The latest motion design and animation trends, tips, and tutorials.

Rotation Expressions in After Effects

Learn helpful rotation property expressions!

Studio Ascended: Buck Co-Founder Ryan Honey on the SOM PODCAST

Ryan Honey of premier motion design studio Buck talks landing a motion design job, creativity and collaboration in the workplace, and more.

The Motion of Medicine - Emily Holden

Medical Illustration is a fascinating path for Motion Designers. We talked with Emily Holden on how her studio brings the human body to life

The Best Way to Form a Motion Design Business: Q&A with Andy Contiguglia

How should you form your Motion Design business? From LLCs to S-Corps, lawyer Andy Contiguglia shares some important insights.

The Story Behind Beeple's Louis Vuitton Fashion Line

Mike Winkelmann, a.k.a. Beeple, shares how his Everydays walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week.

Stylized Movement in Mixed Media Animation

Are you animated characters in need of a style update? Check out this sneak peek at our Holdframe Workshop!

The School of Motion Design Courses In a Nutshell

Everything we do as artists starts with design, which is why we created courses to provide the skills you need to create great animations.

The Furrow's COVID-19 Collaboration

The best thing you can do is help others. The Furrow set out to bring a little information to the world with an incredible collaboration.

The Galvanized Globetrotter: Freelance Designer Jiaqi Wang

Meet an artist whose journey spans the entire world. Jiaqi Wang has already done incredible work, and she's just getting started.

Setting Up Soft-Lighting in Cinema4D

In this article we'll learn the qualities that create soft lighting in Cinema 4D & use built-in tools to achieve beautiful lighting results.

The Best Computer You'll Never Build - Shadow

Looking to future-proof your desktop? Maybe the best computer for you already exists...in the cloud.

Tricks for Creating a Hand-Drawn Look in After Effects

How can we quickly and efficiently create a hand-drawn look for our animations in After Effects?

Tutorial: How to Use 3D Assets in Your After Effects Projects

To be a top MoGraph Artist you need to know how to use 3D assets in your After Effects workflow and this tutorial has you covered.

Tutorial: Faking the C4D MoGraph Module in After Effects

Learn how to fake the Cinema 4D MoGraph Module in After Effects using some clever expressions.

How to Create Automatic Follow Through in After Effects

In this lesson we'll learn how to use principle of animation, Follow Through, to make your animation look better than ever in After Effects.

Tutorial: Create a Write-On Effect in After Effects

Learn three ways to do write on effects in After Effects, a skill that every MoGraph Artist needs to know.

Tutorial: After Effects Expressions 101

Learn the basics of Expressions in After Effects so you can begin your journey to mastering this very powerful feature.

Things Motion Designers Need to Stop Doing

Let's discuss a few things that Motion Designers should stop doing.

Tutorial: Animating Follow-Through in After Effects

Tutorial: Advanced Squash and Stretch Rig in After Effects

In this animation tutorial we'll take a look at how to create a squash and stretch rig in After Effects.

Tutorial: Kinetic Typography in After Effects | Part 3

In the final part of our kinetic typography series you'll add all the finishing touches to the video that you started in parts one and two.

Tutorial: Create a 3D Scene from a Photo in After Effects

In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a fake 3D world in After Effects from a photo.

Tutorial: Illustrator to After Effects Field Manual

In this series we'll take a look at how to bring Adobe Illustrator files into After Effects.

To Buck and Beyond: A Joe Donaldson PODCAST

Joe Donaldson talks work, life and mid-20's career success on today's PODCAST.

Tutorial: Create a Gear Rig Using Expressions After Effects

In this lesson you'll learn how to make gears automatically rotate using Expressions in After Effects.

To 2019, and Beyond!

Let's look back at 2018, and a look ahead to the madness that will be 2019!

Tutorial: How To Cut Out Images in Photoshop

Learn how to cut out almost any image in Photoshop with ease.