diff --git a/js/animation.js b/js/animation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3af22c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/animation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+export const createAnimationController = (animations, component) => {
+  return {
+    animations,
+    start: () => {
+      Object.entries(animations).map(([name, animation]) => animation.run((state) => {
+        component.setState({
+          ...component.state,
+          [name]: state,
+        });
+      }));
+    },
+    prepare: () => {
+      Object.entries(animations).map(([name, animation]) => animation.prepare((state) => {
+        component.setState({
+          ...component.state,
+          [name]: state,
+        });
+      }));
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export const createAnimation = (stateA, stateB, delay) => ({
+  stateA,
+  stateB,
+  delay,
+});
+
+const getAnimationState = (animation, stateName = 'stateA') => {
+  if (animation instanceof Array) {
+    return animation.map(a => getAnimationState(a, stateName));
+  }
+
+  return animation[stateName];
+};
+
+const getMaxTransitionTime = (transition) => {
+  const re = /(\d+)ms/g;
+  const times = [];
+  let matches;
+  while ((matches = re.exec(transition)) != null) {
+    times.push(parseInt(matches[1], 10));
+  }
+  return Math.max.apply(null, times);
+};
+
+const getAnimationDuration = (animation) => {
+  if (animation instanceof Array) {
+    return animation.reduce((maxDuration, a) => {
+      const duration = getAnimationDuration(a);
+      if (duration > maxDuration) {
+        return duration;
+      }
+      return maxDuration;
+    }, 0);
+  }
+
+  const state = animation.stateB;
+  const maxTransition = state.transition ? getMaxTransitionTime(state.transition) : 0;
+  return maxTransition + animation.delay;
+};
+
+const getMaxAnimationsDuration = (animations) => (
+  getAnimationDuration(Object.values(animations))
+);
+
+export const createAnimationRunner = (animations, subscriber) => {
+  let state = Object.entries(animations).reduce((state, [name, animation]) => ({
+    ...state,
+    [name]: getAnimationState(animation),
+  }), {});
+
+  const animationsDuration = getMaxAnimationsDuration(animations);
+
+  const animate = (name, animation, stateName, getDelay) => {
+    if (animation instanceof Array) {
+      animation.map((a, index) => {
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          window.setTimeout(() => {
+            state = {
+              ...state,
+              [name]: [
+                ...(state[name].slice(0, index)),
+                a[stateName],
+                ...(state[name].slice(index + 1, state[name].length)),
+              ],
+            };
+            subscriber();
+          }, getDelay(a))
+        });
+      });
+    } else {
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        window.setTimeout(() => {
+          state = {
+            ...state,
+            [name]: animation[stateName],
+          };
+          subscriber();
+        }, getDelay(animation))
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    getState() {
+      return state;
+    },
+    run() {
+      Object.entries(animations).forEach(([name, animation]) => {
+        animate(name, animation, 'stateB', a => a.delay)
+      })
+    },
+    runReverse() {
+      Object.entries(animations).reverse().forEach(([name, animation]) => {
+        animate(name, animation, 'stateA', a => animationsDuration - a.delay)
+      })
+    },
+    awaitAnimationComplete(callback) {
+      window.setTimeout(callback, animationsDuration);
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+// prepare(callback) {
+//   callback(stateA);
+// },
+// run(callback) {
+//   window,requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+//     window.setTimeout(() => {
+//       callback(stateB);
+//     }, delay)
+//   });
+// },
diff --git a/js/components/Item.js b/js/components/Item.js
index 262cf54..f88f720 100644
--- a/js/components/Item.js
+++ b/js/components/Item.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import Link from './Link';
 
-export default function Item({ item, noLeadingBorder = false, active = false}) {
+export default function Item({ item, noLeadingBorder = false, active = false, style = {}}) {
   return (
     <Link
       className={classNames('item', {
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default function Item({ item, noLeadingBorder = false, active = false}) {
         'is-active': active,
       })}
       pageName={`${item.quadrant}/${item.name}`}
+      style={style}
     >
       <div className="item__title">{item.title}</div>
       {
diff --git a/js/components/ItemList.js b/js/components/ItemList.js
index f433288..d3d7f09 100644
--- a/js/components/ItemList.js
+++ b/js/components/ItemList.js
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import Item from './Item';
 
