Animated Typography in After Effects: Layering Simple Effects for a Complex Look

About This Class

Learn how to layer simple effects to create complex looking animated typography!

There's text pretty much everywhere you look, and today, so much of it is digital. This creates a huge opportunity that relatively few people are taking advantage of: adding animation to that text. With animated typography, you can make your letters pop off the screen, literally or figuratively. You can catch people's eye and amplify your message.

There are so many uses for animated typography such as:

explainer videos
kinetic typography videos
music lyric videos
logos
lower thirds
title sequences
digital greeting cards
websites
digital signage
advertising
social media posts
and more!

There are infinite ways to create eye catching animated typography, that are totally achievable. You don't need to be an expert. If you're new to After Effects, I'd suggest taking my class Animated Lettering in After Effects first. Once you're comfortable with the basics taught in that class, you'll be ready to tackle this one.

In this class you'll learn how to:

create your text design in Adobe Illustrator, including how to
create perfectly aligned and rounded letters
create ready to animate outlines and accents
import and animate your main letter forms in After Effects
add fun, animated flourishes like:
outlines
accents
bursts of confetti
dashed or dotted lines
multiple strokes
tube strokes
easily reverse your animation to animate letters out
efficiently copy effects to create other letters

Plus tons of time-saving tips!


What you'll need:

Adobe Illustrator and a basic familiarity of the program
Adobe After Effects and a basic familiarity of the program (check out my class Animated Lettering in After Effects if you are new to After Effects)
Adobe Media Encoder (if you want to export a .mp4 or .gif)