Expressive Typography in Motion with After Effects
A course by Mat Voyce , Graphic and Motion Designer
Learn to create letterforms filled with personality and bring them to life through playful animation
Learn to create letterforms filled with personality and bring them to life through playful animation
Letters can say so much more than words in the world of typography, especially when animation is thrown into the mix. Graphic and motion designer Mat Voyce is known for his expressive typography, which he transforms into fun and dynamic animations. He’s collaborated with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Adobe, and the BBC.
Enter a world of animation and learn how to bring typography to life. Express an idea, a quote, or a phrase by creating an original design in Illustrator and putting it into motion in After Effects. Create an original animated typography design and share your message with the world.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 8 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (453)
- 15,725 students
- 15 lessons (2h 32m)
- 8 additional resources (0 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe After Effects
Adobe IllustratorWhat is this course's project?
Create an animation of a phrase with a typography design.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is great for illustrators, designers, or anyone who wants to explore the world of animation and typography.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of After Effects and Illustrator is recommended.
To take this course, you need access to a computer with After Effects and Illustrator (or similar software), and a pen or pencil and paper to make your initial sketch. Photoshop is optional for the final unit.
New to Adobe After Effects? In that case, we recommend taking Domestika Basics courses to learn how to use the software: Introduction to After Effects.
Reviews
Mat Voyce’s passion for design roots back to his childhood, when he won a cover design contest for Futurama comics held by Matt Greoning, himself. He studied graphic design at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. Since then, his career in graphic and motion design has flourished. He specializes in 2D animation, and describes his work as “experimenting with kinetic typography, infusing letterforms with character and creating animated GIFs, stickers and short films for clients globally.”
His client list includes Adobe, Disney+, BBC, Nike, Netflix, Lacoste, The Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Honda, GoDaddy, Kimemaster, GIPHY and EFFA. Mat’s work has been featured in publications for PRINT Mag, typegoodness, The Designest, Wix, Loop, WeChat and others. He was also voted one of the Top 5 GIPHY Artists in 2020.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Kinetic Typography and How to Prepare for the Fun Part
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Introduction to Typography in Motion
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Key Programs
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Phrase Exploration and Resources
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Animated Typography Reference
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Colour Research
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U3
Vectorising and Animating Our Phrase
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Lettering Composition and Organisation
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Creating Our Base Phrase in Illustrator
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The All Important Colour Application
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Creating Our Kinetic Typography 1
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Creating Our Kinetic Typography 2
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Textural Additions
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U4
Animation Exporting
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Exporting as Gif
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Sharing Platforms and Tips
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FP
Final project
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Expressive Typography in Motion with after Effects
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fredyzamora
Un muy buen curso hasta ahora, muy bien explicado con buenas referencias gráficas
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veronicalovaglio
PlusListening to Mat was like going back to Typography 2 at university 20 years ago, going back to the basics and the love for the purest graphic design. Searching for references in books and pieces such as movies or games from the 90s inspired me to design freely again, leaving aside the Mobile First and Pixel Perfect approaches that condition us so much.
sknikolett
great course
cutify_salen
Love the step by step guides that make the course fun :D
ryan_the_designah
Amazing course! Mat is very open and honest about his inspiration and his overall process, which I found extremely helpful.
He explained things very clearly, and made the whole course very fun and exciting while not making it too overstimulating.
The skills I learned here are gonna be invaluable for me going forward.