CSS has come a long way since Noel Cothren first started learning it in the mid-2000s. Developers may already be making animations using JavaScript, but the CSS animation module now has widespread browser compatibility. Plus it allows us to create a variety of effects with just CSS and has some key performance improvements over JavaScript animations.
For this talk, Noel will cover the process of developing simple CSS animations-from designing the timing, duration, and sequence, to implementing the animation inside of a WordPress child theme. She will use an example site and theme to walk the audience through the steps in a live demo. She will cover some reasons you should or shouldn’t animate your UI, which CSS properties can be animated, how to improve animation performance, and how to make sure your animations aren’t disturbing users with vestibular disorders or low motion preferences.
She will also talk about the importance of not abusing your animation powers by only writing those animations that are necessary and useful to your site visitors.