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Hey there, I'm Daniel, a UX designer and
content creator here at Treehouse.

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Today we're exploring the fascinating
world of micro interactions.

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These small but powerful design elements
can significantly enhance user experience.

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Join me as we dive into the details and
learn how to create engaging

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micro-interactions that
will elevate your designs.

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Let's get started.

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So what exactly are micro interactions?

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Simply put, they're small,
subtle animations, or

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visual feedback that occur during
a single use case scenario.

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These tiny moments in our digital
interactions might seem insignificant, but

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they play a crucial role in
creating intuitive, engaging, and

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delightful user experiences.

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They provide instant feedback,
guide users through tasks, and

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add a layer of polish to your designs.

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Micro interactions come in various forms.

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Some common types include button
interactions, think hover effects,

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click animations or loading states,
toggles and switches,

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the satisfying animation when
you turn a setting on or off.

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Scroll animations, elements that
animate as you scroll down a page.

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Form interactions, real time validation
feedback or auto filling fields,

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notifications, the subtle
bounce of a new message icon.

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Progress indicators.

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Loading bars or step completion
animations in multi-step processes.

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Every micro-interaction, regardless of
its type, consists of four key parts.

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One, trigger,
what initiates the micro-interaction?

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It could be a user action like a click or

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a system event like reaching
a certain scroll point.

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Two, rules, these determine what happens
when the micro-interaction is triggered.

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It's the how of your interaction.

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Three, feedback, this is what
the user sees, hears or feels.

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It's the actual animation or
change that occurs.

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Four, loops and modes.

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These define how the micro
interaction behaves over time or

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in different scenarios.

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Let's look at some real world examples
of effective micro interactions.

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Facebook's like button.

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When you click it,
you see a quick animation and

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color change providing instant feedback.

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Twitter's retweet the spinning arrow
animation not only confirms your action,

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but adds a playful element
to the interaction.

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Instagram's pull to refresh.

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This interaction gives users a clear
indication of when new content is loading.

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Apple's face ID, the subtle animation when
your face is recognized is both functional

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and delightful.

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These examples show how micro
interactions, when done right,

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can enhance usability,
provide feedback, and

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even inject some personality
into digital products.

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Now that we understand what micro
interactions are, why they're important,

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and how they work, we're ready to
start creating our own in figma.

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In the next section, we'll dive
into figma prototyping tools and

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start building our first
micro interaction.

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Stay tuned.