Since this is supposed to be the "Midterm Evaluation Period" and "Coding Phase II" starts on Tuesday, I've been taking it easy this past week. However, I haven't completely stopped working on my project; there are two new effects. Nothing to spectacular, just a wipe version of the previous "shear" effect ("pinwheel" was the best name I could think of; suggestions are welcome), and an effect where pieces simply fade out. The demo page is here.

My mentor suggested working on text effects, where each character in a block of text could be animated individually, much like the "pieces" of a whole element are handled in the effects I've created so far. He also suggested implementing text-replacement in which the current text disappears while new text appears. I think this is a great idea and plan to create a set of effects similar to those that I've been working on.

I've also been considering creating a simple non-linear slide effect that moves an element along a user-defined curve. This would allow even more complex effects, such as an "explode" effect in which the pieces travel in parabolas as if affected by gravity, or an effect where pieces spiral into place. This is my second priority, my first being the previously-mentioned text effects.