-export default function ItemList({ children, items, activeItem, noLeadingBorder }) {
+export default function ItemList({ children, items, activeItem, noLeadingBorder, headerStyle = {}, itemStyle = [] }) {
   return (
     <div className="item-list">
-      <div className="item-list__header">
+      <div className="item-list__header" style={headerStyle}>
         {children}
       </div>
       <div className="item-list__list">
         {
-          items.map(item => (
+          items.map((item, i) => (
             <Item
               key={item.name}
               item={item}
               noLeadingBorder={noLeadingBorder}
               active={typeof activeItem === 'object' && activeItem !== null && activeItem.name === item.name}
+              style={itemStyle[i]}
             />
           ))
         }
diff --git a/js/components/Link.js b/js/components/Link.js
index 165729c..c2c54d0 100644
--- a/js/components/Link.js
+++ b/js/components/Link.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import actions from '../actions';
 
-function Link({ pageName, children, navigate, className}) {
+function Link({ pageName, children, navigate, className, style = {}}) {
   const handleClick = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     navigate(pageName);
   };
 
   return (
-    <a href={`/${pageName}.html`} onClick={handleClick} {...{ className }}>
+    <a href={`/${pageName}.html`} onClick={handleClick} style={style} {...{ className }}>
       {children}
     </a>
   );
diff --git a/js/components/PageItem.js b/js/components/PageItem.js
index 03e67a3..eab733a 100644
--- a/js/components/PageItem.js
+++ b/js/components/PageItem.js
@@ -4,52 +4,189 @@ import Badge from './Badge';
 import ItemList from './ItemList';
 import Link from './Link';
 import Fadeable from './Fadeable';
+import { createAnimation, createAnimationRunner } from '../animation';
 
 import { groupByQuadrants } from '../../common/model';
 
-export default function PageItems({ leaving, onLeave, pageName, items }) {
-  const [quadrantName, itemName] = pageName.split('/');
-  const item = items.filter(item => item.quadrant === quadrantName && item.name === itemName)[0];
-  const itemsInRing = groupByQuadrants(items)[item.quadrant][item.ring];
+const items = [1, 2]; // TODO use real items
 
