hyperframes/skills/hyperframes-animation/rules-index.md

Rules Index

Atomic motion recipes. Each lives at rules/<name>.md. Compose 2-4 per scene with a single paused timeline.

Text & Typography

Character-level 3D rotation with deterministic glyph substitution (decryption). GSAP `back.out` ease + per-glyph `onUpdate` for the flicker hash. Tags: text, 3d, reveal, decode Slot-machine vertical scrolling using stepped GSAP tweens within a masked column. Tags: text, ticker, scroll, vertical Counter where font size grows with the value for escalating emphasis. Single GSAP tween on a numeric proxy. Tags: counter, scale, font-size, number, dynamic Replace entire text states at time thresholds for non-linear typing (typos, holds, bulk additions, backspaces). GSAP onUpdate-driven reverse search. Tags: text, typing, discrete, threshold, non-linear Highlight keywords with glow + scale + color synced to ASR word timestamps. Two GSAP tweens per word drive a CSS custom property `--glow` through attack-decay-rest envelope. Tags: asr, audio-sync, highlight, glow, keyword, text <3d-text-depth-layers path="rules/3d-text-depth-layers.md">Multiple offset text layers (N divs at `(i*dx, i*dy)` with decreasing alpha) create a stacked 3D extrusion illusion on large typography. Tags: text, 3d, depth, layers, shadow, typography, stacked Typing cursor whose `background-color` switches at segment boundaries plus square-wave blink via `(tl.time() % cycle) < cycle/2`. Tags: cursor, color, context, typewriter, styling, segment Pre-compute a flat `[{startTime, endTime, ...}]` array from a script of `{textMain, textAccent, charSpeed, hold}` entries. Each phrase's window = `chars × charSpeed + hold`. Content-driven duration, no hand-tuned offsets. Tags: timeline, sequencing, dynamic, duration, script-driven Percussive kinetic typography — short phrases slam in on ONE shared beat array with DISTINCT per-phrase entrances (scale-slam / side-snap / rise-rotate), optional rhythm chrome (metronome ticks, beat bar), then a locked finale. The recipe for "punchy / rhythmic" taglines. Tags: text, kinetic, typography, beat, rhythm, slam, percussive, punchy

Data & Stats

Counter whose font size grows with the value; seek-safe `onUpdate`, `Math.round`, `tabular-nums`, multi-stat chord. (Also listed under Text & Typography.) Tags: counter, number, stat, count-up Data-viz primitives that pair a number with a graphic — growth bars (CSS `scaleY` stagger), progress fill (bar `scaleX` or measured SVG ring), and fractional star-rating wipe (`clip-path`). Transforms only, seek-safe. Pick single-focus vs split-frame and hold it. Tags: data, stats, chart, bars, progress, ring, stars, rating, infographic

Camera & Viewport

Zoom into non-centered elements via scale (outer wrapper) + counter-translation (inner wrapper). Tags: camera, zoom, scale, translate Two-phase virtual camera that locks the viewport to a moving focal point (typing cursor) — static initial framing then focal-point-locked tracking. Uses browser-native `getBoundingClientRect()` / `ctx.measureText()` after `document.fonts.ready`. Tags: camera, tracking, viewport, two-phase, typing Sequential camera-zoom system (pull-back / focus / push) plus continuous micro-drift. Tags: camera, zoom, phase, drift, scale, cinematic Virtual camera — simulate zoom / pan / focus-lock by transforming a single `.world` wrapper containing all scene content. Single-element composite transform `translate(x,y) scale(S)`; counter-translate math is `T = -offset × S` (DIFFERENT from coordinate-target-zoom's `T = -offset`). Tags: viewport, camera, zoom, pan, focus-lock

