Pro Logo Animations In After Effects

Logo animations that attract client queues

What you'll learn

You will learn how to create eye-catching animation for almost any logo

Know how to come up with animation ideas even for unattractive and simple logos

You will explore almost all the techniques and secrets that PRO motion-designers use in their logo animations

Learn how to tell stories through logo animations

You'll boost your skills and be able to create expensive (high-value) logo animations for clients

Requirements

You should have basic skills in After Effects

You should have Adobe After Effects installed so you can follow along with the course lessons. We'll be using the Creative Cloud version of After Effects, but you can do many of the lessons in a previous version if you don't have After Effects CC

In one bonus lecture about 3D, you'll need Cinema 4D

Description

Imagine you know how to come up with an idea for any logo, even for a simple and boring one. And even if you have problems with imagination.You are familiar with almost all the techniques and tools to create any custom logo animation.Imagine mastering the secrets of PRO motion designers you follow on social networks. (they won't be happy) :)The knowledge you gain will help make your portfolio really cool.Imagine that your portfolio is actively selling itself for you.Now understand that my animation studio PIXALF employs this course to educate our staff.My studio is engaged in creating logo animations every day. Therefore, the course contains only what you will need for work, no unnecessary information. Over 10 years, we've learned how to animate logos so that the client brings you money themselves and recommends you to their friends. And I'll show all of this in the course.Whether you accept my offer or not—it's no big deal.If you prefer learning by trial and error and figuring things out on your own—that's perfectly fine. I was once like that myself.But if you want to know the best strategy for creating awesome animations that I have ever used… and you want to know it NOW, rather than in a few years which it took me…Then you know what to do…

Overview

Section 1: BRAINSTORMING (IDEA AND STORYTELLING)

Lecture 1 Idea

Lecture 2 Storytelling

Section 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIMATION

Lecture 3 Fundamentals of animation + creating two simple animations

Lecture 4 Practice: Creating complex logo animation (Microsoft)

Lecture 5 Practice: Creating complex logo animation (IKEA)

Section 3: 12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION

Lecture 6 12 principles of animation

Section 4: PRO KICKASS MORPHING

Lecture 7 Morphing

Lecture 8 Practice: Creating a logo animation using morphing (FedEx)

Lecture 9 Practice: Creating morphing of different objects

Section 5: STROKE OF EVERYTHING

Lecture 10 Stroke

Lecture 11 Practice: Creating a logo animation using stroke (Dribbble)

Lecture 12 Practice: Creating a logo animation using stroke (Haze)

Section 6: PRO STROKE TECHNIQUES

Lecture 13 3D Stroke

Section 7: HAND DRAWN LETTERING ANIMATION

Lecture 14 Hand drawn lettering animation

Lecture 15 Practice: Creating a hand drawn lettering logo animation (Effendy)

Lecture 16 Practice: Creating a hand drawn lettering logo animation (Romero)

Section 8: PRO LETTERING ANIMATION TECHNIQUES

Lecture 17 Practice: Creating a PRO hand drawn lettering logo animation (Steve Aoki)

Section 9: MASCOT IN THE LOGO

Lecture 18 About mascots in the logo + Practice: Logo animation with mascot (AntiPorta)

Lecture 19 Practice: Creating a logo animation with mascot (Roundies Bagels)

Lecture 20 Bonus: Full process of creating the logo animation AntiPorta (without comments)

Lecture 21 Bonus: Full process of creating the logo animation RB (without comments)

Section 10: GLITCH

Lecture 22 About Glitch + Practice: Creating a glitch logo animation (Uniqlo)

Lecture 23 Practice: Creating a glitch logo animation (Valorant)

Section 11: ANIMATION OF LIQUIDS

Lecture 24 Animation of liquids

Lecture 25 Practice: Creating a liquid logo animation (pd)

Section 12: LOTTIE ANIMATION

Lecture 26 Lottie animation

Section 13: 3D ANIMATION

Lecture 27 About 3d animation + Practice: Creating a 3d animation

Lecture 28 Bonus practice: Creating a 3d logo animation (Kickass logo animations)

Section 14: SOUND IN LOGO ANIMATION

Lecture 29 Sound in logo animation

Section 15: STYLIZATION

Lecture 30 Stylization in animations

Motion graphics artists and graphic designers,Anyone who wants to earn money by creating logo animations,YouTubers and vloggers