Give the interface a pulse
A transition can tell you where you’re going. A button can tell you that your click landed. A tiny animation can make a screen feel like a place instead of a document. Those details earn their keep when they help you understand what just happened.
Keep the controls within reach
Navigation should still be available when the opening screen is gone. On this site, the masthead contracts into a small glass button on the left. It carries the studio’s identity into the rest of the page without needing the whole bar to stay open.
Make movement mean something
The CRT transition follows the same visual language as the grid, the neon, and the retro screens. Reusing a motion pattern across navigation and the contact panel helps the different parts of the site feel connected.
Let people choose less motion
Animation should respect reduced-motion preferences. The useful parts of the interaction—opening a menu, reading a project, contacting the studio—still need to work when the visual flourish is switched off.