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Why progress bars can make you feel better
Designers are not trying to give an accurate representation of time, but rather an experience.
Facebook redesigned its loading animation. They noticed that their custom animation of three lines increasing in size from left to right, led users to associate a slow service with Facebook, compared to the spinning wheel, which users associated with their device or their internet being slow.
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