SMASHING ANIMATIONS PART 1: HOW CLASSIC CARTOONS INSPIRE MODERN CSS

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Andy Clarke's modern CSS animations for composer Mike Worth's site were inspired by classic Hanna Barbera cartoon methods. Early animators used looping backgrounds, minimal frames, and layering to save costs like CSS animations today. These principles use CSS, SVG, and keyframes to add ambient effects, feedback, and storytelling while keeping performance high.