Animated Infographics with Illustrator and After Effects

Animated Infographics with Illustrator and After Effects

“During the lessons we taught you all the secrets to create perfect infographics, now it's your turn! Follow these basic steps to complete your project. Don't just copy our example, but experiment and invent something new. Starting from the data Among the attachments of the course you will find all the data from which we started and that we put at your disposal. You can start with these, but nothing prevents you from doing more research and finding new points of view on this cross-cutting and interesting topic. Once you have identified the theme you want to focus on, we recommend that you focus on the data that will be the basis from which we will create the visual element. Always remember to find data from reliable sources and always keep in mind that the primary purpose of the infographic is to inform people in a simple but effective way.

Do some research The first thing we recommend you do is some visual research to find the right inspiration. Browse books, do research online, create folders with everything that strikes your imagination. Then collect everything that struck you in a moodboard that you can create with the tool of your choice. Start drawing the sketch Once you have data and inspiration, start skating your idea and think about visual metaphors. The sketch is a fundamental step of the creative process that will serve you to simplify the shapes and to put the ideas in order. Remember that since it is an animation, you will always have to think about the content even in motion. For this step you can help by creating a storyboard. Working in Adobe Illustrator After the analysis, inspiration and sketching part, you are ready to move on to the operational phase of your project. Start your work on Adobe Illustrator for the data processing phase to be transformed into a series of artwork. Navigate to Adobe After Effects Then move to After Effects where the shapes and data will come to life, move and communicate with each other. At this point, you will be ready to export your video in different formats, which will give you the possibility to exploit your project for multiple outputs. Now share the photos on the forum! Show everyone both the final result and the processing steps, documenting each step with an image and describing what you did with a brief explanation. As soon as possible, we will be happy to comment on your work. Look at colleagues' projects and encourage them by commenting on what they have shared: don't miss the precious opportunity to interact with the creative community. Thanks again for taking this journey with us! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Congratulations, you have finished our course. It was great to do this together. I hope you enjoyed it what we showed you about the world of infographics. It's time to put our advice into practice creating your final project. As mentioned in the other lessons, your final project will consist of designing an animated infographic. The theme of the project will be the world of cocktails. Among the attachments of the course you will find all the data from which we started and that we put at your disposal. You can start with these, but nothing stops you from doing other research; y...”

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Course summary for: Animated Infographics with Illustrator and After Effects

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (45)
• 3097 students
• 5 units
• 20 lessons (3h 12m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Areas

  Graphic Design, Infographics