Motion Graphic Design: Composition

Learn about the basic principles of composition for motion graphic designers, and how to apply these principles in your designs.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Course structure

1. Color in Motion Graphic Design

• Thinking about color, contrast, line, and shape
• Color inspiration with Adobe Capture app
• Sampling colors from photographs in Adobe Illustrator
• Creating swatch groups in Adobe illustrator
• Sampling colors from outside Adobe applications

2. Positioning Elements On Screen

• Adding dimension with space, motion, and depth
• Using grids and guides to help with layout
• The essential principles of composition
• Gestalt theory in graphic design

3. Creating 2D Artwork for Motion Graphics

• Creating vector shapes with Adobe Capture app
• Sketching roughs in Adobe Draw
• Coloring artwork in Adobe Draw
• Refining sketches in Illustrator
• Making cartoon hands from primitive shapes
• Proportional grids in Illustrator
• Illustrator layer structure for 2D animation
• Applying color via CC Libraries in Illustrator
• Composing design elements in After Effects

4. Creating 3D Artwork for Motion Graphics

• When to use Cinema 4D for 2D-style animation
• Using the Cinema 4D cameras to create animation
• Giving 3D a cartoon effect with cel shaders
• Applying textures selectively with Set Selection
• Incorporating 3D objects in After Effects with the C4D Renderer
• Adding depth to 3D objects with shading

Conclusion

• Goodbye