https://motiondesign.school/courses/animated-typefaces-with-animography/

In this course, you’ll learn how to create an animated typeface within After Effects. You can type with it, just like any other typeface. But it has the added bonus of motion. It takes some effort to animate but once finished, you can apply it over and over again to quickly create consistent and powerful typographic content. Great as a personal project, and even better to sell to your clients as part of their motion branding.

 

https://motiondesign.school/courses/motion-beast-2/

 

Introducing the groundbreaking LearnToEarn program, the must-take training program for every aspiring Motion Designer. Unleash your creativity in 2D/3D animation and frame-by-frame techniques with our curated MDS training.  Our meticulously curated training program encompasses all aspects of motion design, equipping you with the skills to approach unconventional tasks creatively.  One common challenge every motion designer faces is the quest for knowledge and tools to tackle specific assignments. When it comes to honing your practical skills, many struggle. There’s more to executing real-world projects than simply possessing techniques and expertise. That’s precisely why you require personalized guidance from a seasoned professional. Our comprehensive training covers digital animation, frame-by-frame techniques, and 3D production pipelines.

Motion Design School - Motion Pro

http://motiondesign.school/courses/motion-pro/

 

This course will bring you to the next motion design level. We’ll cover almost all types of animation from 2D, combining it with AE expressions, to 3D, using Xpresso in Cinema 4D. All the animations will be united into complete video scenes. Moreover, we’ll share with you project files, in which we’ve used frame-by-frame animation along with modern 2D and 3D design.  You’ll get equipped for your future complex projects whether you plan to freelance or work in a studio. We’ll teach you the main principles and rules of organizing projects and creating the correct structure for them. Also, we’ll demonstrate to you custom scripts that help us get rid of some routine work and facilitate the entire process.  The course isn’t aimed at showing you the only correct way to work on projects, but its purpose is teaching you good practices and techniques to form your own unique approach to projects wherever you work.

http://motiondesign.school/courses/3d-character-design-partymaker/

Explore the classic 3D pipeline for sculpting, retopology, texturing, and character rendering. 

This course covers entire professional character modeling pipeline.  We will start by sculpting a character using Zbrush which is industry standard since digital sculpting was invented by Pixologic. You will learn common professional techniques to do retopology and uv unwrapping to prepare model for texturing and rendering. Next you’ll use Substance Painter to paint textures on your model. Which is also industry standard used in most of the studios. In the final step, you’ll assemble the entire scene, create the materials and lighting, and render image.  Each lesson is based on the approach used in real commercial projects. Professional tips and tricks based on real-world experience will allow you to avoid common pitfalls and speed up your workflow.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of techniques, processes, and professional practices in the area of Motion Design, from fundamental building blocks of organizing time and space in production to managing workflow, budgets, and client relationships. The authors provide insight into the production process from concept through execution in areas as diverse as social media to large-scale projection mapping for events and festivals. Readers will learn through real-world examples, case studies, and interviews how to effectively use their skills in various areas of Motion Design. Industry professionals provide unique perspectives on different areas of Motion Design while showcasing their outstanding and inspiring work throughout. This is a valuable resource to students who aspire to work in a broad range of visual communication disciplines and expand their practice of Motion Design.

https://motiondesign.school/courses/logo-animation-in-after-effects/

A structured online course for the future logo animation rockstar. You will learn how to animate almost any icon or logotype, morph it into everything, and tell short funny stories.

  Our team enjoys logo animation as it’s always really funny. It’s a perfect chance for you to develop your own creativity, to experiment with new techniques and technologies, and a good opportunity to attract the attention of the community and potential clients to yourself (yep, that really works).  Logo animation has an extremely low cost of a mistake. If something went wrong, you can always change everything quickly and easily. It gives free rein and allows you to learn something new quickly. That is why we have decided to create this course, which is full of experiments, lifehacks, and techniques, cheating in a workflow, analyzing someone else’s works, and lots of fun.