Motion Design & Animation Principles in Adobe After Effects

Learn how to import Illustrator graphics into After Effects, organize layers for animation, and set composition options such as 25 fps and a five-second duration.

Apply easing to keyframes in After Effects using the graph editor to control velocity, creating smooth ease in and ease out for more dynamic motion.

Organize Illustrator files by fixing fonts, adjusting artboard size to HDTV presets, and converting groups into individual layers for import into After Effects to animate isometric designs.

Master a quick, easy After Effects CC animation using transitions, overshoot and bounce, building entrances, a moving truck, and distortion; learn a half-hour method to recreate it.

Explore practical tips to speed up animation in After Effects by importing footage, managing layers, and using a free Mr. Horse plugin to streamline keyframes and overshoots.

Learn to animate a full scene in after effects cc by hiding buildings to focus on tree animation, then use anchor-point scale, animation composer with position and rotate, and overshoot.

Master out transitions by cutting off at the right time, adjusting in and out points, and aligning outputs within the composition; use overshoot, stagger, and animation composer for smooth exits.

Animate a hotdog van with random motion and a bouncing ride using after effects expressions. Separate the position axes, apply wiggle to the vertical motion, and loop tire rotation.

Master distortion motion in After Effects by using the puppet pin tool to distort a hot dog stand with anchor pins, then add life with wiggle expressions and subtle rotation.

Explore the anticipation principle by moving a layer up before it descends, and use keyframes and graph adjustments to shape motion for icons and characters.

Create a game scene animation by setting up the layout, defining motion paths, applying squash and stretch, and adding swoosh sounds plus gold visual effects.

Learn to create and edit motion paths in After Effects by animating position with keyframes, adjusting handles, and exploring spatial and temporal interpolation.

Set up a 15-second, 25 fps composition, import the game scene, create a pre composition, animate with keyframes, adjust timing with velocity, then add scale and warp effects.

Master squash and stretch in after effects by adjusting warp and distortion, setting keyframes for bend and scale, and copying and pasting keyframes to apply the animation across frames.

Learn to enhance animation with visual and landing sound effects in After Effects CC, syncing beeps and glitter decomposition to specific layers for engaging motion graphics.

Master adjusting animation duration in After Effects with time stretch and time remapping to map keyframes to a new playback length, preserving motion graphics timing and audio relationships.

Import footage, set up a composition, and apply the warp effect for squash, stretch, and distortion, using four vertices to shape the cannon.

Apply the speed graph with F9 to create slow-motion delays and position animation for cannon’s recoil, then duplicate the layer to reuse timing for a ball across four-frame shifts.

Learn to tell a story with keyframes by proportionally scaling timing across layers, adjusting motion paths, and orchestrating a ball's entrance, look, and cannon shot to create a narrative sequence.

Explore how sound effects breathe life into animation using animation composer, importing and timing boom and creek sounds with keyframes, duplicating cues, and applying motion blur to layers.

Explore the follow through and overlap action principle by animating a character with lagging ears, trailing motion, and a final bounce to settle, showcasing practical effects for After Effects.

Import vector graphics, create a composition, and use a null object as the parent with print and link to group layers; the children follow the parent's transform, except opacity.

Learn to remove stiffness by making a character wave with the wave warp effect in After Effects, adjusting wave type, height, width, direction, speed, pinning, and composition sizing.

Learn to animate icons with keyframes, explore staying upright or rotating around each other, and create explainer videos using expressions, links, and motion graphics effects.

Learn to animate many icons and layers in After Effects with overshoot and sequencing without plugins, using expressions, duplicating adjustments, and timing overlaps for a polished motion graphics workflow.