Layout & Network

Avatars on an elliptical ring with SVG connection lines to a center point, staggered entry. Cloud center coordinates must match the centerpiece element exactly. Tags: avatar, cloud, network, social-proof, stagger <3d-page-scroll path="rules/3d-page-scroll.md">Full webpage rendered as a tilted 3D card whose internal content scrolls to reveal specific sections. Pair with asr-keyword-glow for on-page keyword highlighting. Tags: 3d, page, scroll, webpage, tilt, perspective, product-demo Elements start clustered at screen center and expand outward to final positions. Each element gets its target position via CSS once; GSAP tweens transform `x` / `y` offsets to 0 in lockstep with a shared driver. Tags: expansion, scatter, center, reveal, layout, sync Two cards side-by-side with opposing rotationY tilts (+/- baseTilt) and entry slides from their respective sides. Continuous floating runs in phase opposition (`Math.PI` offset). Tags: 3d, cards, split, tilt, comparison, symmetric Elements flip in from 3D space (`rotateX` + `rotateY` + `translateZ`) then settle into a continuous elliptical orbit. **Critical**: entry MUST flip in-place at the orbital starting position (`gsap.set` BEFORE phase 1), not at scene center. Tags: orbit, 3d, flip, ellipse, circular, icon, entry, continuous AI detection overlay — yellow `#facc15` L-bracket corners + confidence label (fluctuating 95-99%) following a target on a sine arc path. Box position recomputed per-frame from target position (never tweened separately). Tags: ai, tracking, bounding-box, detection, corner, ml

SVG & Icons

Animate internal SVG elements (rotating hands, oscillating blades, pulsing dots, dash-flow lines) so icons feel alive. **Critical**: use SVG `setAttribute('transform', 'rotate(deg cx cy)')` for explicit center — CSS `transform-origin` + `transform-box: fill-box` interprets origin in bbox-local coords (off-center for thin lines). Tags: svg, icon, animation, micro-animation, rotation, pulse SVG outline draws itself stroke-by-stroke via `stroke-dasharray` / `stroke-dashoffset`. Measure with `getTotalLength()` at composition setup, set initial dashoffset = length, GSAP tweens to 0. For circular progress rings, rotate the stroke `-90deg` so drawing starts at 12 o'clock. Tags: svg, stroke, draw, vector, path, dasharray

Idle & Ambient

Continuous breathing/idle ambient motion. Two forms: GSAP `sine.inOut` yoyo with finite repeats (preferred when standalone) or onUpdate reading `tl.time()` (preferred when multiplying onto another live value). Tags: idle, loop, breathing, sine, ambient

Transition & Motion

Physical-collision transition where an entering element's GSAP tween drives the exiting element's displacement. Three concurrent tweens at the same timeline position with victim durations 40-50% of the intruder's. Tags: transition, physics, collision, displacement, push Tactile button press: linear compression then spring recovery via two adjacent GSAP tweens on the same property. Variations: color transition, shadow depth via CSS vars, release burst, background glow. Tags: spring, press, button, interaction, physics, glow, burst Physical click simulation — two sequential GSAP scale tweens (down to 0.9, up to 1.0) approximate a spring with overshoot. Pass a single targets array `["#cta", "#cursor"]` to compress both together for tactile contact feel. Tags: spring, click, physics, press, interaction, cursor Animated cursor moves to a target, depresses cursor + target together on click, emits an expanding ripple with attack-decay opacity envelope. Element lives in DOM from t=0 with `opacity: 0` (no conditional rendering). Tags: cursor, click, ripple, interaction, mouse, button, keyframes Coordinated morph between two DOM elements at the same screen center. Exit cluster shrinks + fades; entrance pops in with `back.out(2)` overshoot. Tags: transition, morph, scale, swap Container morphs apparent size + corner radius + surface treatment between two shots, then fades to reveal the real target underneath. HyperFrames substitutes uniform `scale` for the forbidden `width`/`height` tween, plus paint-only `borderRadius`/`background`/`boxShadow`. Tags: morph, anchor, transition, border-radius, container, shape, handoff

Effect Recipes (moved from hyperframes-creative)

Drop-in GSAP timeline patterns — typewriter, audio visualizer, and other reusable choreography blocks. Tags: gsap, recipe, drop-in, typewriter, audio-visualizer Pure CSS + GSAP implementations of marker-highlight drawing modes — highlight (yellow sweep), circle (hand-drawn ellipse), burst (radiating lines), scribble (chaotic), sketchout (rough rectangle outline). Tags: css, marker, highlight, text, emphasis

See Also

• transitions/ — scene-transition catalog (CSS push / scale / dissolve / distortion / blur / cover / destruction / 3d / grid / light / mechanical / radial / other)
• techniques.md — broader motion-design techniques (SVG path drawing, Canvas 2D, CSS 3D, kinetic type, variable fonts, compositing)
• blueprints-index.md — multi-phase scene templates (load only when composing a full scene from a template)