Creating a Mobile App Interface in After Effects

Learn how to prototype an app interface using Adobe Illustrator, and then take the finished design into After Effects for animation.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching
• How to use the exercise files

1. App Plan and Pre-Production

• The app creation
• Plan for and gather references
• Sketch out ideas
• Choose the user journey

2. Explore the App Screens

• Adobe Illustrator’s role in the process
• Install the font for this project
• Prepare artwork for After Effects

3. Prepare Assets for Animation in After Effects

• Set up and import artwork
• Create reusable components
• Build the Dashboard tiles
• Add final touches to the Dashboard tiles
• Build the Dashboard screens
• Add final touches to the remaining screens

4. Animate in After Effects

• Animate the Dashboard elements
• Add final touches to the Goal section
• Animate the Steps screen
• Animate the Friends screen
• Create tap and swipe animations

5. Build and Export the Sequence

• Swiping the Dashboard screens
• Add finishing details, swipes, and taps
• Add the scroll animation
• Fix the header and footer
• See the Friends screen and back to the Dashboard
• Export the final sequence

6. Work with Sketch2AE

• What is Sketch2AE?
• Install Sketch2AE
• Prepare artwork in Sketch
• Import artwork into After Effects

Conclusion

• Next steps