Question

How can I mimic Apple.com’s intro animation first used with the updated MacBook Air & Currently with the iPad 2?

Answer 1

I would do the following:

1. Create the website with everything shown as normal
2. Add display: hidden; (CSS) to every visible element on the page
3. Use jQuerys’ fadeIn() to fade in the elements
4. Use setTimeout() to time these fadeIn()‘s to get the desired effect

Something like this: http://jsfiddle.net/wcqzd/ – it needs some work but it should give you a good base.