Do Modern Websites Have Too Many Animations? UX or Distraction?

[Botinquiered]

Hey everyone,

I’ve been browsing a lot of new websites lately, and I can’t help but notice how heavy the use of animations has become, from scrolling effects and hover transitions to entire backgrounds that move.

While these effects can make a website look sleek and modern, I sometimes feel they slow down performance or distract users from the main goal, reading content or converting.

So I wanted to ask the community:

Where’s the balance between good UX and visual appeal?
Would love to hear your opinions, examples of sites that do this well (or poorly), and any best practices for keeping animations smooth and meaningful.

 

[hipcat]

I've noticed that too and it slows down the page loading so it looks glitchy sometimes. A little bit of animation is ok, but too much just overwhelms the page experience and takes away from the main content.