Meaningful Transitions

index.html

<!--
	Based on the contacts video from Meaningful Transitions
	https://www.google.com/design/spec/animation/meaningful-transitions.html#
-->

<!-- Centered wrapper -->
<div class="app-wrapper">
  <!-- Header for the 'app' -->
  <header class="app-bar">
    <button id="menuToggle" class="app-bar-button menu-toggle menu-is-closed"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></button>
    <h1 id="appHeadline" class="app-headline">All Contacts</h1>
    <button id="sortToggle" class="app-bar-button sort-toggle"><i class="fa fa-sort-alpha-asc"></i></button>
  </header>
  <!-- END 'app' Header -->
  
  <!-- Table of contacts -->
  <div class="app-body">
   
    <!-- List of contacts, these are built dynamicly by javascript on page load -->
    <table id="contactList" class="contact-list">
      <tbody>
      </tbody>
    </table>
    <!-- END List of contacts -->
    
    <!-- Contact Info (Details), hidden by default, visible when a contact is selected -->
    <!-- This info is not contact item specific so it is not loaded dynamically -->
    <table id="contactInfo" class="contact-info">
      <tbody>
        <tr id="contactUsername" class="contact-info-item"><td class="contact-info-icon"><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i></td><td class="contact-info-detail">joedoe</td></tr>
        <tr id="contactEmail" class="contact-info-item"><td class="contact-info-icon"><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i></td><td class="contact-info-detail">[email protected]</td></tr>
        <tr id="contactHomeNumber" class="contact-info-item"><td class="contact-info-icon"><i class="fa fa-phone"></i></td><td class="contact-info-detail">(555) 987-1234</td></tr>
        <tr id="contactWorkNumber" class="contact-info-item"><td class="contact-info-icon"><i class="fa fa-building-o"></i></td><td class="contact-info-detail">(555) 987-1234</td></tr>
        <tr id="contactAddress" class="contact-info-item"><td class="contact-info-icon"><i class="fa fa-home"></i></td><td class="contact-info-detail">123 Elm Street</td></tr>
      </tbody>
    </table>
    <!-- End Contact Info (Details) -->
  </div>
</div>

Meaningful Transitions.markdown

Meaningful Transitions

A contacts list based on a video from Google's Material Design spec.

A Pen by Kyle Edwards on CodePen.

License.

script.js

// Utility Function
// Takes any collection with a length property that can be
// emumerated numerically. Each item has it's own callback
function forEach(collection, action, scope) {
  for (var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
    action.call(scope, collection[i], i);
  }
}

// Collection of names and randomly generated colors
// randomColor() is from http://llllll.li/randomColor/
var contactInformation = [{'firstName': 'Micheal', 'lastName': 'Carswell', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Jed', 'lastName': 'Cherry', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Freddie', 'lastName': 'Crimmins', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Dimple', 'lastName': 'Deloatch', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Tomas', 'lastName': 'Duhn', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Coralee', 'lastName': 'Earheart', 'color': randomColor(), 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Solomon', 'lastName': 'Magruder', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Antionette', 'lastName': 'May', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Illa', 'lastName': 'Schwindt', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})},
             { 'firstName': 'Jesica', 'lastName': 'Utt', 'color': randomColor({luminosity : 'light'})}];

// Adds a contact to the contact list using the data above
// Structure
// <tbody>
//   <tr class="contact">
//     ...
//   </tr>
//
//   <tr class="contact">
//     <td class="contact-image">
//       <div data-image-color="#xxxxxx"></div>
//     </td>
//     <td class="contact-name">
//       <span class="first-name">
//       <span class="last-name">
//     <td>
//   </tr>
//
//   <tr class="contact">
//     ...
//   </tr>
// </tbody>
var contactList = document.querySelector('#contactList tbody');
function addContact(contactInfo) {
  var contact = document.createElement('tr'),
      contactImgWrapper = document.createElement('td'),
      contactImg = document.createElement('div'),
      contactName = document.createElement('td'),
      firstName = document.createElement('span'),
      lastName = document.createElement('span');
  
