Motion on the web has come full circle: from simple CSS animations and transitions, to JavaScript libraries, and now back to CSS again. With the View Transitions API and Scroll-Driven Animations we’ll explore how modern CSS is reshaping creative development today and where you can replace JS with CSS solutions.

CSS has gotten more powerful in terms of layout for the last couple of years, but lately, it’s also been creeping into places that have traditionally relied heavily on Javascript.

Features like scroll-driven animations and view transitions are changing what’s possible natively in the browser. As a creative developer, I’ve spent years building animated sites using GSAP, Swup, and Javascript-heavy custom setups.

In this talk, I’ll share what I learned switching from full-control Javascript animations to CSS-driven transitions. I’ll talk about what works, what doesn’t (yet), and how these tools are reshaping the creative developer’s workflow. If you’ve ever spent days tweaking timelines or writing math for transitions, this might just convince you to let CSS take over (at least a little).

How can we craft delightful, fluid experiences using just CSS? What does the View Transitions API unlock for us? How can Scroll-Driven Animations change the way we think about storytelling and interactivity on the web? And how do these modern tools impact performance, accessibility, and user experience?

In this talk, we’ll explore the latest and most exciting CSS features that let creative developers push boundaries, without sacrificing maintainability or sanity. With practical examples, visual demos, and ideas you can take straight into your projects.

Creative developers, designers, and clients often skip over accessibility, even though making websites accessible is usually pretty easy, and fun! As creatives we should be on the frontier of building digital experiences that are inclusive and enjoyable for all users. In this talk we’ll think about accessibility as an opportunity for innovation, let’s embrace the challenge!

“Can you add some scroll animations?” is the new “can you make the logo bigger?” for creative developers, but sometimes less is more. Motion can be used to enrich experiences but there’s a fine line between creative development and animating everything. Let’s walk that line together and talk about why your animations don’t ✨pop✨ (yet).