-  return (
-    <Fadeable leaving={leaving} onLeave={onLeave}>
-      <div className="item-page">
-        <div className="item-page__nav">
-          <div className="item-page__nav__inner">
-            <div className="item-page__header">
-              <h3 className="headline">Languages &amp; Frameworks</h3>
-            </div>
-            <ItemList items={itemsInRing} activeItem={item}>
-              <div className="split">
-                <div className="split__left">
-                  <Badge big type={item.ring}>{item.ring}</Badge>
-                </div>
-                <div className="split__right">
-                  <Link className="icon-link" pageName={item.quadrant}>
-                    <span className="icon icon--pie icon-link__icon"></span>Quadrant Overview
-                  </Link>
-                </div>
+const animationsIn = {
+  background: createAnimation({
+      transform: 'translateX(calc((100vw - 1200px) / 2 + 800px))',
+      transition: 'transform 450ms cubic-bezier(0.24, 1.12, 0.71, 0.98)',
+    }, {
+      transition: 'transform 450ms cubic-bezier(0.24, 1.12, 0.71, 0.98)',
+      transform: 'translateX(0)',
+    },
+    0
+  ),
+  navHeader: createAnimation({
+      transform: 'translateX(-40px)',
+      opacity: '0',
+    }, {
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      transform: 'translateX(0px)',
+      opacity: '1',
+    },
+    300
+  ),
+  text: createAnimation({
+      transform: 'translateY(-20px)',
+      opacity: '0',
+    }, {
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      transform: 'translateY(0px)',
+      opacity: '1',
+    },
+    600
+  ),
+  items: items.map((item, i) => (createAnimation({
+      transform: 'translateX(-40px)',
+      opacity: '0',
+    }, {
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      transform: 'translateX(0px)',
+      opacity: '1',
+    },
+    400 + 100 * i
+  )))
+};
+
+const animationsOut = {
+  background: createAnimation(
+    animationsIn.background.stateB,
+    animationsIn.background.stateA,
+    0
+  ),
+  navHeader: createAnimation(
+    animationsIn.navHeader.stateB,
+    {
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      transform: 'translateX(40px)',
+      opacity: '0',
+    },
+    0
+  ),
+  text: createAnimation(
+    animationsIn.text.stateB,
+    {
+      transform: 'translateY(20px)',
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      opacity: '0',
+    },
+    0
+  ),
+  items: items.map((item, i) => (createAnimation(
+    animationsIn.items[i].stateB,
+    {
+      transition: 'opacity 150ms ease-out, transform 300ms ease-out',
+      transform: 'translateX(40px)',
+      opacity: '0',
+    },
+    100 + 100 * i
+  )))
+};
+
+const setAnimations = (state, animations) => ({
+  ...state,
+  animations,
+});
+
+class PageItem extends React.Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    if (props.leaving) { // entering from an other page
+      this.state = setAnimations({}, createAnimationRunner(animationsIn).getState());
+    } else { // Hard refresh
+      this.state = {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  componentWillReceiveProps({ leaving }) {
+    if (!this.props.leaving && leaving) { // page will be left
+      this.animationRunner = createAnimationRunner(animationsOut, this.handleAnimationsUpdate);
+      this.animationRunner.run();
+      this.animationRunner.awaitAnimationComplete(this.props.onLeave);
+    }
+    if (this.props.leaving && !leaving) { // page is entered
+      this.animationRunner = createAnimationRunner(animationsIn, this.handleAnimationsUpdate);
+      this.animationRunner.run();
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleTransitionEnd = () => {
+    if (this.state.faded) {
+      this.props.onLeave();
+    }
+  };
+
+  handleAnimationsUpdate = () => {
+    this.setState(setAnimations(this.state, this.animationRunner.getState()));
+  };
+
+  getAnimationState = (name) => {
+    if (!this.state.animations) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return this.state.animations[name];
+  };
+
+  render() {
+    const { leaving, onLeave, pageName, items } = this.props;
+    const [quadrantName, itemName] = pageName.split('/');
+    const item = items.filter(item => item.quadrant === quadrantName && item.name === itemName)[0];
+    const itemsInRing = groupByQuadrants(items)[item.quadrant][item.ring];
+
+    // console.log(this.getAnimationState('items'));
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <div className="item-page">
+          <div className="item-page__nav">
+            <div className="item-page__nav__inner">
+              <div className="item-page__header" style={this.getAnimationState('navHeader')}>
+                <h3 className="headline">Languages &amp; Frameworks</h3>
               </div>
-            </ItemList>
+
+              <ItemList
+                items={itemsInRing}
+                activeItem={item}
+                headerStyle={this.getAnimationState('navHeader')}
+                itemStyle={this.getAnimationState('items')}
+              >
+                <div className="split">
+                  <div className="split__left">
+                    <Badge big type={item.ring}>{item.ring}</Badge>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="split__right">
+                    <Link className="icon-link" pageName={item.quadrant}>
+                      <span className="icon icon--pie icon-link__icon"></span>Quadrant Overview
+                    </Link>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </ItemList>
+            </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-        <div className="item-page__content">
-          <div className="item-page__content__inner">
-            <div className="item-page__header">
-              <div className="split">
-                <div className="split__left">
-                  <h1 className="hero-headline hero-headline--inverse">{item.title}</h1>
-                </div>
-                <div className="split__right">
-                  <Badge big type={item.ring}>{item.ring}</Badge>
+          <div className="item-page__content" style={this.getAnimationState('background')}>
+            <div className="item-page__content__inner" style={this.getAnimationState('text')}>
+              <div className="item-page__header">
+                <div className="split">
+                  <div className="split__left">
+                    <h1 className="hero-headline hero-headline--inverse">{item.title}</h1>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="split__right">
+                    <Badge big type={item.ring}>{item.ring}</Badge>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
+              <div className="markdown" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: item.body}} />
             </div>
-            <div className="markdown" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: item.body}} />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </Fadeable>
-  );
+    );
+  }
 }
+
+export default PageItem;