Animated Lettering

A course by MEMOMA Estudio , Specialized study in design, illustration and animation

Specialized study in design, illustration and animation. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined November 2015

Learn to design and animate your own letters

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (221)
  • 3877 students

Learn to design and animate your own letters

A course by MEMOMA Estudio

MEMOMA, a specialized study in digital animation, will teach you three different processes to design and animate your own lettering creations, achieving that through the concept and the technique the message to be communicated is reinforced.

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What will you learn in this online course?

34 lessons & 20 downloads

Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (221)
  • 3877 students
  • 34 lessons (8h 24m)
  • 20 additional resources (15 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will animate a slogan and / or a personal phrase to include it in your Demo Reel or portfolio.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

To designers, illustrators, typographers, calligraphers and animators who want to expand their experience in the world of animated lettering and learn about the creative process of MEMOMA Estudio.

Requirements and materials

To complete this course, you will need to have very basic knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Cinema 4D.

Regarding the materials, you will need pencil and paper, a camera or scanner and a computer with the installed programs.

New to Adobe After Effects? In that case, we recommend taking Domestika Basics courses to learn how to use the software: Introduction to After Effects.


Reviews

3877 Students
221 Reviews
99% Positive ratings

MEMOMA Estudio

A course by MEMOMA Estudio

Teacher Plus
Specialized study in design, illustration and animation

MEMOMA ESTUDIO is a creative team passionate about the design in motion based on operations in Mexico City that for more than 7 years have developed many commercial and cultural projects, always striving to leave personal projects aside.

They like animation, graphic design and lettering, urban culture, music, comics, cartoons and movies; elements that always in your work to enrich your projects and have fun in the process.

In his words: "we love what we do and always try to experiment and learn with each project. Trying never to repeat ourselves, this philosophy means that each project is approached in different ways and thus obtain new results ".

Among his clients are Cartoon Networks, Discovery Kids, Nike, BBVA Bancomer, Nissan, Diageo, Cut Out Fest, Traveling Festival, NatGeo Channel, Viacom, Unilever, Mountain Dew, Televisa Networks, Once Tv Mexico and Philip Morris, among others.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • We
    • Influences
  • U2

    Lettering

    • Definition of Lettering. Differences between typography and calligraphy
    • Basic structure of the letter: tricks to perform a good lettering
    • Development Lettering 1 Part 1
    • Development of Lettering 1 Part 2
    • Development of Lettering 1 Part 3
    • Development of Lettering 1 Part 4
    • Development of Lettering 2 Part 1
    • Development of Lettering 2 Part 2
    • Development of Lettering 2 Part 3
    • Development of Lettering 3 part 1
    • Development of Lettering 3 Part 2
  • U3

    Lettering Animated frame by frame

    • Introduction
    • Photoshop for animation
    • Plan the animation 1
    • Plan animation 2
    • To give atoms
    • Details in Photoshop
  • U4

    Animated Lettering in After Effects

    • Display the animation
    • Preparation of files
    • Import AE
    • Animate Lettering Part 1
    • Animate Lettering Part 2
    • Animate Lettering Part 3
  • U5

    Animating in 3D in Cinema 4D

    • Plan scene (storyboard)
    • Introduction to C4D
    • Generate model Part 1
    • Generate model Part 2
    • Animate Lettering Part 1
    • Animate Lettering Part 2
    • Animate Lettering Part 3
    • Assign materials and render Part 1
    • Assign materials and render Part 2
  • FP

    Final project

    • Animated Lettering

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

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  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

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FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.

If you're a Plus member, when you complete a course you've purchased, you'll instantly get your personalized certificate. You can see all your certificates in the Certificates section of your profile. You can download your certificates as PDFs and share the link online. Learn more about certificates.
Animated Lettering. 3D, Animation, Calligraphy, and Typography course by MEMOMA Estudio

Animated Lettering

A course by MEMOMA Estudio
Specialized study in design, illustration and animation. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined November 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (221)
  • 3877 students