  // Add classes to each element in a contact <tr>
  contact.classList.add('contact');
  contactName.classList.add('contact-name');
  firstName.classList.add('first-name');
  lastName.classList.add('last-name');
  contactImgWrapper.classList.add('contact-image');
  
  // Add the color to the contact-color <td> -> <div>
  contactImg.style.backgroundColor = contactInfo['color'];
  contactImg.setAttribute('data-image-color', contactInfo['color']);
  
  // Append each element to the contact <tr>
  // starting with the inner most element
  firstName.appendChild(document.createTextNode(contactInfo['firstName']));
  lastName.appendChild(document.createTextNode(contactInfo['lastName']));
  contactImgWrapper.appendChild(contactImg);
  contact.appendChild(contactImgWrapper);
  contactName.appendChild(firstName);
  contactName.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '));
  contactName.appendChild(lastName);
  contact.appendChild(contactName); 
  
  // Append the contact to the contact list
  contactList.appendChild(contact);
}

// Use the contactInformation collection to build the contact list
forEach(contactInformation, function(contactInfo) {
  addContact(contactInfo);
});

// Event listener for table cells
// Use CSS directly to bring the selected tab into focus
// Rely on CSS Transitions for the animation
function focusSelectedContact(event) {
  var currentTarget = event.currentTarget,
      appBody = document.querySelector('.app-body'),
      rect = currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect(),
      appBarRect = appBody.getBoundingClientRect(),
      translate = appBarRect.top - rect.top + 171,
      root = document.querySelector('html'),
      menuToggleIcon = document.querySelector('#menuToggle i'),
      contactInfo = document.querySelector('.contact-info'),
      color = currentTarget.querySelector('.contact-image div').getAttribute('data-image-color');
  
  
  // Add the initial styles to the selected contact
  currentTarget.classList.remove('previously-selected');
  currentTarget.classList.add('selected-contact');
  
  // Hide the contacts that weren't clicked
  root.classList.add('hide-contacts');
  root.classList.remove('show-contacts');
  
  // Reposition the selected contact table cell
  currentTarget.style.webkitTransform = 'translateY(' + translate +'px)';
  currentTarget.style.transform = 'translateY(' + translate +'px)';
  currentTarget.offsetHeight; // Force a redraw so the animation works
  
  // Apply a gradient to the table's background
  appBody.style.backgroundImage = 'linear-gradient(' + color + ' 0%, #fff 100%)';
  appBody.style.backgroundPosition = '0 0';
  appBody.style.overflow = 'hidden';
  
  // Change the menu button icons
  menuToggleIcon.classList.remove('fa-bars');
  menuToggleIcon.classList.add('fa-arrow-left');
  contactInfo.classList.add('visible');
}

// Attach the focusSelectedContact event listener to each table cell
forEach(document.querySelectorAll('.contact'), function(contact) {
  contact.addEventListener('click', focusSelectedContact);
});



// Event listener for the menu button
// Undo all of the css set by focusSelectedContact
function showAllContacts() {
  var appBody = document.querySelector('.app-body'),
      selectedContact = document.querySelector(".selected-contact"),
      menuToggleIcon = document.querySelector('#menuToggle i'),
      contactInfo = document.querySelector('.contact-info');
  
  // Slide the selected contact back into its original position
  selectedContact.style.webkitTransform = '';
  selectedContact.style.transform = '';
  selectedContact.offsetHeight; // Force a redraw so the browser doesn't skip the animation
  
  // Remove the gradient on the table's background
  appBody.style.backgroundPosition = '';
  appBody.style.overflow = 'auto';
  
  // Revert the menu button icons
  menuToggleIcon.classList.add('fa-bars');
  menuToggleIcon.classList.remove('fa-arrow-left');
  contactInfo.classList.remove('visible');
  
  // After the selected contact is in position (the transition is complete)
  // display the other contacts again
  setTimeout(function() {
    var root = document.querySelector('html');
    root.classList.add('show-contacts');
    root.classList.remove('hide-contacts');
    selectedContact.classList.remove('selected-contact');
  }, 250);
}

