Circular Scatter Code
Endpoint: /09-circular-scatter
Circular loop scatter animation where cards stack one-by-one at screen center, then scatter to the outer edges with hero text centered.
📦 GSAP: ^3.15.0
📦 @gsap/react: ^2.1.2
⚙️ ScrollTrigger: ❌ Not Used
page.tsx
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"use client";
import { useGSAP } from "@gsap/react";
import gsap from "gsap";
import Image from "next/image";
import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
gsap.registerPlugin(useGSAP);
// Custom Text Scramble Component
function ScrambleText({
text,
speed = 25,
delay = 0,
}: {
text: string;
speed?: number;
delay?: number;
}) {
const [displayText, setDisplayText] = useState("");
const chars =
"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789@#$%&*";
useEffect(() => {
let timer: NodeJS.Timeout;
let frame = 0;
const finalLength = text.length;
const run = () => {
timer = setTimeout(() => {
let current = "";
for (let i = 0; i < finalLength; i++) {
if (i < frame / 3) {
current += text[i];
} else {
current += chars[Math.floor(Math.random() * chars.length)];
}
}
setDisplayText(current);
frame++;
if (frame / 3 < finalLength) {
run();
} else {
setDisplayText(text);
}
}, speed);
};
const delayTimer = setTimeout(run, delay);
return () => {
clearTimeout(timer);
clearTimeout(delayTimer);
};
}, [text, speed, delay]);
return <span>{displayText}</span>;
}
const talentData = [
{
id: 0,
img: "/Untitled design.png",
name: "Sarah Jenkins",
role: "iOS Tech Lead",
color: "#f1b333", // Gold
left: "6vw",
top: "14vh",
rot: -12,
},
{
id: 1,
img: "/Untitled design (1).png",
name: "Alex Rivera",
role: "Android Architect",
color: "#0c9367", // Green
left: "4vw",
top: "44vh",
rot: 8,
},
{
id: 2,
img: "/Untitled design (2).png",
name: "Elena Rostova",
role: "SwiftUI Lead",
color: "#8b5cf6", // Purple
left: "7vw",
top: "74vh",
rot: -6,
},
{
id: 3,
img: "/Untitled design (3).png",
name: "Marcus Vance",
role: "Flutter Specialist",
color: "#3b82f6", // Blue
left: "26vw",
top: "10vh",
rot: 6,
},
{
id: 4,
img: "/Untitled design (4).png",
name: "Siddharth Mehta",
role: "React Native Lead",
color: "#c53b3a", // Red
left: "58vw",
top: "10vh",
rot: -8,
},
{
id: 5,
img: "/Untitled design (5).png",
name: "Chloe Dupont",
role: "KMP Engineer",
color: "#eab308", // Yellow
left: "80vw",
top: "14vh",
rot: 10,
},
{
id: 6,
img: "/Untitled design (6).png",
name: "Liam O'Connor",
role: "iOS UI Specialist",
color: "#06b6d4", // Cyan
left: "83vw",
top: "44vh",
rot: -10,
},
{
id: 7,
img: "/Untitled design (7).png",
name: "Sofia Giraldo",
role: "Mobile DevOps Lead",
color: "#ec4899", // Pink
left: "76vw",
top: "74vh",
rot: 12,
},
];
export default function CircularScatterPage() {
const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const heroRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const floatingCardsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const floatTimelineRef = useRef<gsap.core.Timeline | null>(null);
useGSAP(
() => {
const cards = gsap.utils.toArray<HTMLElement>(".scatter-card");
// Compute all coordinates relative to screen center while cards are in their initial CSS positions
const cardParams = cards.map((card) => {
const rect = card.getBoundingClientRect();
const targetCenterX = rect.left + rect.width / 2;
const screenCenterX = window.innerWidth / 2;
const targetCenterY = rect.top + rect.height / 2;
const screenCenterY = window.innerHeight / 2;
const X_c = screenCenterX - targetCenterX;
const Y_c = screenCenterY - targetCenterY;
const R_final = Math.sqrt(X_c * X_c + Y_c * Y_c);
const theta_final = Math.atan2(-Y_c, -X_c);
return {
card,
X_c,
Y_c,
R_final,
theta_final,
};
});
// 1. Initial State: Centered and Stacked
cardParams.forEach((param, idx) => {
gsap.set(param.card, {
x: param.X_c,
y: param.Y_c,
scale: 0.9,
rotation: 0,
opacity: 0,
zIndex: 10 + idx,
});
});
const introTl = gsap.timeline({
defaults: { ease: "power4.out" },
onComplete: () => {
startFloatingIdle();
},
});
// Staggered Stack-in at Center:
// Cards appear one-by-one in the exact center of the screen
talentData.forEach((card, idx) => {
introTl.to(
`.scatter-card-${idx}`,
{
opacity: 1,
scale: 1.02,
