Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media
About Me
A course by Carlos Alegría , Animation Director and Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, I am going to introduce myself so that you know who I am and what I do. I will tell you about my professional career and how I have come to work as a motion graphics illustrator and animator.”
In this video lesson Carlos Alegría addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media. Learn animation techniques to bring your vector illustrations to life using After Effects and discover how to stand out on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hi, I'm Carlos Alegría and I'm an illustrator and animator. I'm an art and animation director at a studio called Bien headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, for which I work remotely from the Canary Islands. I studied graphic design and professionally, my first jobs have been in advertising agencies, marketing and communication, doing web design, marketing and advertising work. I did a bit of everything, but in each project I was always trying to sneak in the illustration or the animation. I always liked that and it was always there. I didn't really study anything related...”
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Course summary for: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
2D Animation, Animated Illustration, Animation, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Carlos Alegría
A course by Carlos Alegría
Carlos Alegría is a graphic designer specialized in illustration and animation in the field of motion graphics. His favorite personal projects are turning illustrations into animated GIFs—short pieces where the illustration comes to life thanks to the animation and reels in the viewer with a new narrative layer.
He has worked for several years as a freelancer for animation studios and international brands, with a particular focus on new technologies. He currently works as an art director at Bien, a motion graphics studio in Los Angeles. His primary focus is the storytelling aspect of the projects they create.
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