Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
Influences
A course by RYLSEE ☻ , Visual Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I'm inspired by moments of everyday life, the city, and my passions. In this lesson, I'll show you how random things I see influence what I create.”
In this video lesson RYLSEE ☻ addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence. Combine playful lettering with motion graphics to create eye-catching GIFs that stand out on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“ INFLUENCES Welcome to lesson two. In this lesson, I'll be sharing with you some of my influences and this will hopefully help you understand the kind of esthetic I'm working with and where most of my ideas come from. Like I mentioned, I grew up in a small village remote from the city, and this is probably what led me to discover skateboarding and its exploration of the land. Skateboarding has always been a huge influence in my work and in my life in general. From the discovery aspect of what this activity brings to the skate design to even the style of clothing, music, and the list goes o...”
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Course summary for: Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Animation, Digital Lettering, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Typography

RYLSEE ☻
A course by RYLSEE ☻
Cyril Vouilloz, better known as RYLSEE, is a Swiss visual artist and author based in Berlin. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember and turned his childhood hobby into a 20-year career in visual arts. RYLSEE is a freelance designer and one of the founding members of Urban Spree, an arts and music venue in the heart of Berlin. He also runs lettering workshops for individuals, schools, universities, and companies.
RYLSEE has worked with clients including Nike, LinkedIn, and Converse. He has presented at art exhibitions all over the world and a number of his artworks have gained global attention, including his viral “Too Shy to Rap” design. In 2017 RYLSEE published How to Play With Letters, a guide on how to add playful touches to lettering. More recently he has moved into animated design, and his “New Post” Instagram sticker has been used over a billion times on the platform.
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