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MD3 Easing and Duration https://m3.material.io/styles/motion/easing-and-duration motion-design-tokens, quick-reference 2026-03-03
MD3 Easing Tokens & Specs https://m3.material.io/styles/motion/easing-and-duration/tokens-specs motion-design-tokens 2026-03-03
MD3 State Layers https://m3.material.io/foundations/interaction/states/state-layers opacity-and-visual-hierarchy 2026-03-03
MD3 Elevation https://m3.material.io/styles/elevation/applying-elevation elevation-and-shadows 2026-03-03
Material Components Android Motion https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/blob/master/docs/theming/Motion.md motion-design-tokens 2026-03-03
NNGroup: Animation Duration https://www.nngroup.com/articles/animation-duration/ motion-design-tokens, entrance-animations 2026-03-03
Josh W. Comeau: Designing Shadows https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/designing-shadows/ elevation-and-shadows 2026-03-03
Parker.mov: Dark Mode Shadows https://www.parker.mov/notes/good-dark-mode-shadows elevation-and-shadows 2026-03-03
Smashing Magazine: Scroll-Driven Animations https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/12/introduction-css-scroll-driven-animations/ entrance-animations 2026-03-03
Chrome: Scroll-Driven Animations https://developer.chrome.com/docs/css-ui/scroll-driven-animations entrance-animations, modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
web.dev: High-Performance CSS Animations https://web.dev/articles/animations-guide animation-performance 2026-03-03
Motion.dev: Animation Performance Tier List https://motion.dev/magazine/web-animation-performance-tier-list animation-performance 2026-03-03
Workday Canvas: Opacity Tokens https://canvas.workday.com/styles/tokens/opacity opacity-and-visual-hierarchy 2026-03-03
Carbon Design System: Disabled States https://carbondesignsystem.com/patterns/disabled-states/ opacity-and-visual-hierarchy 2026-03-03
Pope Tech: Accessible Animation https://blog.pope.tech/2025/12/08/design-accessible-animation-and-movement/ accessibility-and-motion 2026-03-03
MDN: prefers-reduced-motion https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/At-rules/@media/prefers-reduced-motion accessibility-and-motion 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: prefers-reduced-motion https://css-tricks.com/almanac/rules/m/media/prefers-reduced-motion/ accessibility-and-motion 2026-03-03
Piccalilli: Focus Ring Problem https://piccalil.li/blog/taking-a-shot-at-the-double-focus-ring-problem-using-modern-css/ accessibility-and-motion 2026-03-03
Chrome: View Transitions in 2025 https://developer.chrome.com/blog/view-transitions-in-2025 modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
web.dev: View Transitions Baseline https://web.dev/blog/same-document-view-transitions-are-now-baseline-newly-available modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
Bram.us: Scroll-Driven + @starting-style https://www.bram.us/2025/11/06/combining-scroll-driven-animations-with-starting-style/ modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
Frontend Hero: CSS Gradient Animation https://frontend-hero.com/how-to-animate-gradients-css modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
Apple HIG: Motion https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/motion motion-design-tokens 2026-03-03
modern-css.md (companion guide) modern-css.md modern-css-craft-patterns 2026-03-03
Chrome: Performant Parallaxing https://developer.chrome.com/blog/performant-parallaxing parallax-effects 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Scroll-Driven Parallax https://css-tricks.com/bringing-back-parallax-with-scroll-driven-css-animations/ parallax-effects 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Scroll Timeline Parallax https://css-irl.info/scroll-timeline-parallax-effect/ parallax-effects 2026-03-03
Josh W. Comeau: Frosted Glass backdrop-filter https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/backdrop-filter/ glassmorphism-and-frosted-glass 2026-03-03
MDN: backdrop-filter https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/backdrop-filter glassmorphism-and-frosted-glass 2026-03-03
MDN: prefers-reduced-transparency https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/At-rules/@media/prefers-reduced-transparency glassmorphism-and-frosted-glass 2026-03-03
Chrome: prefers-reduced-transparency https://developer.chrome.com/blog/css-prefers-reduced-transparency glassmorphism-and-frosted-glass 2026-03-03
web.dev: CSS Blend Modes https://web.dev/learn/css/blend-modes blend-modes-and-visual-effects 2026-03-03
MDN: mix-blend-mode https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/mix-blend-mode blend-modes-and-visual-effects 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Knockout Text Techniques https://css-tricks.com/css-techniques-and-effects-for-knockout-text/ blend-modes-and-visual-effects, text-effects 2026-03-03
Emil Kowalski: The Magic of Clip-Path https://emilkowal.ski/ui/the-magic-of-clip-path clip-path-and-masks 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Animating with Clip-Path https://css-tricks.com/animating-with-clip-path/ clip-path-and-masks 2026-03-03
