Presentations

If you're building presentations and want them to feel less like corporate slideware, this applies Disney's 12 animation principles to Keynote, PowerPoint, and Google Slides. It's surprisingly practical: specific timing recommendations (0.3-0.5s for text builds, 0.5-0.8s for transitions), stagger delays for bullet points, when to use Magic Move versus discrete builds. The staging and timing guidance alone will save you from the usual sins of animating everything at once or using linear motion that feels robotic. Includes a quick reference table and software-specific patterns. Honestly just nice to see animation treated as a communication tool rather than decoration.

skills.sh installs: 705
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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill presentations --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Presentation Animation

Apply Disney's 12 animation principles to Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and presentation software.

Quick Reference

Principle	Presentation Implementation
Squash & Stretch	Bounce emphasis, elastic scaling
Anticipation	Build sequences, pre-reveal fades
Staging	Focal point management, dimming
Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose	Morph vs discrete transitions
Follow Through / Overlapping	Staggered builds, delayed elements
Slow In / Slow Out	Ease animations, avoid linear
Arc	Motion paths, curved entrances
Secondary Action	Supporting graphics follow primary
Timing	Builds 0.3-0.5s, transitions 0.5-0.8s
Exaggeration	Emphasis effects, attention draws
Solid Drawing	Consistent alignment, visual balance
Appeal	Professional polish, purposeful motion

Principle Applications

Squash & Stretch: Use bounce effect sparingly for playful emphasis. Scale animations should feel elastic not mechanical. Key numbers can "pop" with slight overshoot.

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