Tag: Design
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Inspirational motion graphic designs
Here are some Inspirational motion graphic designs. During my talk on “Typography and Dynamic Text animation” in motion Graphics I showed several inspirational examples of opening title sequences that I have been inspired by throughout the years. Here’s a list of links to those movies. Big thanks especially to the “Art of the Title” website…
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Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist
The book is designed as a one-stop, getting-started guide for anyone new to motion graphic design who wants to get the basic principles under their belt so they can get started quickly, making better design decisions as they go. After reading this book you’ll be comfortable with the basic concepts and principles of design, animation…
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Illustrator CS6 – Learn by Video
This Learn by Video course offers in-depth training on the interface, workflow, and features of Adobe Illustrator CS6. Amongst other things you’ll learn my own techniques for drawing characters including my “Illustrator” superhero. Here’s the intro movie where I tell you more about the course.
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Adobe CS6 Software Training Videos
This week, to celebrate the launch of Adobe’s Creative Suite I’ve released a whole host of new Adobe CS6 software training videos from new and forthcoming workshops produced with video2brain. So now you know why I’ve been relatively quiet for the last couple of months! The workshops will be out very soon but meanwhile we…
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Mask Interpolation Tips
Masking is one of the features of After Effects that I get asked about the most during my After Effects training courses. People seem to have lots of problems animating masks in After Effects and I’ve noticed a few forum questions about it recently so I thought I’d provide some quick mask interpolation tips and links…
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Creative Graphic Design: Essential Typography
Making good decisions is essential in typography — choosing the right typefaces, fonts, sizes, spacing and so on — can have a major impact on the quality of your designs. In this one-of-a-kind workshop, art director, illustrator, and motion graphic designer Angie Taylor introduces you to the essential principles of typography. After exploring the terminology,…
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Happy 2012 – More free downloads
Well another year almost over. I’m looking forward to 2012, hoping that it’s a better year for our industry and for all my friends. I have a couple of exciting bits of news to share and more free downloads so here’s my final blog for the year.
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Winter Sale!
In my winter sale there’s 30% off all Wacom workshops in my store. This offer includes volumes 1, 2, 3 & the Master Collection. To find out more you can check out the courses here and even watch some free preview movies to get a taster of what’s on offer. (Any links highlighted in black…
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After Effects Light Wipe Tutorial
There was a a question today on Creative Cow about how to create a light wipe effect in After Effects. I wanted to help so I decided to put together a quick After Effects Light Wipe tutorial. This tutorial includes an After Effects project and an eight-minute video tutorial where I explain techniques used.
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Typography Video Training
Creative Graphic Design: Essential Typography is a workshop on the principles of designing with text. I’ve just finished recording my latest typography video training workshop with the fantastic team at video2brain. It’s a workshop with a difference. If you want the salient points delivered to you quickly so you can get on with your work.…
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FREE After Effects Stereoscopic 3D Workshop
In this week’s newsletter I’ll be giving away a complete workshop about using the Stereoscopic 3D workflow in After Effects CS5.5. That’s four chapters – a total of 16 training movies absolutely free to subscribers of my software tips and tricks newsletter. Sign up today to make sure you don’t miss out.
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Post Production Magic
Join Red Giant for an evening of inspiration I’ll be speaking at Red Giant’s FREE Post Production magic event in September. Here’s the blurb! Event Registration is available now on the Adobe website. When a group of amazing animators get hold of a projection system, you’re either going to get an evening of inspiration or a…