Physical stagger
Matt Perry
In this tutorial, we're going to build the Physical stagger example step-by-step.
This example is rated advanced difficulty, which means we assume you're already quite familiar with Motion (and JavaScript in general).
Here's a live demo of the example we're going to be creating:
Checking Motion+ status…
The Physical stagger tutorial
is exclusive to Motion+
300+ examples & 40+ tutorials
Premium APIs
Motion Studio editing tools
alpha
Discord community
Early access
Lifetime updates
One-time payment, lifetime updates
Already joined?
Introduction
The Physical stagger example shows how to create animations that stagger based on physical distance rather than index order. Instead of animating grid cells one after another sequentially, each cell animates based on how far it is from a random origin point - creating a ripple effect that spreads outward.
This tutorial uses the animate function from Motion to animate multiple elements with custom delays calculated from their physical positions.
