Project Wheel
Your project titles sit on the edge of a big wheel that turns as you scroll. The title that reaches the middle lights up and swaps the photo beside it, so the list itself is how visitors move through your work.
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How it's built.
The first version stopped on every title and then jumped to the next one, so it felt like it was clicking from title to title instead of turning. The snapping was never the problem, the spacing was. Each title took so much scrolling that the wheel landed, sat still for most of it, then lurched a whole title from rest. So now every title gets a short stretch of scroll and the titles sit about a line apart. The wheel always heads for the nearest title, and the next one comes up before it has finished landing, so it keeps turning while you scroll and is already resting on a title when you stop.
The titles fade and get a little smaller the further they sit from the middle, and the list has real ends, so the first project opens the section and the last one closes it. You can grab the wheel with the mouse and throw it and it still lands on a whole title. Put it on either side, pick a fade or a wipe for the photo, and repeat the list as many times as you want the scroll to last.
What you'll need.
Install
- GSAP
- ScrollTrigger
- CustomEase
- InertiaPlugin
Concepts
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Frequently asked
- Does Project Wheel work with React and Vue?
- Project Wheel ships as React (Next.js included), Vue 3 (Nuxt included), plain HTML/CSS/JS - the same animation in each format. The React version uses the official useGSAP hook with cleanup handled; the Vue version is a real single-file component with <script setup>.
- Do I need GSAP to use Project Wheel?
- Yes. Project Wheel is built on GSAP directly, and GSAP has been 100% free for commercial use, including every plugin, since version 3.13. The component page lists exactly what to install.
- Can I customize Project Wheel without editing code?
- Project Wheel exposes 11 tunable controls in the Customize panel on this page - drag the values, watch the live preview respond, and the code you copy carries your exact settings.
- Is Project Wheel free?
- Project Wheel is part of the Annnimate Library, a paid subscription (from EUR 29/month billed quarterly, or EUR 240/year). The live preview and customization run free on this page; the paste-ready code is for members.
- What if Project Wheel is not right for my project?
- Annnimate comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If Project Wheel or the library does not fit your project, reply to your receipt within 14 days for a full refund of your first payment. The refund policy has the details.
- Can I use Project Wheel in client projects?
- Yes. The Annnimate license covers commercial and client work - ship Project Wheel on as many projects as you build, with no attribution required.
- Does Project Wheel respect prefers-reduced-motion?
- Yes. Every Annnimate component handles prefers-reduced-motion via gsap.matchMedia, so users who opt out of motion get an effectively instant, readable state.
