diff --git a/Client.fs b/Client.fs
index 61d932d..a84ab0b 100644
--- a/Client.fs
+++ b/Client.fs
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 namespace web_api_cookbook
 
 open WebSharper
-open WebSharper.JavaScript
 open WebSharper.UI
 open WebSharper.UI.Client
 open WebSharper.UI.Html
-open WebSharper.UI.Templating
+open Units.Animation
+open Units.Time
+
 
 [<JavaScript>]
 module Client =
     [<SPAEntryPoint>]
     let Main () =
+        let isClicked = Var.Create false
+        let opacityAnimated = Animate.valueWhen isClicked.View 1.0 0. 120.<frames/s> 1.<s>
+        let opacityStyle = View.MapCached (sprintf "opacity: %f") opacityAnimated
+        let onClick = on.click (fun _ _ -> Var.Set isClicked true)
+
         div [] [
-            p [] [ text "hello world!" ]
+            UI.Components.button [attr.styleDyn opacityStyle; onClick] "Hide Me"
         ]
         |> Doc.RunById "main"
diff --git a/Prelude.fs b/Prelude.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b8629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Prelude.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+namespace web_api_cookbook
+
+open WebSharper
+
+[<JavaScript>]
+module Option =
+    let getOrElse def opt =
+        if Option.isSome opt
+        then Option.get opt
+        else def
+
+[<JavaScript>]
+module Units =
+    module Animation =
+        [<Measure>]
+        type frames
+    module Time =
+        [<Measure>]
+        type ms
+        [<Measure>]
+        type s
+
+[<JavaScript>]
+module Math =
+    let clamp a b c =
+        if c < a then a
+        else if c > b then b
+        else c
+
+    [<Inline>]
+    let inline lerp a b t = a + t * (b - a)
diff --git a/Ui.fs b/Ui.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d5f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Ui.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+namespace web_api_cookbook
+
+open WebSharper
+open WebSharper.JavaScript
+open WebSharper.UI
+open WebSharper.UI.Client
+open WebSharper.UI.Html
+
+[<JavaScript>]
+module UI =
+    module Components =
+        let button attrs label =
+            button (attrs @ [attr.``type`` "button"]) [ text label ]
+
+[<JavaScript>]
+module Animate =
+    open Units.Animation
+    open Units.Time
+    let value (startPoint:float) endPoint (targetFps:float<frames/s>) (animationSeconds:float<s>) =
+        let frameInterval = 1. / targetFps * 1000.0<ms/s>
+        let frameCount = animationSeconds * targetFps
+        let diff = startPoint - endPoint
+        let increment = abs (diff / frameCount)
+        let lerp = Math.lerp startPoint endPoint
+        let interpolatedValue = Var.Create startPoint
+
+        let rec callback (lastRedrawAt:float<ms> option) frameNo (now:float) =
+            let now = now * 1.0<ms>
+            let lastRedrawAt = Option.getOrElse now lastRedrawAt
+            let elapsed = now - lastRedrawAt
+            let readyToRender = elapsed >= frameInterval * 1.<frames>
+            match readyToRender with
+            | false ->
+                JS.Window.RequestAnimationFrame (callback (Some lastRedrawAt) frameNo) |> ignore
+            | true ->
+                let t = float frameNo * increment * 1.<frames>
+                let nextVal = lerp t
+                Var.Set interpolatedValue nextVal
+                if nextVal <> endPoint
+                then
+                    JS.Window.RequestAnimationFrame (callback (Some now) (frameNo + 1))
+                    |> ignore
+
+        JS.Window.RequestAnimationFrame (callback None 0) |> ignore
+        interpolatedValue.View
+
+    let valueWhen beginAnimation startPoint endPoint targetFps animationSeconds =
+        function
+        | true -> value startPoint endPoint targetFps animationSeconds
+        | false -> View.Const startPoint
+        |> View.MapCached <| beginAnimation
+        |> View.Join
diff --git a/web_api_cookbook.fsproj b/web_api_cookbook.fsproj
index e297297..fc7d155 100644
--- a/web_api_cookbook.fsproj
+++ b/web_api_cookbook.fsproj
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Prelude.fs" />
+    <Compile Include="Ui.fs" />
     <Compile Include="Client.fs" />
     <Compile Include="Startup.fs" />
     <None Include="package.json" />