What I wanted was a fast, seamless way to transition from clickable thumbnail on a zui canvas while dynamically loading the content of whatever the thumbnail represented. I just loved the idea of loading content while zooming into a thumbnail without loading a higher-res image to take its place, then having the pixelated thumbnail disintegrate to reveal the actual content that got loaded during the transition. Anyway, it was the best idea that I could come up with for my application, so here we are.

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