SVG Animation Showcase 🎨
Welcome to my SVG animation playground! This is where I experiment with vector graphics and CSS animations. Took me forever to understand SVG coordinates, but now I'm having so much fun with it!
Animated SVG Elements
About This SVG Project 📐
This SVG animation project was one of my biggest learning challenges! Understanding the SVG coordinate system took me way longer than I expected. The viewBox attribute was especially confusing at first - I kept getting my shapes positioned in weird places.
Each animated element uses different CSS animation techniques:
- • Floating Circle: translateY + rotation for smooth floating motion
- • Bouncing Square: translateY + scale for bouncy effect
- • Spinning Triangle: rotation + scale variations for dynamic spinning
- • Pulsing Star: scale + opacity changes for breathing effect
- • Sweeping Bar: width animation for horizontal movement
- • Wobbly Blob: rotation + scaleX for organic wobbling
The grid background helps me visualize the coordinate system - learned this trick from a YouTube tutorial. I also included some static shapes for comparison so you can see the difference the animations make!
Technical Details 🤓
SVG Basics
- • ViewBox: 800x400 coordinate system
- • Responsive scaling with CSS
- • Pattern definitions for grid background
- • Mix of basic shapes (circle, rect, polygon, ellipse)
CSS Animations
- • 6 different @keyframes animations
- • Transform-origin for proper rotation centers
- • Various timing functions (ease-in-out, linear)
- • Infinite animation loops
Learning Resources
- • MDN SVG documentation
- • CSS-Tricks SVG articles
- • YouTube animation tutorials
- • Lots of trial and error! 😅
What's Next? 🚀
I want to learn more advanced SVG techniques like path animations, morphing between shapes, and maybe even some interactive SVG elements with JavaScript!