The PlanetScale Design Studio team created an animated illustration to showcase the new schema revert feature in a database, using Framer Motion's React animation library to bring their concept to life. They initially considered a side-by-side table approach but evolved into a storytelling concept, illustrating what might happen if someone needed to revert a schema change in their day. The animation demonstrates the process of deploying and reverting a schema change, with various states showcasing the success and error messages that appear during this process. By utilizing Framer Motion's features such as useAnimation hook, start method, delay prop, and promise array, they were able to create a seamless and polished animation sequence. The final implementation involved refining the timing of the animation through manual review and adjustments, resulting in an engaging visual representation of the feature that provides a mental model for users to expect when using it.