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Micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that feel like magic 🪄
The second hand sweeps by default, and ticks when in low power mode on iOS
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The second hand sweeps by default, and ticks when in low power mode on iOS
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Spells Digest #61 · Design Spells Newsletter
Issue #61 of the Design Spells newsletter — A biweekly newsletter featuring micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that infuse life, personality, and fun back into the web.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
📮 Issue #61 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Interactive empty state graphics in Basedash
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Interactive empty state graphics in Basedash
Chatbox animations in Granola
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Chatbox animations in Granola
Wicked easter egg when listening to the official playlist on Spotify
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Wicked easter egg when listening to the official playlist on Spotify
Ripple animations when checking in a new entry on Ripples
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Ripple animations when checking in a new entry on Ripples
📮 Our final newsletter issue of 2025 is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Spells Digest #60 · Design Spells Newsletter
Issue #60 of the Design Spells newsletter — A biweekly newsletter featuring micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that infuse life, personality, and fun back into the web.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Ripple animations in Particle's daily crossword
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ripple animations in Particle's daily crossword
"Let it snow" button in Google AI Studio during the holiday season
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Let it snow" button in Google AI Studio during the holiday season
Animations in Cursor's Year in Code 2025
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Animations in Cursor's Year in Code 2025
📮 Issue #59 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Spells Digest #59 · Design Spells Newsletter
Issue #59 of the Design Spells newsletter — A biweekly newsletter featuring micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that infuse life, personality, and fun back into the web.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
📮 Issue #59 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Pulsing animation when the battery is low on iOS
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Pulsing animation when the battery is low on iOS
Back button rolls in and out from behind the tab bar in Shop
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Back button rolls in and out from behind the tab bar in Shop
Caret changes color on each blink, cycling through Google's brand colors in Google Search's AI Mode
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Caret changes color on each blink, cycling through Google's brand colors in Google Search's AI Mode
Homepage changes throughout the day in Poke
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Homepage changes throughout the day in Poke
📮 Issue #58 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Spells Digest #58 · Design Spells Newsletter
Issue #58 of the Design Spells newsletter — A biweekly newsletter featuring micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that infuse life, personality, and fun back into the web.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📮 Issue #58 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Live stream of a miniature city on Stripe's BFCM 2025 site
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Live stream of a miniature city on Stripe's BFCM 2025 site
Interactive pinball machine and computer on Shopify's BFCM 2025 site
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Interactive pinball machine and computer on Shopify's BFCM 2025 site
Buttons with hover effects that follow the cursor in Luma
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Buttons with hover effects that follow the cursor in Luma
Minecraft easter egg in Google
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Minecraft easter egg in Google
Particle effects in Particle's onboarding
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Particle effects in Particle's onboarding
Morphing transitions in [untitled]
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Morphing transitions in [untitled]
📮 Issue #57 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Spells Digest #57 · Design Spells Newsletter
Issue #57 of the Design Spells newsletter — A biweekly newsletter featuring micro-interactions, easter eggs, and other seemingly extra design details that infuse life, personality, and fun back into the web.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📮 Issue #57 of our newsletter is out! Check your mailboxes or read it online here
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Interactive fidget spinner ChatGPT Atlas
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Interactive fidget spinner ChatGPT Atlas