here is some research i found for pop-ups. I also learned in my research that this type of pop-up is called a modal. This shows lots of effect options!: https://tympanus.net/Development/ModalWindowEffects/ Same with this one: https://tympanus.net/Development/DialogEffects/alex.html this one too:http://dixso.github.io/custombox/ this is an informative posting: https://material.io/design/components/dialogs.html#specs I wonder if the transitions maybe just need to be quicker?