Transitions can certainly be used to good effect. For example, a clockwise sweep often indicates a change in time.
I know that there have been bits and pieces of information such as that posted here in the past, but I don’t know of an article on the Cow about transitions that mention what people use to indicate certain things like passage of time, change of location, etc.
However, if you Google “transitions indicate passage of time” (without the quotes) you will find some interesting articles.
Steven
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