rotation: idx % 2 === 0 ? 4 : -4,
duration: 0.38,
ease: "back.out(1.2)",
},
idx * 0.3,
);
});
const scatterStart = talentData.length * 0.3 + 0.4;
// Explode to Circular Layout with Spiral Orbit:
// Cards explode outwards following a circular loop/spiral path before stopping
cardParams.forEach((param, idx) => {
const loops = 0.6; // Elegant 0.6 circular loop before stopping to keep it clean and non-overlapping
const animObj = { p: 0 };
introTl.to(
animObj,
{
p: 1,
duration: 2.8,
ease: "power3.out",
onUpdate: () => {
const t = animObj.p;
const R_t = param.R_final * t;
// Spiral: starts at theta_final - 2*PI*loops, ends at theta_final
const theta_t = param.theta_final - 2 * Math.PI * (1 - t) * loops;
const x = param.X_c + R_t * Math.cos(theta_t);
const y = param.Y_c + R_t * Math.sin(theta_t);
gsap.set(param.card, {
x,
y,
rotation: gsap.utils.interpolate(
idx % 2 === 0 ? 4 : -4,
talentData[idx].rot,
t,
),
scale: gsap.utils.interpolate(1.02, 1, t),
});
},
},
scatterStart,
); // Start all card expansions simultaneously to prevent intersections and keep the movement clean
});
// Fade/Slide in the Central Hero text at the same time
introTl
.fromTo(
".hero-tagline",
{ y: 30, opacity: 0 },
{ y: 0, opacity: 1, duration: 1.2 },
scatterStart,
)
.fromTo(
".hero-title-scramble",
{ opacity: 0 },
{ opacity: 1, duration: 0.8 },
scatterStart + 0.2,
)
.fromTo(
".hero-subtitle",
{ y: 30, opacity: 0 },
{ y: 0, opacity: 1, duration: 1.2 },
scatterStart + 0.4,
)
.fromTo(
".hero-cta-btn",
{ y: 30, opacity: 0 },
{ y: 0, opacity: 1, duration: 1.2 },
scatterStart + 0.6,
);
// 2. Continuous Floating Idle Loop
function startFloatingIdle() {
floatTimelineRef.current = gsap.timeline({ repeat: -1 });
cardParams.forEach((param, idx) => {
const offset = idx % 2 === 0 ? 1 : -1;
gsap.to(param.card, {
y: `+=${10 * offset}`,
x: `+=${5 * -offset}`,
rotation: `+=${1.5 * offset}`,
duration: 3.2 + idx * 0.3,
yoyo: true,
repeat: -1,
ease: "sine.inOut",
});
});
}
return () => {
if (floatTimelineRef.current) floatTimelineRef.current.kill();
};
},
{ scope: containerRef },
);
// Custom mouse-move/hover functions for cards
const handleCardEnter = (
e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
color: string,
) => {
gsap.to(e.currentTarget, {
scale: 1.08,
borderColor: color,
boxShadow: `0 15px 35px ${color}20, 6px 6px 0px #2a2a2a`,
duration: 0.3,
overwrite: "auto",
});
gsap.to(e.currentTarget.querySelector(".card-role-text"), {
color: color,
duration: 0.3,
});
};
const handleCardLeave = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
gsap.to(e.currentTarget, {
scale: 1,
borderColor: "#2a2a2a",
boxShadow: "4px 4px 0px #2a2a2a",
duration: 0.3,
overwrite: "auto",
});
gsap.to(e.currentTarget.querySelector(".card-role-text"), {
color: "#a1a1aa",
duration: 0.3,
});
};
return (
<div
className="relative h-screen w-screen bg-[#f2ece0] text-[#2a2a2a] overflow-hidden selection:bg-[#f1b333] selection:text-black"
ref={containerRef}
>
{/* Premium subtle grid background overlay */}
<div
className="absolute inset-0 dot-grid pointer-events-none z-0"
style={{ opacity: 0.25 }}
/>
{/* 1. Hero Section (Circular Cards Workspace) */}
<div
ref={heroRef}
className="h-screen w-full relative flex flex-col justify-center items-center overflow-hidden"
>
{/* Central Hero Text Area (Bottom Centered) */}
<div className="absolute bottom-[4vh] md:bottom-[6vh] left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-20 text-center w-full max-w-2xl px-6 pointer-events-none">
<span className="hero-tagline inline-block font-mono text-[9px] tracking-[0.2em] uppercase text-[#f1b333] font-black bg-[#2a2a2a] text-white px-3 py-1 rounded-full mb-4">
Vetted Mobile Engineers
</span>
<h1 className="hero-title-scramble font-serif font-black text-4xl md:text-6xl text-[#2a2a2a] leading-[1.05] tracking-tighter uppercase mb-4">
<ScrambleText text="Hire Mobile Devs" delay={2800} />
<br />
<span className="text-[#f1b333]">
<ScrambleText text="Differently" delay={3400} />
</span>
</h1>
<p className="hero-subtitle font-mono text-[11px] md:text-xs text-[#2a2a2a]/70 max-w-lg mx-auto leading-relaxed mb-8 pointer-events-auto">
Engineers who own outcomes — CTO-screened with a ≤ 5% pass rate.
