Motion & Interactive Design
Motion Graphics Fundamentals
Make things move on purpose in After Effects
12 lessons4 modules10h 35m durationbeginner level
About this course
This beginner course teaches the After Effects core workflow from a blank composition to a finished, exported piece. You will set up a project and timeline correctly, animate with keyframes, replace robotic linear motion with real easing using the graph editor, organise complex scenes with pre-comps, and build resolution-independent graphics on shape layers. You then apply the whole workflow to three formats that pay the bills: a square social loop, an animated presentation slide, and a short explainer with text, icons, and transitions, exporting each to the right file through Adobe Media Encoder.
Curriculum
Module 1: The After Effects Workspace and Your First Keyframes
- What Motion Graphics Is and Why After EffectsPreview
- Project, Composition, and the Panels That Matter🔒
- Your First Keyframes: Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity🔒
Module 2: Easing and the Graph Editor
- Why Linear Motion Looks Wrong🔒
- The Graph Editor: Value Graph vs Speed Graph🔒
- Timing, Spacing, and Overlap🔒
Module 3: Pre-Comps, Shape Layers, and Staying Organised
- Pre-Composing, Parenting, and Null Objects🔒
- Shape Layers: Vector Graphics That Animate🔒
- Repeaters, Color, and a Reusable Style🔒
Module 4: Designing for Social, Slides, and Explainers, and Exporting Right
- Looping Social Graphics That Hold Attention🔒
- Animated Slides and Short Explainers🔒
- Exporting: Media Encoder, Codecs, and the Right File🔒
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