interaction-design

Overview

What is interaction-design?

The interaction-design skill provides practical guidance and code patterns for creating microinteractions, motion design, transitions, and user feedback in modern UI projects. It is especially useful for React-based frontends and leverages animation libraries like Framer Motion. By using this skill, you can enhance usability and delight users with purposeful motion, clear feedback, and smooth transitions.

Who should use this skill?

• Frontend developers and UI designers working with React
• Teams aiming to improve user engagement and interface polish
• Projects needing loading states, gesture-based interactions, scroll animations, or notification systems

What problems does it solve?

• Adds microinteractions for user feedback (e.g., button states, hover/focus effects)
• Implements smooth transitions for pages and components
• Designs loading states and skeleton screens
• Enables gesture-based and scroll-triggered animations
• Supports notification, toast, and drag-and-drop interfaces

How to Use

Installation Steps

1. Install the skill using:
   npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill interaction-design
2. Start by reviewing the SKILL.md file for an overview and workflow principles.
3. Explore supporting files:
   • references/animation-libraries.md for React animation library examples (Framer Motion)
   • references/microinteraction-patterns.md for button states and loading patterns
   • references/scroll-animations.md for scroll-triggered effects and progress indicators

Adapting to Your Project

• Integrate code samples and patterns into your own React components
• Adjust timing, easing, and animation details to fit your UI style and user expectations
• Use the skill as a reference for best practices, not as a copy-paste solution

Key Workflow Principles

• Purposeful motion: Use animation to communicate feedback, orientation, and focus
• Timing guidelines: Choose durations based on interaction type (e.g., 100-150ms for micro-feedback, 300-500ms for modal transitions)
• Easing functions: Apply cubic-bezier curves for natural movement

FAQ

Where can I find code examples for interaction-design?

Check references/animation-libraries.md for Framer Motion usage, and references/microinteraction-patterns.md for button and loading state patterns. Scroll animations are detailed in references/scroll-animations.md.

Is interaction-design only for React projects?

Most examples use React and Framer Motion, but principles and patterns can inspire other frontend frameworks.

How do I preview all available patterns and scripts?

Open the Files tab to browse the full file tree, including nested references and helper scripts for animation and microinteractions.

When is interaction-design not a good fit?

If your project does not require UI motion, microinteractions, or is not a frontend application, this skill may not be relevant.