Why Micro Animations Are Now Baseline Quality in 2026 Micro animations have completed their transition from premium polish to expected baseline quality. In 2026, a website without micro animations reads the same way a website without hover effects did in 2015 — as technically functional but experientially flat and low-quality. Users who regularly interact with products like Linear, Notion, Vercel, and Apple's marketing sites have unconsciously calibrated their quality expectations to include the