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Create polished UI animations using AI coding tools

Developers building apps with interactive elements and animations

1-2 hours per animation sequence

What Success Looks Like

Smooth, professional animations that enhance user experience, created through iterative AI prompting rather than manual coding

Steps to Execute

Start with extremely detailed dictated prompt describing the full animation sequence

Specify timing, transitions, visual effects, and state changes

Run in iOS simulator with 'slow animations' to analyze frame-by-frame

Iterate with specific feedback on what's wrong with current implementation

Test both Claude Code and Cursor to compare first attempts

Use 10-20 prompts to achieve production-level polish

Checklist

Dictate the full prompt rather than typing

Include timing specifications (e.g., '2 seconds for each animation')

Describe visual effects in detail ('shimmering text effect')

Specify transition behavior ('drops down and replaces')

Use simulator slow motion for debugging

Compare tools if animation is complex

Inputs Needed

Detailed animation specification
iOS/mobile development environment
Clear understanding of desired user experience

Outputs

Polished, production-ready animations
Code that can be easily modified and extended
Understanding of which AI tool works best for animation tasks

Example

“Creating a nutrition app where typing food triggers a 'searching' shimmer effect, then drops down to 'analyzing', then shows 'found 10 sources' with favicon circles, then displays calculated calories.”

Related Knowledge

Playbook

Create high-quality complex deliverables using AI through structured iteration

A polished final deliverable that would require minimal human editing, created through systematic collaboration with AI rather than hoping for one-shot perfection.

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