This Smart Animate trick broke the internet (kinda)

A couple weeks ago, I dropped a Smart Animate trick in Figma using three animated blobs.

The idea was simple. Show how timers, transitions, and interactive components work together in a fun, fluid way.

And then… the comment section caught fire.

Which definitely misses the point entirely.

This wasn’t about building a production-ready component. It was about learning how to think in animation inside Figma, not code it in production.

This wasn’t about building something “ready to hand off.”

It was about developing intuition for animation patterns.

Because if you can think in animation, you can design motion on purpose—not by accident.

These abstracted blobs just happen to be a fun way to show that. 😊

And if some people get mad about it? That’s fine.

That kind of reaction usually comes from people who’ve never actually built an animation prototype or handed off complex motion to a confident front-end dev.

They’re speaking from a lack of experience, not authority. And I’m not here to shrink ideas down to the lowest common denominator.

If you’re curious how it works (or just want to see some buttery transitions in action)—watch the tutorial on Instagram or YouTube—then grab the Figma file to follow along.

🎨 Get the Figma file and see how it works​

Remember this is more about learning the power of Smart Animate in Figma with a fun little exercise. Not every little thing needs to be fully developer ready. It’s in the little explorations where you just might end up learning the most.