# Design Spells

> Curated collection of micro-interactions and delightful design details

Design Spells is a showcase of clever UI micro-interactions, subtle animations, and easter eggs discovered in real-world products. It catalogs playful and polished design details from apps like Figma, Apple, and Duolingo. It is useful for product designers looking to add charm and fine-grained polish to their interfaces.

Website: https://designspells.com/

## What it is for

- Find inspiration for UI micro-interactions and animations
- Discover creative easter eggs to include in product design
- Study how leading tech products implement subtle user delight

## Features

- Curated library of real-world micro-interactions and easter eggs
- Filtering by platform including Mobile and Desktop
- Tag-based browsing for categories like Skeuomorphic, Animation, 404, and Motion
- Examples sourced from top products such as Duolingo, Apple, and Figma

## Pricing

Free to browse

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Design](https://xiry.app/topics/design.md)
- Topic: [Design Inspiration](https://xiry.app/topics/design/design-inspiration.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web
- For: UI/UX and product designers looking for interaction inspiration
- Alternative to: Mobbin, Page Flows, Little Big Details
- Tags: micro interactions, ui, ux, design inspiration, animation, easter eggs

## Why it was saved

- [@adrien.ninet, 24 January 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFNTlcny7Do/): Helps designers find clever, polished interaction details to make digital products feel lively and magical.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Mobbin](https://xiry.app/alternatives/mobbin.md)
- [Alternatives to Page Flows](https://xiry.app/alternatives/page-flows.md)

## Related

- [Recent](https://xiry.app/resources/recent): Curated daily gallery of exceptional web, product, and brand design. (Website, Free)
- [Alejandro Mejias Portfolio](https://xiry.app/resources/alejandro-mejias-portfolio): Personal design portfolio showcasing brutalist layouts, bold typography, and interactive cards. (Website, Free)
- [Another Graphic](https://xiry.app/resources/another-graphic): Curated archive of contemporary graphic design focused on typography. (Website, Free)
- [before](https://xiry.app/resources/before): Curated gallery of App Store screenshot designs, paywalls, and icons (Website, Free)
- [Buttermax](https://xiry.app/resources/buttermax): Design studio portfolio featuring playful interactive 3D and retro visuals (Website, Free)
- [Case Study Club](https://xiry.app/resources/case-study-club): Weekly curated newsletter and publication featuring product design case studies and insights. (Website, Free)

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/design-spells

Make your own library: Xiry takes your saved reels, tweets, Reddit bookmarks and Watch Later videos, makes them searchable and pulls the useful stuff out, like this library. It's invite-only for now; join the waitlist at https://xiry.app/#waitlist.