Animation for Graphic Design: Make a Short Educational Video

Are you interested in leveling up your graphic design skills to add that touch of *magic* to your work?

The world of graphic design is quickly moving in a more animated direction. Sentences fading in and out, icons bouncing together on the screen make for engaging imagery that is not only entertaining. Adding motion to your designs brings new meaning to your message! And learning even just a bit about animation allows you to keep up with the latest marketing and social media trends.

Throughout this class, you will learn how to:

• Sketch and storyboard your ideas 
• Build and organize custom design assets in Adobe Illustrator
• Design and compose your visuals in Adobe After Effects 
• Save your final video to share with your network!

We will create a super short 15-second animated educational video to get your hands dirty in animation for graphic design. 

This class is for creatives with a design background who want to add an almost essential skill, animation, to their design toolkit. No prior animation knowledge is required and you will need access to Adobe After Effects and Illustrator.

To help you get started in animation, I’ll provide introductory animation and Adobe After Effects lessons to get you familiar with the application, a guided worksheet to get you into the animation mindset, and tips and processes you’ll need to start building your motion graphics knowledge. 

When you’re done, you’ll have learned new skills in storyboarding, animating design elements, and composing on a timeline that will elevate your traditional graphic design skills.

This class is an introduction to motion graphics from the perspective of a graphic designer. If you want to continue building your animation skills, I recommend participating in these classes next:

• The Beginner’s Guide to Adobe After Effects by Jake Bartlett
• Learn the Basics of After Effects by Hallease Narvaez

Let’s have fun designing and get started!

• Introduction
• Project
• Trends & Examples
• Animation Concepts
• Script
• Storyboard
• Design Your Assets in Illustrator
• Create Your File
• Add Text Layers
• Import Your Assets
• How to Add Animation
• Animate: Part 1
• Animate: Part 2
• Review & Save
• Bonus: Add Sound
• Other Applications
• Conclusion