Minimal motion is a single well-timed easing-curve drift — one move is the whole event

In the minimal style, motion is kept at a very low visual rhythm. The entire motion vocabulary consists of barely-there drifting, always shaped by an easing-curve so the change accelerates and decelerates smoothly rather than ticking at a fixed rate. A single well-timed move — a slow position change, a long fade, a gentle scale drift — constitutes the complete motion event for a piece or section. This is a compositional constraint by design: designing around one motion event forces the creator to make it count, and the absence of other motion makes the single change feel weighty.

Examples

Easing-curve position drift: element moves from rule-of-thirds left to center over 20 seconds with ease-in-out, then holds. That is the full motion statement for the piece.

Assessment

A minimal patch plays for 2 minutes. Describe one complete motion event (what changes, over how long, with what easing) that would be appropriate, and name two motion choices that would violate the style.