// Attach the showAllContacts event listener to the menu button
document.querySelector('#menuToggle').addEventListener('click', showAllContacts);

scripts

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/randomcolor/0.1.1/randomColor.min.js"></script>

style.css

/* Import the Google Font 'Roboto' */
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,700);

/* Hide scrollbars in Webkit browsers*/
::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

/* Dimensions and base styles for the containers and headers */
body {
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
}

.app-wrapper {
  background-color: #fff;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  margin: 50px auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  width: 400px;
}

.app-bar {
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px #c6c6c6;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 15px 70px;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 3;
  transition: background-color 500ms, box-shadow 500ms;
}


/* Declarations that hide the header when a contact is selected */


.app-headline {
  color: #5f5f5f;
  cursor: default;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: normal;
  margin: 0;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 500ms;
}

.app-bar-button {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #b1b1b1;
  height: 30px;
  outline: none;
  padding: 2px 0 3px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 transparent;
  transition: color 500ms, text-shadow 500ms;
  width: 30px;
}

.app-bar-button:hover {
  color: #c1c1c1;
}

.app-bar-button:active {
  color: #919191;
}

#menuToggle .fa {
  font-size: 2.25em;
}

#sortToggle .fa {
  font-size: 1.75em;
}

.menu-toggle {
  left: 13px;
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(50% - 13px);
}

.sort-toggle {
  position: absolute;
  right: 13px;
  top: calc(50% - 13px);
}

.app-body {
  background-image: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent);
  background-position: 0 -300px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 100% 238px;
  height: 450px;
  -ms-overflow-style: none;
  overflow-y: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  padding: 62px 0 0;
  transition: background-position 500ms;
}

.app-body::-webkit-scrollbar {
	display: none;
}

.contact-list {
	display: block;
  padding: 2px;
}

.contact-list tbody {
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: -ms-flex;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-flex-wrap: wrap;
  -ms-flex-wrap: wrap;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* END Dimensions and base styles for the containers and headers */

/* Declarations for when the header is set to be hidden */
.hide-contacts .app-bar {
  background-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 transparent;
}

.hide-contacts #menuToggle {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.hide-contacts .app-headline {
  opacity: 0;
}

.hide-contacts .app-bar-button {
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px #c1c1c1;
}
/* END Declarations for when the header is set to be hidden */


/* Contact table cell styles */
.contact {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  -webkit-flex: 1 0 100%;
  -ms-flex: 1 0 100%;
  flex: 1 0 100%;
  opacity: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
 
  -webkit-transition-property: opacity, top, -webkit-transform;
  -webkit-transition-property: opacity, top, transform;
  -webkit-transition-duration: 500ms;
  transition-property: opacity, top, transform;
  transition-duration: 500ms;
  
  -webkit-transform: translateY(0);
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.contact-image div {
	border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
	height: 35px;
  margin: 10px 13px;
  width: 35px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.contact-name {
  color: #515151;
  cursor: inherit;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 500ms;
  transition: transform 500ms;
}

.contact-name .last-name {
	color: #4d4d4d;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.selected-contact {
	cursor: default;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.selected-contact .contact-name {
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.2) translateX(9px);
	transform: scale(1.2) translateX(9px);
}

.hide-contacts .contact:not(.selected-contact) {
  pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(50px);
  transform: translateY(50px);
  opacity: 0;
}

/* END Contact table cell styles */

/* Contact info styles, hidden by default*/
.contact-info {
	background-color: #fff;
  font-size: 18px;
  min-height: 20px;
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 233px;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(275px);
  transform: translateY(275px);
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 500ms, opacity 1000ms;
  -webkit-transition: transform 500ms, opacity 1000ms;
  transition: transform 500ms, opacity 1000ms;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.contact-info.visible {
	opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(0);
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.contact-info {
  color: #484848;
  
}

.contact-info-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
  display: block;
}

.contact-info-icon {
	height: 35px;
  padding: 10px 13px;
  width: 35px;
  text-align: center;
}

.contact-info-icon i {
	font-size: 1.5em;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.contact-info-detail {
  padding-left: 5px;
}
/* END Contact info styles */

styles

<link href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.1.0/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet" />