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Interaction Lab

Small motions, taken seriously. Everything here is live and running in the page — the source under each one is sliced out of the file defining it at build time, so what you read is what you are touching.

01

Magnetic fill

hover

Point at itThe fill blooms from the point the cursor entered, so the button feels aimed at rather than switched on.

→Source
lab/magnetic-fill.tsx
export function MagneticFill() {
  const x = useMotionValue(50);
  const y = useMotionValue(50);

  // The fill blooms from wherever the pointer entered, not from the centre.
  const background = useMotionTemplate`radial-gradient(140% 140% at ${x}% ${y}%, var(--accent) 0%, transparent 68%)`;

  return (
    <button
      type="button"
      onPointerMove={(event) => {
        const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
        x.set(((event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 100);
        y.set(((event.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 100);
      }}
      className="spec-label group relative overflow-hidden border border-border-strong px-5 py-3 text-foreground transition-colors duration-300 hover:text-accent-contrast"
    >
      {/* The fill lives on its own layer so it can fade in from nothing. */}
      <motion.span
        aria-hidden
        style={{ background }}
        className="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:opacity-100"
      />
      <span className="relative">Hover me</span>
    </button>
  );
}
02

Directional underline

hover

Point at itThe rule wipes in from whichever side you approached from. Nobody notices it; everybody feels it.

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lab/directional-underline.tsx
export function DirectionalUnderline() {
  const [origin, setOrigin] = useState<"left" | "right">("left");

  return (
    <a
      href="#lab"
      onPointerEnter={(event) => {
        const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
        // Wipe in from the side the pointer actually arrived from.
        setOrigin(event.clientX < rect.left + rect.width / 2 ? "left" : "right");
      }}
      className="group relative font-display text-lg text-foreground"
    >
      Read the case study
      <span
        aria-hidden
        className={cn(
          "absolute -bottom-1 left-0 h-px w-full scale-x-0 bg-accent transition-transform duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-x-100",
          origin === "left" ? "origin-left" : "origin-right",
        )}
      />
    </a>
  );
}
03

Focus field

focus

Tab into itLabel lifts into the border, ring contracts onto the field. Focus should arrive, not appear.

→Source
lab/focus-field.tsx
export function FocusField() {
  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
  const [focused, setFocused] = useState(false);
  const lifted = focused || value.length > 0;

  return (
    <div className="relative w-full max-w-64">
      <label
        htmlFor="lab-focus-field"
        className={cn(
          "spec-label pointer-events-none absolute left-3 transition-all duration-200",
          lifted
            ? "-top-2 bg-surface px-1 text-accent"
            : "top-3.5 text-faint",
        )}
      >
        Your email
      </label>

      <input
        id="lab-focus-field"
        type="email"
        value={value}
        onChange={(event) => setValue(event.target.value)}
        onFocus={() => setFocused(true)}
        onBlur={() => setFocused(false)}
        className="w-full border border-border bg-transparent px-3 py-3 font-mono text-sm outline-none transition-colors focus:border-accent"
      />

      {/* The ring contracts onto the field instead of snapping on. */}
      <motion.span
        aria-hidden
        className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 border border-accent"
        initial={false}
        animate={
          focused
            ? { opacity: 0.4, scale: 1 }
            : { opacity: 0, scale: 1.08 }
        }
        transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 320, damping: 26 }}
      />
    </div>
  );
}
04

Spotlight indicator

hover

Point at itOne shared highlight chases the pointer between items while the active underline stays put.

→Source
lab/spotlight-nav.tsx
export function SpotlightNav() {
  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState<number | null>(null);

  return (
    <nav className="flex border border-border p-1" onPointerLeave={() => setHovered(null)}>
      {NAV_ITEMS.map((item, index) => (
        <button
          key={item}
          type="button"
          onPointerEnter={() => setHovered(index)}
          onClick={() => setActive(index)}
          aria-current={active === index ? "page" : undefined}
          className="spec-label relative px-3 py-2 text-muted transition-colors hover:text-foreground aria-[current]:text-foreground"
        >
          {hovered === index ? (
            <motion.span
              layoutId="lab-spotlight"
              className="absolute inset-0 bg-foreground/8"
              transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 380, damping: 32 }}
            />
          ) : null}
          {active === index ? (
            <motion.span
              layoutId="lab-spotlight-underline"
              className="absolute inset-x-2 -bottom-1 h-px bg-accent"
              transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 380, damping: 32 }}
            />
          ) : null}
          <span className="relative">{item}</span>
        </button>
      ))}
    </nav>
  );
}
05

Sliding tabs

click

Click itA single pill moves between tabs instead of three that fade. The motion carries the meaning.

→Source
lab/sliding-tabs.tsx
export function SlidingTabs() {
  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);

  return (
    <div
      role="tablist"
      aria-label="Sliding tabs demo"
      className="inline-flex border border-border bg-background p-1"
    >
      {TABS.map((tab, index) => (
        <button
          key={tab}
          role="tab"
          type="button"
          aria-selected={active === index}
          onClick={() => setActive(index)}
          className={cn(
            "spec-label relative px-4 py-2 transition-colors",
            active === index ? "text-background" : "text-muted hover:text-foreground",
          )}
        >
          {active === index ? (
            <motion.span
              layoutId="lab-tab-pill"
              className="absolute inset-0 bg-foreground"
              transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 340, damping: 30 }}
            />
          ) : null}
          <span className="relative">{tab}</span>
        </button>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}
06

Text swap

click

Click itBoth labels sit on one track. Confirmation rolls up into place rather than replacing the old text.

→Source
lab/text-swap.tsx
export function TextSwap() {
  const [sent, setSent] = useState(false);

  return (
    <button
      type="button"
      onClick={() => setSent((value) => !value)}
      className="spec-label relative h-11 w-40 overflow-hidden border border-border-strong text-foreground"
    >
      {/* Both labels ride one track, so the swap reads as a physical roll. */}
      <motion.span
        className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col"
        animate={{ y: sent ? "-100%" : "0%" }}
        transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 30 }}
      >
        <span className="flex h-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center">
          Send message
        </span>
        <span className="flex h-11 shrink-0 items-center justify-center text-accent">
          Sent ✓
        </span>
      </motion.span>
    </button>
  );
}