universal-emotion

Included with Lifetime

$97 forever

Use when you need to achieve any emotional outcome through animation—provides a framework for mapping Disney principles to any target emotion.

General

What this skill does


# Universal Emotion Animation Framework

Map Disney's 12 principles to any emotional goal through systematic analysis.

## Emotional Goal

Any emotion can be achieved through intentional application of animation principles. This framework helps translate emotional intent into specific motion parameters.

## Emotion Mapping Framework

### Step 1: Define the Emotion

Identify your target on these spectrums:
- **Energy**: Low ←→ High
- **Valence**: Negative ←→ Positive
- **Arousal**: Calm ←→ Excited
- **Dominance**: Submissive ←→ Powerful

### Step 2: Map Principles to Emotion

| Principle | Low Energy | High Energy |
|-----------|------------|-------------|
| Squash & Stretch | 0-10% | 20-40% |
| Anticipation | 50-100ms | 150-300ms |
| Timing | 400-800ms | 100-250ms |
| Exaggeration | 0-15% | 25-50% |
| Follow Through | Extended settle | Quick bounce |

| Principle | Serious | Playful |
|-----------|---------|---------|
| Arc | Direct/Linear | Curved/Bouncy |
| Secondary Action | Minimal | Abundant |
| Straight Ahead | Avoid | Embrace |
| Appeal | Clean/Geometric | Round/Organic |

### Step 3: Select Easing

| Emotion Type | Easing Style | Example |
|--------------|--------------|---------|
| Calm | Symmetric ease | `ease-in-out` |
| Confident | Strong ease-out | `cubic-bezier(0,0,0.2,1)` |
| Playful | Overshoot | `cubic-bezier(0.34,1.56,0.64,1)` |
| Urgent | Sharp ease-out | `cubic-bezier(0.0,0,0.2,1)` |
| Elegant | Extended ease | `cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.6,1)` |

## Quick Reference by Emotion

### Positive Emotions
- **Joy**: Fast timing, high squash/stretch, bouncy easing
- **Trust**: Consistent timing, minimal deformation, smooth easing
- **Calm**: Slow timing, subtle movement, symmetric easing
- **Excitement**: Fast timing, high energy, dynamic easing

### Functional Emotions
- **Urgency**: Very fast, direct paths, attention-grabbing
- **Professional**: Moderate timing, minimal decoration, standard easing
- **Friendly**: Moderate timing, soft deformation, gentle easing

### Premium Emotions
- **Elegant**: Slower timing, no deformation, refined easing
- **Powerful**: Deliberate timing, impact emphasis, strong easing

## CSS Variables Template

```css
:root {
  /* Adjust based on target emotion */
  --emotion-duration: 300ms;
  --emotion-easing: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  --emotion-squash: 1;
  --emotion-overshoot: 0;
}
```

## Decision Tree

1. Is the emotion high or low energy?
2. Is the feeling positive, negative, or neutral?
3. Should users feel in control or guided?
4. Is this a moment or a state?
5. What's the brand personality?

## Combining Emotions

Real experiences blend emotions. Layer principles:
- Primary emotion: 70% influence
- Secondary emotion: 30% influence
- Adjust timing/easing accordingly

## When to Use

- Novel emotional requirements
- Brand-specific interpretations
- Complex emotional journeys
- A/B testing emotional impact
- Cross-cultural considerations
- Accessibility adaptations

Files: 1

Size: 3.1 KB

Complexity: 6/100

Category: General

Source: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/main/skills/06-by-emotional-outcome/universal-emotion

Related in General

modeling-omnistudio-epc-catalog

Included

Salesforce Industries CME EPC product-modeling skill for Product2-based catalog creation. Use when creating EPC products, configuring product attributes, building offer bundles with Product Child Items, or reviewing EPC DataPack JSON metadata for product catalog changes. TRIGGER when: user creates or updates Product2 EPC records, AttributeAssignment payloads, AttributeMetadata/AttributeDefaultValues, Offer bundles, or ProductChildItem relationships. DO NOT TRIGGER when: designing OmniScripts/FlexCards/Integration Procedures (use building-omnistudio-omniscript, building-omnistudio-flexcard, or building-omnistudio-integration-procedure), implementing Apex business logic (use generating-apex), or troubleshooting deployment pipelines (use deploying-metadata).

Generalscripts

relationship-science-coach

Included

Use this skill for direct, practical adult relationship coaching: couples conflict, repair, trust, marriage, dating, flirting, attachment patterns, emotional connection, sex, desire differences, eroticism, kink negotiation, affection, love languages, breakups, and long-term passion. Draw on Gottman, EFT and Hold Me Tight, attachment science, modern sex research, Perel, Nagoski, Kerner, Schnarch, Love and Stosny, and flexible love-language tools. Be concrete and low-hedge. Redirect only for imminent danger, abuse, coercive control, minors, non-consent, self-harm, stalking, or medical/legal/psychiatric decisions.

Generalscripts

building-sf-integrations

Included

Salesforce integration architecture and runtime plumbing with 120-point scoring. Use this skill to set up Named Credentials, External Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callout patterns, Platform Events, and Change Data Capture. TRIGGER when: user sets up Named Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callouts, Platform Events, CDC, or touches .namedCredential-meta.xml files. DO NOT TRIGGER when: Connected App/OAuth config (use configuring-connected-apps), Apex-only logic (use generating-apex), or data import/export (use handling-sf-data).

Generalscripts

venue-templates

Included

Access comprehensive LaTeX templates, formatting requirements, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues (Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, ACM), academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI), research posters, and grant proposals (NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA). This skill should be used when preparing manuscripts for journal submission, conference papers, research posters, or grant proposals and need venue-specific formatting requirements and templates.

Generalscripts

let-fate-decide

Included

Draws the 12 Houses of the Zodiac Tarot spread to inject entropy into planning when prompts are vague, ambiguous, or casually delegated. Interprets the spread to guide next steps. Use when the user says 'let fate decide', 'YOLO', 'whatever', 'idk', or other nonchalant phrases, makes Yu-Gi-Oh references, or when you are about to arbitrarily pick between multiple reasonable approaches. Prefer over ask-questions-if-underspecified when the user's tone is casual or playful rather than precision-seeking.

Generalscripts

net-ops

Included

Cross-platform network troubleshooting (Windows, macOS, Linux) via local or remote shell. Use for: DNS broken, can't resolve hostnames, nslookup/dig works but apps fail, NRPT, WFP, scutil, /etc/resolver, systemd-resolved, /etc/resolv.conf, NetworkManager, VPN DNS leak residue (ProtonVPN/Mullvad/WireGuard/AnyConnect), AV/firewall blocking DNS or DoH, Tailscale DNS interaction, intermittent connectivity, remote diagnostics over SSH.

Generalscripts