpdate: v => element.style.transform = `translateY(${v}px) scaleY(0.9)`,
  onComplete: () => {
    animate({
      from: 10,
      to: -200,
      duration: 400,
      ease: easeOut,
      onUpdate: v => element.style.transform = `translateY(${v}px)`
    });
  }
});

3. Staging

animate({
  from: 1,
  to: 0.6,
  onUpdate: v => bg.style.opacity = v
});
animate({
  from: 1,
  to: 1.1,
  onUpdate: v => hero.style.transform = `scale(${v})`
});

4. Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose

import { keyframes } from "popmotion";

keyframes({
  values: [
    { x: 0, y: 0 },
    { x: 100, y: -50 },
    { x: 200, y: 0 },
    { x: 300, y: -30 }
  ],
  duration: 1000,
  onUpdate: ({ x, y }) => {
    element.style.transform = `translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
  }
});

5. Follow Through and Overlapping Action

animate({ from: 0, to: 200, duration: 500,
  onUpdate: v => body.style.transform = `translateX(${v}px)` });

animate({ from: 0, to: 200, duration: 500, elapsed: -50, // delay
  onUpdate: v => hair.style.transform = `translateX(${v}px)` });

animate({ from: 0, to: 200, duration: 600, elapsed: -100,
  onUpdate: v => cape.style.transform = `translateX(${v}px)` });

6. Slow In and Slow Out

import { animate, easeInOut, easeIn, easeOut } from "popmotion";

animate({
  from: 0,
  to: 300,
  duration: 600,
  ease: easeInOut,
  onUpdate: v => element.style.transform = `translateX(${v}px)`
});

7. Arc

keyframes({
  values: [
    { x: 0, y: 0 },
    { x: 100, y: -100 },
    { x: 200, y: 0 }
  ],
  duration: 1000,
  ease: easeInOut,
  onUpdate: ({ x, y }) => {
    element.style.transform = `translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`;
  }
});

8. Secondary Action

// Primary action triggers secondary
animate({
  from: 1, to: 1.1, duration: 200,
  onUpdate: v => button.style.transform = `scale(${v})`,
  onComplete: () => {
    animate({
      from: 0, to: 15, duration: 150,
      onUpdate: v => icon.style.transform = `rotate(${v}deg)`
    });
  }
});

9. Timing

import { spring } from "popmotion";

// Fast
animate({ from: 0, to: 100, duration: 150 });

// Spring physics
spring({
  from: 0,
  to: 100,
  stiffness: 300,
  damping: 20,
  onUpdate: v => element.style.transform = `translateX(${v}px)`
});

// Slow
animate({ from: 0, to: 100, duration: 800, ease: easeOut });

10. Exaggeration

spring({
  from: { scale: 1, rotate: 0 },
  to: { scale: 1.5, rotate: 720 },
  stiffness: 200,
  damping: 10, // low = overshoot
  onUpdate: ({ scale, rotate }) => {
    element.style.transform = `scale(${scale}) rotate(${rotate}deg)`;
  }
});

11. Solid Drawing

animate({
  from: { rotateX: 0, rotateY: 0 },
  to: { rotateX: 45, rotateY: 30 },
  duration: 500,
  onUpdate: ({ rotateX, rotateY }) => {
    box.style.transform = `perspective(1000px) rotateX(${rotateX}deg) rotateY(${rotateY}deg)`;
  }
});

12. Appeal

animate({
  from: 1,
  to: 1.02,
  duration: 300,
  ease: easeOut,
  onUpdate: v => {
    card.style.transform = `scale(${v})`;
    card.style.boxShadow = `0 ${20*v}px 40px rgba(0,0,0,${0.2*v})`;
  }
});

Key Popmotion Features

  • animate() - Tween animations
  • spring() - Physics-based spring
  • keyframes() - Multi-step animations
  • decay() - Momentum/inertia
  • easeIn, easeOut, easeInOut - Easing functions
  • Composable functions - mix and pipe
  • Framework agnostic
  • Powers Framer Motion under the hood

FAQ

What does the popmotion skill do?

Use when implementing Disney's 12 animation principles with Popmotion's functional animation library

How do I install popmotion?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill popmotion 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/popmotion/ (personal) or .claude/skills/popmotion/ (project).

Which AI agents can use popmotion?

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 popmotion 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 popmotion?

It is published by dylantarre in dylantarre/animation-principles. It has 490 recorded installs.

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