Apple Like Animation History

Summary

A visual history of Apple's custom like heart animations across events including AppleEvent, WWDC, AppleLaunch, and Apple Music from 2020 to 2026, shown as an animated grid reveal.

Visual description

A black canvas holds a five by three grid of identical outlined grey hearts, each centered over a hashtag label with a tiny colored logo icon and a month and year in dimmer grey beneath. The top-left cell shows a partially drawn pale arc, as if the first heart is mid-animation. Labels run in chronological order, with white hashtag text and muted grey dates giving a quiet two-tier hierarchy and generous gaps between cells.

Key takeaway

Show a timeline of variations as a uniform specimen grid of identical neutral states with labels, so one cell caught mid-animation signals that the grid is about to play.

Reuse notes

Reach for this as a motion still reference. Pairs with minimal directions. Original by Design.