Sara Soueidan: CSS and SVG Clipping https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-svg-clipping/ clip-path-and-masks 2026-03-03
web.dev: Speedy CSS Animated Gradient Text https://web.dev/articles/speedy-css-tip-animated-gradient-text text-effects 2026-03-03
MDN: background-clip https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background-clip text-effects, gradient-craft 2026-03-03
Polypane: CSS 3D Transform Examples https://polypane.app/css-3d-transform-examples/ 3d-transforms 2026-03-03
David DeSandro: Intro to CSS 3D Transforms https://3dtransforms.desandro.com/card-flip 3d-transforms 2026-03-03
Frontend.fyi: CSS 3D Perspective Animations https://www.frontend.fyi/tutorials/css-3d-perspective-animations 3d-transforms 2026-03-03
Josh W. Comeau: Springs and Bounces in Native CSS https://www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/linear-timing-function/ spring-physics-and-advanced-easing 2026-03-03
Chrome: CSS linear() Easing Function https://developer.chrome.com/docs/css-ui/css-linear-easing-function spring-physics-and-advanced-easing 2026-03-03
PQINA: CSS Spring Animation with linear() https://pqina.nl/blog/css-spring-animation-with-linear-easing-function spring-physics-and-advanced-easing 2026-03-03
CSS Springs Generator https://www.kvin.me/css-springs/how-to-use spring-physics-and-advanced-easing 2026-03-03
Frontend Hero: CSS Skeleton Loaders https://frontend-hero.com/how-to-create-skeleton-loader skeleton-and-loading-states 2026-03-03
MDN: ARIA status role https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/status_role skeleton-and-loading-states 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Grainy Gradients https://css-tricks.com/grainy-gradients/ gradient-craft 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Gradient Borders https://css-tricks.com/gradient-borders-in-css/ gradient-craft 2026-03-03
WebKit Blog: background-clip border-area https://webkit.org/blog/16214/background-clip-border-area/ gradient-craft 2026-03-03
MDN: Container Queries https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_containment/Container_queries container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
MDN: Container size and style queries https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Guides/Containment/Container_size_and_style_queries container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
Smashing Magazine: What Are CSS Container Style Queries Good For? https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/06/what-are-css-container-style-queries-good-for/ container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
Josh W. Comeau: Container Queries Unleashed https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/container-queries-unleashed/ container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
LogRocket: Container Queries in 2026 https://blog.logrocket.com/container-queries-2026/ container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
Modern CSS: Container Query Units and Fluid Typography https://moderncss.dev/container-query-units-and-fluid-typography/ container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
CSS-Tricks: Container Query Units cqi and cqb https://css-tricks.com/container-query-units-cqi-and-cqb/ container-queries-craft 2026-03-03
Magic UI: Border Beam https://magicui.design/docs/components/border-beam cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
CodeTV: Animated CSS Gradient Borders https://codetv.dev/blog/animated-css-gradient-border cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
ibelick: Animated Gradient Borders https://ibelick.com/blog/create-animated-gradient-borders-with-css cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
CSS-Tricks: How to Create Neon Text https://css-tricks.com/how-to-create-neon-text-with-css/ cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
DEV Community: Aurora UI with CSS https://dev.to/albertwalicki/aurora-ui-how-to-create-with-css-4b6g cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
Dalton Walsh: Aurora CSS Background Effect https://daltonwalsh.com/blog/aurora-css-background-effect/ cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
Motion.dev: Web Animation Performance Tier List https://motion.dev/blog/web-animation-performance-tier-list cinematic-effects, animation-performance 2026-03-04
MDN: CSS Performance Optimization https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_development/Extensions/Performance/CSS cinematic-effects 2026-03-04
Chrome: Carousels with CSS https://developer.chrome.com/blog/carousels-with-css scroll-snap-carousels 2026-04-09
MDN: CSS Scroll Snap https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_scroll_snap scroll-snap-carousels 2026-04-09
web.dev: Building a carousel https://web.dev/patterns/components/carousel scroll-snap-carousels 2026-04-09
CSS-Tricks: CSS Scroll Snap https://css-tricks.com/css-scroll-snap/ scroll-snap-carousels 2026-04-09