Toolabs DSM : Learn Motion System

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Design Tokens - Motion System

According to Val Head (Senior Design Advocate at Adobe, author, and web animation expert), the reason why motion is generally left out of design systems is not knowing or being sure how to include it.

With Toolabs DSM's motion panel, it is very easy to set up your motion system and then document it or export to code.

The animation building blocks you can manage are :

Durations

You can either generate a modular timing scale or define durations manually. Check the section for Modular Scales to see how scales are generated.

Easing

You can either use the presets or manually define the bezier curves using the drag handles of the ease editor.

Named effects (Transitions)

Descripn of Toolabs Design Systems panel to manage your design tokens

Here are some good articles on using motion in design systems for further reading:

Including Animation In Your Design System

by Val Head

Motion Design System — A Practical Guide

by Aviad Shahar - Tendler

5 steps for including motion design in your system

by Caleb Barclay

Bringing motion into design systems

by Bryan Zavestoski

Understanding Motion

from Google Material Design

Getting Started with Toolabs DSM

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