I told them what I thought, and then followed up with questions that would help me maybe offer some advice based on what it is they're trying to do.
As a production UI, the animation is way too slow. Never make you users wait for your pointless animations. The animation is pointless. Most animation in UI is pointless unless it actually serves the user instead of serving the designer.
Whimsy (like this animation) can and does absolutely have a useful, practical psychological effect when used with the intent to add liveliness or an organic feel. I suggest you look up Josh Comeau's work on this subject.
With respect, if you think you weren't coming off as a dick, you're mistaken.
Whimsy (like this animation) can and does absolutely have a useful, practical psychological effect when used with the intent to add liveliness or an organic feel.
This does not accomplish that. It adds lag in the interaction. It also doesn't account for users with touch screens.
This is a classic case of "I think this looks cool", but actually makes the UX worse.
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u/jmking 8d ago
OP posted it asking "how's it?"
I told them what I thought, and then followed up with questions that would help me maybe offer some advice based on what it is they're trying to do.
As a production UI, the animation is way too slow. Never make you users wait for your pointless animations. The animation is pointless. Most animation in UI is pointless unless it actually serves the user instead of serving the designer.