--- title: You Don't Need Animations | daily.dev description: Animations should serve a clear purpose rather than being added for decoration. Key considerations include frequency of use (high-frequency interactions should... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-animations-74ndqilmh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You Don't Need Animations | daily.dev og:description: Animations should serve a clear purpose rather than being added for decoration. Key considerations include frequency of use (high-frequency interactions should... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-animations-74ndqilmh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/74NdqiLmh.png og:image:alt: You Don't Need Animations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You Don't Need Animations **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 5 min read · 287 upvotes · 16 comments ## Summary Animations should serve a clear purpose rather than being added for decoration. Key considerations include frequency of use (high-frequency interactions should avoid animations), speed (UI animations should stay under 300ms), and user goals. Examples demonstrate how purposeful animations can explain features, provide feedback, or improve perceived performance, while unnecessary animations can slow down workflows and frustrate users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@vagsig** · 12 upvotes > Great article! Also, can we just appreciate obsidian? **@levchenkod** · 2 upvotes > I came here to spill some thoughts on animations, and now I'm implementing PARA in my Zettelkasten... what a twist **@rryyqn** · 1 upvotes > Really a great read, apart from the BS title **@friedrit** · 0 upvotes > Very thoughtful article. It helps to remember how subtle the user experience must be designed. **@giorgishalvashvili** · 0 upvotes > There are still apps on Android with 5 seconds delay on splash screen ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#frontend](https://daily.dev/tags/frontend), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#ui-ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ui-ux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-animations-74ndqilmh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"You Don't Need Animations","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-animations-74ndqilmh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-animations-74ndqilmh"},"datePublished":"2025-09-05T00:48:32.184Z","dateModified":"2025-09-05T00:48:59.812Z","description":"Animations should serve a clear purpose rather than being added for decoration. 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