animationsEmil Kowalski
Stagger Group Entrances
SHOULD
SHOULD: Stagger entrance animations for groups of items by 30–80ms. A whole list animating at once reads as a single flash.
Entrance animations for a group of items should stagger 30–80ms, not fire all at once
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Why it matters
When a whole list appears at once, the motion reads as a single flash. A small 30–80ms stagger guides the eye down the list and makes the group feel orchestrated rather than abrupt.
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