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Although conventions for depicting static molecular structures and complexes are now well established and guide the viewer\u2019s attention to specific aspects of structure and function, little attention and design classification has been devoted to how molecular motion is depicted. As we continue to probe and discover how molecules move - including their internal flexibility, conformational changes and dynamic associations with binding partners and environments - we are faced with difficult design challenges that are relevant to molecular visualizations both for the scientific community and students of cell and molecular biology. To facilitate these design decisions, we have identified twelve molecular animation design principles that are important to consider when creating molecular animations. Many of these principles pertain to misconceptions that students have primarily regarding the agency of molecules, while others are derived from visual treatments frequently observed in molecular animations that may promote misconceptions. For each principle, we have created a pair of molecular animations that exemplify the principle by depicting the same content in the presence and absence of that design approach. 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