"The term distinguishes static graphics from those with a transforming appearance over time."
Creating animations and videos using software like After Effects, which can be used in digital design projects.
Visual Communication: Understanding the principles of visual communication, including color theory, typography, composition, and graphic design principles, is essential when creating effective motion graphics.
Animation: Understanding the principles of animation, such as timing, spacing, and easing, is crucial when creating motion graphics.
3D Modeling: Familiarizing yourself with 3D modeling software such as Cinema 4D and Maya will enable you to create complex and realistic 3D designs to incorporate into your motion graphics.
Video Editing: As motion graphics are often used in video projects, learning video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro will enable you to incorporate your motion graphics into your video projects.
Storyboarding: Creating storyboards or animatics will be useful in planning out your motion graphics projects before moving on to the production phase.
Sound Design: Incorporating audio elements into your motion graphics projects is an important aspect, understanding sound design will help you in matching the audio to your visual elements, which will enhance the impact of your motion graphics.
Motion Design: Understanding how to design motion graphics for various mediums, including TV, advertising, and digital media, will help you create motion graphics that align with the intended purpose.
Visual Effects: Incorporating visual effects and compositing is a key element when creating high-end motion graphics. Understanding visual effects software such as Nuke, After Effects would be helpful.
Kinetic Typography: Kinetic typography involves animating text to interpret the mood or emotion, being familiar with different font types and animation software will help in creating an effective kinetic typography video.
Interactive Media: Learning the principles of interactivity, including creating responsive design, will be helpful if you plan to create motion graphics for web and new media.
Kinetic Typography: Animated text usually used to promote a product or service.
2D Animation: Movement along or around a 2-dimensional plane or flat surfaces.
3D Animation: Movement on and around 3D objects and spaces.
Whiteboard Animation: Animated drawings that are created in real-time by an artist using a whiteboard.
Stop Motion Animation: The movement of physical objects or figures being captured frame by frame.
InfoGraphics: The presentation of complex data, statistics or information in a clean, visual way.
Augmented Reality: A virtual representation in the real world.
Virtual Reality: Immerses the viewer in a digital world.
Interactive Design: The application of digital design elements that respond to user action.
Audio Visualization: Animated graphics that sync with the beat of music or speech.
Product Visualization: D animation used to showcase an object, such as a car or a phone.
Broadcast Design: Motion graphics used for TV and video production.
Animated Logos: Animated versions of logos for branding purposes.
Title Sequences: Motion graphics used at the beginning of films, TV shows or other video projects.
HUD (Heads Up Display): Animated overlays that display information such as speed, altitude, or weapon systems in video games or movies.
Lower Thirds: Motion graphics displayed in the lower portion of the screen often used to identify people appearing on a television screen.
Social Media Ads: Animated graphics designed to attract viewers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any other social media platform.
"Motion graphics are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects."
"Motion graphics are usually displayed via electronic media technology."
"e.g. thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, stroboscope, zoetrope, praxinoscope, flip book"
"The term distinguishes static graphics from those with a transforming appearance over time, without over-specifying the form."
"The term typically more explicitly refers to the commercial application of animation and effects to video, film, TV, and interactive applications."
"Motion graphics (sometimes mograph)"
"video, film, TV, and interactive applications"
"To create the illusion of motion or rotation"
"Motion graphics are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects."
"The term distinguishes static graphics from those with a transforming appearance over time."
"thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, stroboscope, zoetrope, praxinoscope, flip book"
"While any form of experimental or abstract animation can be called motion graphics..."
"The term typically more explicitly refers to the commercial application of animation and effects."
"The term typically more explicitly refers to the commercial application of animation and effects to video, film, TV, and interactive applications."
"Motion graphics are usually combined with audio..."
"The term typically more explicitly refers to the commercial application of animation and effects to video, film, TV..."
"Motion graphics are usually displayed via electronic media technology."
"The term distinguishes static graphics from those with a transforming appearance over time..."
"(sometimes mograph)"