Looking for something to liven up your projects? Picture a button that doesn’t just change visually when clicked, but responds with silky-smooth, satisfying motion. Sounds fun, right? That’s precisely what we want to explore today: how to make a click interaction animation with Rive. If you’re new to Rive or animations at all, don’t worry — we’ll take it step-by-step so that you can add that extra magic to your design.

Step 1: Set the Stage

Open and create a new file in Rive.

You will begin the process of designing your interactive element. Suppose you’re designing a button:Use shapes or added text to create your button.

Cluster everything together so that you can manage it (believe me, organization is your friend!).

Stylize it however you please — sleek, colorful or minimalist.

Step 2: Animate Like a Pro

No animation can exist without something moving, so let’s make two states for your button:

Idle State: This is your button looking like not much is happening. Keep it clean and simple.

Pressed State: And this is where the magic happens. Define a new animation, then customize your button — shrink it down a bit; change its color; give it a soft glow. Add keyframes to create smooth and fluid changes.

Step 3: Add in the Brains (State Machine)

Animation is cool, and interactivity elevates it even further! Enter the State Machine.

Go to the State Machine tab and create a new one. So add trigger to the input, and also listeners to our click area.

The listener type changes from Pointer Enter to a Pointer Down.

Whenever we click on the click area, the trigger is triggered to set up our State Machine, and we can change states by using feedback. In every state we await a click now

Step 4: Test the Waters

Go to the State Machine tab, hit play and toggle your Idle State input to see transitions in action. If it doesn’t quite feel right, adjust the animations until it does.

In conclusion

And there you have it! So in very few steps your static design has become interactive. A click animation is a great way to give your project a more polished and lively feel! No matter if you’re designing a website, an app, or just exploring for fun, Rive is great for making your ideas come to life. So go forth — impress your users with your animated creation!