AnimationsIntermediateApril 8, 2026
Pixel Curtain Transition
A directional variant of the pixel blocks transition. On open, 20 columns of pixel blocks sweep in left-to-right using the column index as delay (0.05s × col). On close, they sweep out right-to-left using the reversed index — creating a curtain effect.
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Component Vault
No-5 Studio
Source
index.jsx
"use client";
import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import { motion } from "framer-motion";
import styles from "./styles.module.css";
const NUM_COLS = 20;
// delay[0] drives the open sweep, delay[1] drives the close sweep
const blockAnim = {
initial: { opacity: 0 },
open: (d) => ({ opacity: 1, transition: { duration: 0, delay: 0.05 * d[0] } }),
closed: (d) => ({ opacity: 0, transition: { duration: 0, delay: 0.05 * d[1] } }),
};
const menuAnim = {
initial: { opacity: 0 },
open: { opacity: 1, transition: { delay: 1.1, duration: 0.3 } },
closed: { opacity: 0, transition: { duration: 0.15 } },
};
export default function PixelCurtainTransition({ color = "#111111" }) {
const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
const [numBlocks, setNumBlocks] = useState(0);
useEffect(() => {
const calc = () => {
const blockSize = window.innerWidth * 0.05; // 5vw per column
setNumBlocks(Math.ceil(window.innerHeight / blockSize));
};
calc();
window.addEventListener("resize", calc);
return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", calc);
}, []);
return (
<div className={styles.demo}>
{/* Page content */}
<div className={styles.page}>
<h2 className={styles.pageTitle}>Component Vault</h2>
<p className={styles.pageSub}>No-5 Studio</p>
</div>
{/* Burger toggle */}
<button
className={`${styles.burger} ${isOpen ? styles.burgerOpen : ""}`}
onClick={() => setIsOpen((v) => !v)}
aria-label="Toggle menu"
>
<span /><span /><span />
</button>
{/* Pixel curtain — columns sweep left→right on open, right→left on close */}
{numBlocks > 0 && (
<div className={styles.pixelBg} aria-hidden="true">
{Array.from({ length: NUM_COLS }, (_, colIdx) => (
<div key={colIdx} className={styles.column}>
{Array.from({ length: numBlocks }, (_, blockIdx) => (
<motion.div
key={blockIdx}
className={styles.block}
variants={blockAnim}
// [openDelay, closeDelay]: open sweeps left→right, close sweeps right→left
custom={[colIdx, NUM_COLS - 1 - colIdx]}
initial="initial"
animate={isOpen ? "open" : "closed"}
style={{ backgroundColor: color }}
/>
))}
</div>
))}
</div>
)}
{/* Menu */}
<motion.nav
className={styles.menu}
variants={menuAnim}
initial="initial"
animate={isOpen ? "open" : "closed"}
>
{["Work", "About", "Lab", "Contact"].map((item) => (
<p key={item} className={styles.menuItem}>{item}</p>
))}
</motion.nav>
</div>
);
}
styles.module.css
.demo {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 100dvh;
overflow: hidden;
background: #f5f5f0;
color: #111;
}
.page {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
}
.pageTitle {
font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 6rem);
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.04em;
margin: 0;
}
.pageSub {
font-size: 1rem;
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
text-transform: uppercase;
opacity: 0.4;
margin: 0;
}
.burger {
position: absolute;
top: 1.5rem;
right: 1.5rem;
z-index: 200;
width: 2.5rem;
height: 2.5rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
gap: 5px;
background: none;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
}
.burger span {
display: block;
width: 100%;
height: 1.5px;
background: #111;
transform-origin: center;
transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.2s;
}
.burgerOpen span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); background: #f5f5f0; }
.burgerOpen span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; background: #f5f5f0; }
.burgerOpen span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); background: #f5f5f0; }
.pixelBg {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
z-index: 50;
pointer-events: none;
overflow: hidden;
}
.column {
flex: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.block {
width: 100%;
aspect-ratio: 1;
}
.menu {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 100;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.25rem;
pointer-events: none;
}
.menuItem {
font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.04em;
color: #f5f5f0;
margin: 0;
cursor: pointer;
pointer-events: all;
transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.menuItem:hover {
opacity: 0.5;
}
Dependencies
framer-motion