Irientation describes the way in which a logical connection can be created and visualized between objects and object's states. Often used animations in this category are directional motions. They give an impression of the location and the structure of information. Orientation describes the object's environment and therefore the system's information architecture. For that reason, Orientation invites the user to explore the user interface.
Boundaries. Water / and singing stones, day world to night world...the waves' incantation, over and over, runnel / to ascent and crest, the torn lace of collapse. /The singing stones, the night the bandaged ward / shut down, morphine swaddles her riddled
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