Animation for Typographic Compositions
Creating elastic letters in After Effects
A course by Holke 79 , Graphic Designer
Joined June 2015
About the video: Creating elastic letters in After Effects
Overview
“You will have a great time animating the characters of the typography at the level of the forms to generate those animations that are so in fashion now and that simulate a feeling of elasticity in the letters. The only indispensable ingredient is a little patience!”
In this video lesson Holke 79 addresses the topic: Creating elastic letters in After Effects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animation for Typographic Compositions. Learn the techniques to animate your typographic designs and share them on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“Next, we'll do an exercise on elastic letters animation in After Effects. Although it's not a complicated technique, I'll give you some advice. Be patient, be meticulous and work with a lot of mime. In any case, don't worry, because I'm here to accompany you step by step in the process. Let's do Fs, animals. The first thing we're going to see is the distinction between easy to animate letters or characters like E, f the L and the T which you see are all 90 degree angles and straight lines, so you will see that they are super easy to animate Difficult characters. Here are the hard bones of R...”
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Course summary for: Animation for Typographic Compositions
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Category
3D & Animation, Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D -
Areas
3D Animation, Animation, Kinetic Typography, Typography
Holke 79
A course by Holke 79
Borja is a graphic designer specialized in motion graphics from San Sebastián, Spain. He studied journalism at the University of San Pablo in Madrid, but he soon discovered that his passion was in graphic design. After taking courses in design and animation, he began to work as a broadcast designer for TV networks like Canal+, creating motion graphics for sports matches like El Clásico (Real Madrid versus FC Barcelona) and Copa América.
He worked as a senior motion designer for Saffron Brand Consultants in Madrid, where he helped brands build their visual identity through animation. In 2019, after over a decade of working in motion design, Borja started his own motion graphic design company, Holke 79. Some of his projects include online campaigns for Converse, Aerosmith’s Last Vegas residency, an official lyrics video for Green Day, and a number of animated graphics for TV shows.
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