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Architecture Site Motion and Animation Guidance: Where Movement Adds Polish and Where It Gets in the Way
- Good motion on an architecture website creates rhythm, orientation, and polish, but it should never feel like a layer added just to prove the site is modern.
- The most useful animation patterns are usually subtle: image reveals, hover feedback, scroll pacing, and transitions that help visitors understand what changed.
- If motion delays navigation, obscures content, or turns every section into a performance, it starts hurting the experience no matter how elegant it looks in a prototype.