Ready to scale your product immediately.
</p>
<div className="hero-cta-btn inline-block pointer-events-auto">
<button
onClick={() =>
window.history.length > 1
? window.history.back()
: (window.location.href = "/")
}
className="brutalist-btn bg-[#2a2a2a] text-white hover:bg-black px-8 py-3.5 rounded-full font-mono text-[11px] font-bold uppercase border-2 border-[#2a2a2a] shadow-[4px_4px_0px_#f1b333] cursor-pointer transition-transform duration-150 active:translate-y-0.5"
>
← Back
</button>
</div>
</div>
{/* Floating cards container */}
<div
ref={floatingCardsRef}
className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full pointer-events-none z-10"
>
{talentData.map((card, idx) => (
<div
key={card.id}
className={`scatter-card scatter-card-${idx} absolute w-[36vw] md:w-[13.5vw] aspect-[3/4] pointer-events-auto select-none rounded-3xl border-2 border-[#2a2a2a] bg-white p-3 shadow-[4px_4px_0px_#2a2a2a] cursor-pointer transition-shadow duration-200`}
style={{
left: card.left,
top: card.top,
}}
onMouseEnter={(e) => handleCardEnter(e, card.color)}
onMouseLeave={handleCardLeave}
>
{/* Card Image Area */}
<div className="w-full h-[70%] bg-[#fcfbfa] border border-[#2a2a2a]/10 rounded-2xl overflow-hidden relative">
<Image
src={card.img}
alt={card.name}
fill
priority
unoptimized
className="object-cover"
/>
</div>
{/* Card Title Details */}
<div className="h-[30%] flex flex-col justify-end pt-2">
<h4 className="font-serif font-black text-xs md:text-sm text-[#2a2a2a] leading-none mb-1 truncate">
{card.name}
</h4>
<div className="flex justify-between items-center w-full">
<span className="card-role-text font-mono text-[8px] md:text-[9px] text-zinc-400 font-bold uppercase">
{card.role}
</span>
<span className="font-mono text-[7px] text-zinc-400/80">
[0{idx + 1}]
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
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⚙️ Setup & Integration Guide
How to install, import, and configure this animation in your project
💻
Option A: Install via CLI (Recommended)
You can install this component directly into your project via the TweenLabs CLI. It automatically creates the file and configures dependencies:
npx tweenlabs add circular-scatter
Option B: Manual Installation
Follow these steps to integrate the component into your project manually:
1
Install Packages
First, install GSAP and its official React hook helper library (@gsap/react).
npm install gsap @gsap/react
2
Add Required CSS Styles
Copy the styles from the Required CSS tab above, or open the styles.css file that was automatically downloaded with your component. Paste these classes into your global stylesheet (e.g. src/app/globals.css or similar).
3
Create Component File
Create a new file in your React or Next.js project (e.g. src/components/CircularScatter.tsx) and paste the code from the Standalone React Component tab above. If no standalone tab is available, copy the full page file code and adjust the routing logic for your needs.
4
Import & Render
Import and render the component in your page or view layout:
App Page
import CircularScatter from "@/components/CircularScatter";
export default function Page() {
return (
<main className="min-h-screen p-8 bg-[#f5f5f5] flex items-center justify-center">
<CircularScatter />
</main>
);
}💡
Customization & Component Properties
🛠️ Customization & Component Properties (Props)
You can pass the following settings to configure the layout and animation details:
cards(Array): A list of circular scatter card datasets.