It’s that time of the week again! This week’s issue has a variety of cute animals and planets for inspiration, as well as some helpful tips on CSS animation, design systems, and using GSAP. Happy weekend and happy animating!

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Animation in design systems
Wondering what place animation has in your design system? I wrote about the why and how of getting animation in your design system on Smashing Magazine.
 

GSAP 2.1 released
GreenSock 2.1 is out. There are some fancy new stagger features and additions to MorphSVG's functionality too.
 

Looping animations with GSAP
An example of how to create looping animations with GSAP that also have just a bit of randomness from Petr Tichy.
 

A detailed guide to CSS animation
A detailed guide on how the details of CSS Animation work for beginners. The intro is a bit dramatic, but there are lots of useful diagrams in it too.
 

Fresh Island Festival motion guidelines
One brand’s take on how motion works for their design system and branding efforts.
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

An Event Apart Seattle
March 4-6, 2019

From Business to Buttons
Stockholm, May 3, 2019

An Event Apart Boston
May 6-8, 2019