Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques

Overview

“There are several ways to export vectors from Adobe Illustrator. Here I would like to explain some of them to you.”

In this video lesson Martin Naumann addresses the topic: Export of the Letters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques. Learn to create grid-based type designs and animate them using procedural animation methods.

Partial transcription of the video

“Export of the letters Now I will explain some possibilities for exporting your vectors and how to continue working with it in After Effects. I have all the letters I want to export, and first of all it is important that I make coherent, flat paths out of all forms. E.g. with letters like the D the white areas must be removed. I do that with the shape creation tool. I hold OPTION or ALT while doing this and remove the white areas. Now I have a flat, coherent form, with which I can continue to work. For shapes that have an outline, like the M, the contour must also be converted. I do that und...”

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Course summary for: Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 2967 students
• 6 units
• 19 lessons (2h 20m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Design

• Software

  Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  Animation, Color Theory, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Kinetic Typography, Typography Design