Motion & Easing

GateFlow isn't static. It's an intentional interface that uses motion to express weight, focus, and institutional speed.

Cine-Serious Intention

We avoid "bouncy" or playful motion. All transitions use a high-tension cubic-bezier curve that feels intentional, architectural, and reliable.

Staggered Entrances

High-density UI components never appear all at once. We stagger their entrance by 50ms to express "building" the information layer.

Institutional Speed

Fast (150ms) for UI feedback (hover/click); Base (300ms) for page transitions; Slow (500ms) for complex layouts.

The Easing Lab

Test the tension of our institutional curves.

Institutional Curve

Entrance / Standard

cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)
Institutional Curve

Expressive / Smooth

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)
Institutional Curve

Linear (Usage Restricted)

linear

Cine-Stagger Logic

This is how we build complex operational views. Each item enters with a +50ms delay from its predecessor.

Reduced Motion Protocol

We strictly honor prefers-reduced-motion. When active, all staggered entrances and transforms are replaced with simple, institutional 150ms opacity fades. Security interfaces must remain accessible to all vestibular sensitivities.