From "what’s a string?" to Awwwards Sites of the Day 🐐

Meet Nathan Dallaire, a Toronto-based creative frontend turning Next.js, GSAP & Sanity into beautifully obsessive, high-end web experiences.

Honest, funny, and wildly talented. Read it here

The browser as cinema 🎬

The Spark is a story-first, scroll-driven web experience where motion, sound, UI, and performance work as one.

An in-depth look at how The Digital Panda engineered narrative, emotion, and technical restraint into a truly immersive piece — and why every decision mattered.

A beautiful read

We're kicking off this week with a behind-the-scenes look at Obys’ Design Books and how the team transformed a simple reading list into a tactile web library with stacked-page navigation, paper textures, and smooth motion.

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Compare the 8 best WordPress themes for designers in 2026—fast builds, clean UI, dependable updates, and WooCommerce depth for reliable, high-performance sites. Read it here

A site for sore eyes 👀

ToyFight® break down how they showcased Flim with Webflow + GSAP, from clean page transitions and SplitText/ScrollTrigger text reveals to Lottie playback tricks, cursor-follow “eyes” and Rapier-powered physics. Read it here

Today we have Valentin Descombes walking us through the creation of a scroll-driven dual-column text animation.

Learn how opposing sine-wave motion, GSAP, and thoughtful performance choices come together to create a smooth, expressive scrolling experience. Read it

Today we’re highlighting art director Victorine Snijders as she shares her creative journey. ✨

From student projects to global brands like Nike, Google, and BMW, she uses design as a tool to solve real, human problems. Read it here

Naked City Films needed a site that stayed in motion without losing control.

SavoirFaire© Faire takes us behind the scenes of a process where restraint, rhythm, and custom systems shape an experience that behaves like film. Read it here

A tutorial by Iqbal Muthahhary on creating smooth CSS Grid layout transitions with the GSAP Flip plugin, showing how to resize and reorder items with minimal JavaScript while maintaining clean, continuous motion.

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Today we are highlighting Dylan Brouwer who spent years in design-led roles before taking the leap into full-time freelance, embracing motion and no-code to build expressive sites without waiting to become a "traditional" developer.

Discover the top 12 web design tools for 2026 – from AI-powered builders to creative resources for designers.

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Today, we're excited to share a fantastic tutorial by Thibault Introvigne.

Inspired by the Gommage effect from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it breaks down how to create a cinematic dissolve in WebGPU and Three.js, using MSDF text, particle effects, TSL shaders, and selective bloom.

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We’re so excited to spotlight Daniele Buffa today!

From a childhood surrounded by art in Rome to crafting beautifully polished, motion-forward digital work in London, Daniele shares the experiences, influences, and mindset behind his approach to design. Read it here

Learn how to build a multi-page WebGL image gallery with shader reveals, smooth scrolling & seamless transitions using GSAP, Three.js, Astro & Barba.js. By Chakib Mazouni.

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In today’s spotlight, Vladyslav Penev shares how his work on StringTune, StringTune-3D, and real client projects shaped his approach to building production-ready motion and interaction systems.

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A little Sunday inspiration ✨

New Motion Highlights with UI animations and motion design to refresh your creative brain before the week begins.

What makes a digital experience feel truly human?

We're so stoked to spotlight Exo Ape today. A studio driven by narrative, motion, and the belief that the most powerful digital journeys are crafted slowly, with care, character, and a very human touch.

Dive in

In today's tutorial, Sujen Phea shows how to build a GPU-enhanced procedural snake in Three.js, where organic motion emerges from steering behaviors, endless Bézier curves, and shader-driven rendering. 🐍

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From burnout to building the work he always wanted.

In our latest Designer Spotlight, Jordan Gilroy shares how learning Webflow gave him back control — and reignited his love for design.

An inspiring story about doubt, growth, and starting again. Read it here

Minimal design doesn’t mean static.

A deep, insight-rich behind-the-build of the award-winning 1820 Productions site by Balky Studio. Designed by Williams Alamu and developed by Carter Ogunsola, it's built on Webflow and brought to life with GSAP, with plenty of thoughtful craft under the hood.

The perfect weekend read

Since 2006, Metalab has helped build some of the internet's most familiar products.

In our latest Studio Spotlight, their team shares how they've shipped 475+ products by combining craft-first design, durable systems, and hands-on execution. Read it here