In Motion

The best way to learn a new skill is by practicing it. That’s how I learned to animate. Here’s a regimen you can follow for learning how to animate, with examples to inspire you. By GD with GD.

Week 1 Fundamental principles

Study 1

A stop motion animation of a ball bouncing

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Study 2

A stop motion animation of a person walking

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Study 3

A stop motion animation of a leaf falling

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Study 4

A hand drawn animation of a ball bouncing

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Study 5

A hand drawn animation of a mouth saying “In Motion”

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Study 6

A hand drawn animation of a head rotating

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Week 2 Going digital

Study 7

A geometric animation that feels corporate

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Study 8

A text-based animation that feels poetic

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Study 9

An image-based animation that looks like stop motion

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Study 10

Something deliberately ugly with lots of canned effects

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Week 3 Easing and expression

Study 11

Something bouncy and heavy

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Study 12

Something light and airy

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Study 13

Something puppeteered

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Study 14

Something loud and expressive

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Week 4 Video and sound

Study 15

A scene from a pop music video, with music

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An overly sentimental montage, with music

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Study 17

A scene from a horror film, with sound effects

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A scene from an unfunny comedy, with sound effects

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Week 5 Vector illustration

Study 19

A static icon turned into an animated icon

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Study 20

A musical instrument playing a note

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Study 21

A digital screen loading some content

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Study 22

An animal just doing its thing

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Week 6 Kinetic typography

Study 23

A piece of concrete poetry

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Study 24

A static wordmark turned into an animated logo

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Study 25

A single word brought to life through motion

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Study 26

A single letter transforming from one font to another

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Week 7 Motion posters

Study 27

An album cover turned into a motion poster

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Study 28

A theater poster turned into a motion poster

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Study 29

A film poster turned into a motion poster

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Study 30

A design of your choosing turned into a motion poster

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Week 8 Brand identity

Study 31

An original kinetic logo for something of your choosing (a company, a show, a video game, etc.)

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Study 32

An animated background graphic pattern

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Study 33

An in-brand sample of kinetic typography

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Study 34

An animated Instagram post

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