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Logo Animation Techniques

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

2 hours 57 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Beginner

Found in

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Overview

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Learn how to animate a logo in After Effects. Explore six different logo animation techniques for communicating the story of your brand.

Syllabus

Introduction

Techniques for logo animation
What you should know
Applications used in this course

1. Animate Strokes

Project overview
Copy paths from Illustrator
Animate masks with the Stroke effect
Animate closed paths with masks
Animate live type from Illustrator
Beam radio waves

2. Sketchy Animation

Client brief
Prepare artwork for animation
Create a flickering reveal
Basic scribble animation
Scribble stroke options
Add secondary animation

3. Revealing Shapes

Plan the animation
Trim paths simultaneously for outline
Trim paths individually for fills
Repeat shapes with Radio Waves
Create a negative reveal effect

4. Paint It On

Choose an animation style
Overshoot staggering animation
Use paint to reveal a logo
Exposure based on texture
Separate foreground and background

5. Time Displacement

Logo review
Auto-animating with Wiggle Transform
Create time displacement animation
Reveal with Venetian Blinds
Cascade text using Offset

6. Expose Using Particles

What is this logo about?
Distribute cards in 3D space
Animate 3D layers and the camera
Create a particles reveal
Add a secondary particles stream

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Eran Stern

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