If you’ve ever been wowed by sleek, lightweight animations on a website or app, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered a Lottie file. But what exactly is a Lottie file, and why is everyone talking about it? Let’s take a look!
What’s a Lottie File?
A Lottie file is a type of animation file. Think of it as a supercharged GIF, but way cooler and more efficient! These tiny, magical files can bring animations to life without making your website or app feel sluggish. They’re lightweight, scalable, and maintain high quality across devices. Unlike traditional video files, Lotties don’t hog bandwidth or slow things down.
What’s It Used For?
Lottie files are popular among web developers, app designers, and anyone looking to add some eye-catching pizzazz to their digital projects. You’ll often find them used for:
- Animations in websites or mobile apps (like loading screens or button transitions)
- Interactive elements (think confetti bursting on a successful form submission)
- Illustrations that need to stay crisp on any screen size.
A Quick History of Lottie
The Lottie format came about thanks to Airbnb’s design team in 2017. They were looking for a way to make animations easier to implement without sacrificing quality. Enter Bodymovin, a plugin for Adobe After Effects that exports animations into JSON format — and voilà! Lottie was born. Now, designers can create stunning animations and developers can easily embed them in apps or websites without losing a pixel of quality.
Lottie for WordPress?
So the point of this brief into to Lottie is a little self-serving. We have a great new WordPress plugin that makes using Lottie files inside WordPress a breeze. It’s called Lottie Player and it’s available now, learn more here.
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