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📘 SwiftUI Animations Mastery

A visual guide to mastering animations in SwiftUI. This book covers fundamental concepts, practical examples, and advanced techniques for creating animations in SwiftUI applications.

Details

URL: 🔗 https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/animations

Published: January 21, 2024

Authors: Mark Moeykens

Tags:
SwiftUI, Animations, iOS Development, Programming, Visual Guide

Key Points​

  • Visual and practical reference guide for SwiftUI animations
  • Detailed explanations of animation concepts and techniques
  • Practical examples and step-by-step tutorials
  • Covers basic to advanced topics, including animation triggers, custom animations, and performance optimization

Summary of Contents​

  • Getting Started:

    • Introduction to animation principles and how they work within SwiftUI
    • Explanation of animation curves and how to control them
    • Basic animations and SwiftUI properties that can be animated

  • Basic Animations:

    • Overview of animatable properties: color, opacity, offset, size, and more
    • Examples and exercises for creating simple animations
    • Techniques for animating views using modifiers and state changes

  • Animation Triggers:

    • Various ways to start animations: button taps, segmented controls, sliders, steppers, toggles, onAppear, onDisappear, and gestures
    • Practical examples for each type of animation trigger
    • Exercises to practice triggering animations in different scenarios

  • Animation Options:

    • Controlling animation duration, delay, scope, speed, and stopping animations
    • Using spring animations for bounce effects and customizing animation curves
    • Techniques for creating smooth and natural-looking animations

  • Advanced Animations:

    • Custom timing curves and creating your own animation curves
    • Matched geometry effect for animating transitions between independent views
    • Animatable data and enabling custom views and shapes to be animated
    • Phase animator for defining multiple steps and values to animate a view

  • Custom Animations:

    • Creating custom animations for unique and complex effects
    • Combining multiple animations and synchronizing them
    • Techniques for optimizing performance and ensuring smooth animations

Conclusion​

  • Recap of key animation concepts and techniques
  • Encouragement to practice and experiment with different animations
  • Emphasis on hands-on learning and building real-world projects
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