Hey folks!
TL;DR: Rive is a big deal for designers, and developers.
I've been experimenting with motion design & micro interactions lately. As context, I'm a full stack dev with a background in design & motion.
I've always dreamed about a way to make animations in After Effects that are NOT just meant to be exported as .mp4 files but actual interactive animations I could use on my websites or apps.
Back in the day, I messed around with Lottie using the Bodymovin plugin for After Effets in order to achieve that. I'm not gonna lie: it "worked" but it was very bad DX and not really efficient (big JSON animation file).
-- 5 years later --
I stumbled upon Rive and started to experiment with it, and wow it's exactly what I would dream about: An animation tool that can export lightweight and interactive animations with full control through code.
The export is a .riv binary file that is loaded by the Rive SDK. Starting from that, you can interact with your data bindings and inputs set in Rive in plain JS, enabling infinite possibilities!
My personal take is that with the incoming flood of average software due to AI, design delight will be back. And this Rive thing is probably a big deal for the future.
Let me know your thoughts!
Cheers.
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