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CLAUDE.md

animation-principles CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from dylantarre/animation-principles. It costs 756 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Instructions for using Claude Code with a repository of 144 skills about animation principles. The repository organizes guidance by areas such as domain, role, tool, emotion, and problem type.

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What is it for?
It helps Claude Code locate and use skills based on what someone is building, their role, their tool, the desired feeling, or the problem they want to solve.
Why use it?
It gives Claude Code the project layout and naming rules it needs to find the relevant animation guidance. Without this context, it may look in the wrong folders or use the wrong skill name.

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CLAUDE.md · 98 lines

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Claude Code Integration

This document helps Claude Code understand and use the Animation Principles Skill Marketplace.

What This Repository Contains

This is a skill marketplace with 144 skills teaching Disney's 12 Principles of Animation across different contexts:

  • 12 categories organized by domain, role, tool, emotion, etc.
  • 12 skills per category including a universal fallback
  • Comprehensive coverage from beginner to master level

Skill Location

Skills are in two locations:

  • skills/ - Source SKILL.md files (canonical)
  • docs/ - Rendered markdown for browsing

How to Use Skills

Finding the Right Skill

  1. By what you're building: Check 01-by-domain/ or 07-by-ui-element/
  2. By your role: Check 03-by-role-persona/
  3. By your tool: Check 09-by-tool-framework/
  4. By desired emotion: Check 06-by-emotional-outcome/
  5. By problem to solve: Check 12-by-problem-type/

Skill Naming Convention

Skills use the format: animation-principles:<skill-name>

Examples:

  • animation-principles:web-motion-design
  • animation-principles:joy-delight
  • animation-principles:framer-motion

Universal Fallbacks

Each category has a universal fallback for general use:

  • universal-fallback (domain)
  • universal-mindset (thinking style)
  • universal-practitioner (role)
  • universal-reference (skill level)
  • universal-patterns (animation type)
  • universal-emotion (emotional outcome)
  • universal-elements (UI element)
  • universal-industry (industry)
  • universal-tool (tool/framework)
  • universal-timing (time scale)
  • universal-solutions (problem type)

The 12 Principles Quick Reference

When applying animation principles:

Principle Key Application
Squash & Stretch Show impact and flexibility
Anticipation Prepare before action
Staging Direct attention clearly
Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose Choose animation approach
Follow Through / Overlapping Stagger and continue motion
Slow In / Slow Out Always use easing, never linear
Arc Curved paths feel natural
Secondary Action Add supporting movement
Timing Duration = weight and emotion
Exaggeration Push for clarity
Solid Drawing Maintain volume
Appeal Create charisma

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