Expressive Typography in Motion with After Effects
Colour Research
A course by Mat Voyce , Graphic and Motion Designer
About the video: Colour Research
Overview
“It's time to lift your colour game above the rest. Let's see how the careful selection of colours will give your type or phrase a deeper meaning.”
In this video lesson Mat Voyce addresses the topic: Colour Research, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Typography in Motion with After Effects. Learn to create letterforms filled with personality and bring them to life through playful animation.
Partial transcription of the video
“Colour Research Let's get our type looking fresh. In this lesson, I'm going to give you a few handy resources and tips that I use that are going to save you hours and hours of trawling through colour combinations and swatch books. These resources will help you select the perfect colour palette for your type, something that gives your type more personality, and means something to you as a designer. These sites are perfect resources to trawl through and hone in on what you want your colours to say about your piece. Firstly, colour is all-important in helping you portray a specific emotion or ...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Typography in Motion with After Effects
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
3D Animation, Animation, Kinetic Typography, Motion Graphics, Typography

Mat Voyce
A course by Mat Voyce
Mat Voyce’s passion for design roots back to his childhood, when he won a cover design contest for Futurama comics held by Matt Greoning, himself. He studied graphic design at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. Since then, his career in graphic and motion design has flourished. He specializes in 2D animation, and describes his work as “experimenting with kinetic typography, infusing letterforms with character and creating animated GIFs, stickers and short films for clients globally.”
His client list includes Adobe, Disney+, BBC, Nike, Netflix, Lacoste, The Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Honda, GoDaddy, Kimemaster, GIPHY and EFFA. Mat’s work has been featured in publications for PRINT Mag, typegoodness, The Designest, Wix, Loop, WeChat and others. He was also voted one of the Top 5 GIPHY Artists in 2020.
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