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by simonsarris 5108 days ago
It's a neat demo of some very nice capabilities, but let us please not go back to the Flash era circa 2002 where designers tried to make their navigation as nauseating as possible.

Or put another way, its worth remembering that just because you can incorporate all of these effects does not mean you should. Some designs can be very disorienting to some people.

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Let us please not have this kind of comments on HN _every_ single time a css3 animation demo makes it to the front page...
It would be kind of a boring demo if they just showed some very subtle and barely noticeable effects. ;)
I think he wasn't referring to the demo itself, which obviously should show off as many nauseating effects as it has, but to future devs who might use this library.
Encouraging its use “for the masses” has me worried.
"Just because you can use a hammer doesn't mean you can build a house"

You're right, the dreaded Flash sites of four years ago haunt me every day. However, I've seen some outstanding designs using these techniques. They were outstanding because they were done by professional interface designers. Put these tools in the right hands, and you'll get amazing results.