1. A method for transitioning between graphical user interface representations on a handheld electronic device having a display and a user input device, said method comprising: displaying a first graphical representation on the display; receiving a user input with respect to the user input device; detecting that the received user input requests a transition; and performing an animated transition from display of the first graphical representation on the display to display of a second graphical representation on the display, wherein, in performing the animated transition, said performing operates to (i) skew the first graphical representation while being transitioned off of the display, and (ii) skew the second graphical representation while being transitioned onto the display.