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Add animation to your arsenal, even if After Effects intimidates you.

These video tutorials and self-paced, project-based online classes will help you efficiently learn motion design. Not sure how to go about it? Check out this complete curriculum.

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Bring a Logo to Life: Principles of Animation for Motion Designers

Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Text Animators: Custom Text Animation in Adobe After Effects

Smooth Moves: Better Motion with Animation Curves in the Graph Editor

Smooth Moves: Better Motion with Animation Curves in the Graph Editor

The word expressions made of different shapes

11 Expressions for Animation Efficiency in Adobe After Effects

Octopus illustration

Animation Efficiency: Work Faster in Adobe After Effects

Avocado characters exercising

Character Rigging & Animation FUNdamentals in After Effects

Girl biking with dog in bike basket

Limber Character Rigging to Secondary Animation in After Effects

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Top 5 Plugins for Efficiency in Adobe After Effects
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Winter scene with A-frame cabin at night

Create then Animate: Beginner Workflow in Illustrator & After Effects

Animated Lettering

Animated Lettering in After Effects
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Travel icons - ticket and passport, suitcase, plane, globe, map and location pin, camera

Animating Morphing Icons in After Effects
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Underwater scene with fish, seaweed and coral

Looping Animated Scenes in After Effects
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Animated Typography

Animated Typography in After Effects: Layering Simple Effects for a Complex Look

3D Animated Lettering

3D Animated Lettering in After Effects: 9 Styles, Infinite Possibilities

Design icons - camera, color swatches, eye dropper tool, pencil, paintbrush, scissors, shape tool, photos, pen tool

Easy Animated Icons in After Effects

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Tutorials

Adobe After Effects Fundamentals

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After Effects Fundamentals

These videos & guides are designed to help you quickly learn or remember fundamental skills in AE.

Repeat Keyframes with Loop Expressions in After Effects

Repeat Keyframes with Loop Expressions in After Effects

How to Loop a Composition in Adobe After Effects

How to Loop a Composition in Adobe After Effects

6 Common Logo Animation Mistakes

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Quick Tips

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6 Text Animator Presets

AE Fundamentals - Mattes Project File

Adobe Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

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