Animated Lettering for GIFs: Boost Your Online Presence
Last Words
A course by RYLSEE ☻ , Visual Artist
About the video: Last Words
Overview
“Now that you are reaching the end of the course, I’d like to share some tips I wish I had known when I first started out. ”
In this video lesson RYLSEE ☻ addresses the topic: Last Words, 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
“ LAST WORDS Ok, great. We're now almost reaching the end of this course. Before we finish, I would like to share with you a few tricks and tips that I find useful when it comes to create a whole GIF collection. As simple as they may seem, GIFs are a great way to stand out on social media, make your website look unique, or even make some ads on a music video and so on. Though, you have to keep in mind that GIFs are an add-on, so don't spend too much time on detailing a gift. The second reason is because most of the time the final size of your GIFs won't excess something like this. Therefore...”
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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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