Kinetic Typography: Create a Visual Concept in Motion
Orchestrate the whole
A course by Simon François , Graphic Designer
About the video: Orchestrate the whole
Overview
“In this lesson, I will create a Turbulence Map. You will see how to use an effect ("Noise of Turbulence") which will generate a fluid and moving visual on which we will rely to orchestrate our multitude of elements.”
In this video lesson Simon François addresses the topic: Orchestrate the whole, which is part of the Domestika online course: Kinetic Typography: Create a Visual Concept in Motion. Learn how to create coded motion typography with Illustrator and After Effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Orchestrating It All In this lesson, we'll create our turbulence map in After Effects. Don't be intimidated by the name. It's quite simple. It's a random animation generated by After Effects, that's grey, like a fluid or a cloud, that we'll use to synchronize all of our elements. In your main composition, you'll remember all the layers that you struggled to create in Illustrator and your computer had such a hard time importing to After Effects. That's where they become very useful. Select everything. Cmd + A on a Mac. It selects everything. Next, go to your panel, here, and select the littl...”
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Course summary for: Kinetic Typography: Create a Visual Concept in Motion
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Animation, Design, Kinetic Typography, Motion Graphics, Typography

Simon François
A course by Simon François
Simon François has been drawing since he was a child. After studying in Paris, he began his graphic design career in Amsterdam at Studio Thonik. After a stint in Berlin and Mexico, he now works mainly in the cultural and luxury sectors for the likes of Ed Banger and Hermès.
Largely influenced by Dutch culture, he likes to build conceptual micro-narratives where animation breaks the austerity of abstract visuals. His other passions, language and poetry, also inspire his work.
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