📌 Weekly Structure (applies every week)
Content Release: Mondays @ 11 AM (Tues @ 11 AM if holiday week)
Deadlines: All assignments due Mon @ noon (or Tue when no Monday class)
ZOOM : Optional. Monday review + critique (recorded). If no Monday class → prerecorded review + Wed @ noon live session.
Critiques: Regular weeks: Mon @ noon → Wed @ noon
No Monday class: Tue @ noon → Thu @ noon
Use discussion board if not in ZOOM
Remote Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1–3 PM → Schedule Here
Week 5 Links & Notes
(specific to this week)
Live Sessions This Week:
👉 Join Live: Mon 9.22 @ noon – Week 4 Review + P1 20-30s Critique
→ [Join Here]
📺 Watch: Mon 9.15 Review + Live Crit Recording → [Watch Here] approx. 23m
Looking Ahead (Week 6)
Next live (recorded) session: Mon Sept 29th @ noon (only live session in Week 6)
This week’s deadlines:
Wednesday, Sept. 24 @ noon
- P1 Crit #3-Participate in Monday’s Zoom Critique or Post/Comment to Discussion Board on D2L “P1: 20–30s Crit” by Monday @noon. Comment on 3 others by Wednesday@noon (if you do not attend Monday’s ZOOM). You only need to participate in one or the other.
Note: This is a lighter week so you can focus entirely on catching up with any missed work and creating a successful project 1.
Monday, Sept. 29 @ noon
- Due: Final Submission of zipped Project 1 (review guidelines below) to D2L “Project 1” assignments folder + upload final video render to Vimeo
- Due: Exercise 2 (Submit to vimeo + d2L)
Next week, we have Exercise 3, numerous AE demos, and will begin our P2 development.
Weekly Content
Week 5 (though not required, it is recommended you move through in sequence. As everything is due by end of the week, it is best to work ahead. All items need to be completed.):
- Attend or watch a recording of Monday Zoom. We will review this week’s content and critique the live work for anyone present.
SECTION I – The Principles of Animation - Watch Lecture Video – Lecture: Principles of Motion Graphics
- Review Principles of Motion Graphics Resources
SECTION II – P1 Submission + P2 Introduction - Due Mon.: Finalize and turn in P1 Kinetic Typography
- Review P1 Submission Guidelines on Week 4 before submitting.
- Due Mon.: Final Presentation Rationale (post to Vimeo, or Medium)
- Due Mon.: Design Boards (file for download) turn in with P1 on D2L
- Introduce P2: Principles of Design in Motion
- Due the following Mon. Oct 5th: P2 Ideation: For those that want to work ahead, brainstorm 20 themes, 3 mindmaps, thumbs for 3 themes, narrow to top theme, and continue with sketches (post to Medium)
- Due Mon.: Finalize and Submit Exercise 2 via Vimeo + D2L “exercise 2” folder (details in week 4)
SECTION III – AE - Optional: Sign-up for Adobe MAX Conference
SECTION I – PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
2. Principles of Animation
This week focuses on the 12 principles of animation and starting to think about our next project. We are not officially starting the project until next week. It is okay if you wait until next Monday to start this lecture as we will not have a lecture next week (just don’t forget to go back). Sharing to give you the option to get an early start.
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3. Principles Resources:
- 12 Principles of Animation | Mustard Creative Agency
- Disney’s The Illusion of Life Motion
- Squash and Stretch Example
- Staging Example
- Straight Ahead Action & Pose to Pose
- Slow In and Slow Out
- Arcs | Josh Riley (humor included)
- Secondary Action Example
- Timing Example
- Solid Drawing Example
- Appeal Example
- 12 Principles of Animation
- Applying 12 Principles to UI
SECTION II – P1 + P2 Introduction
4.
Project 1: Kinetic Typography
due: Monday 9.29 @noon
Finalize and Submit P1 Kinetic Typography (due THIS WEEK – the end of week 5) and turn in our final work.
5. P1 Final Submission (also review week 4)
- Project 1 Final: Final motion design uploaded to Vimeo. Upload your final files in a ZIPPED folder named “lastname_p1_kineticType” to the assignments folder on D2L “Project 1”.
- In zipped folder, FINAL .aep file
- In zipped folder, FINAL movie rendering @1080p or 720p (do not need process renderings)
- In zipped folder, Design Boards (file for download) – PDF please, uncheck “illustrator editing capabilities”
- All process work (PDFs, JPEGs, PNGs) needs to be on Medium post (not in zipped folder)
- initial audio research and ideation
- brainstorming/sketches
- mood boards / type exploration
- motion script
- storyboard
- 3 styleframes
- 2s motion test
6. Final Presentations (rationale): (2.5% of Final Grade) For our first project, you will either be (1) writing a rationale of your concept for your final work or (2) record a video of you describing your concept and posting it in D2L Discussion Board > P1 Final Presentations. If you run into issues within Vimeo, do not worry about uploading the final to Vimeo. For your rationale/presentation, describe concept (narrative, mood, contrast, and formal) and formal choices. Remember to include both the name of your typeface(s) and WHY they were selected to support your concept. All of your choices should support how you wanted your work to feel.
7. Create Design Boards (file for download) (2.5% of Final Grade) Please refer to Zoom recording below. Note: drag and and drop link to new tab if you have a PC.
8.
Project 2: Principles of Design in Motion
due: Monday 10.27
Begin P2: Principles of Design in Motion next week and we will work on ideation and refine to one theme next week.
Looking ahead, next week we will move into styleframes and a rough storyboard (due the following Monday), as well as audio research.
P2 Examples
- P2 F17: Shelby Kirk
- P2 F17: Kevin Motko
- P2 S18: Nick Wilkinson
- P2 S18: Billy Jo Molinari
- P2 F18: Amanda Anstett
- P2 F18: Bryce Sullivan
- P2 F18: Fabiano Ciminella
- P2 F18: Erin Crowell
- P2 F18: Jewell Melisa Morton
- P2 F19: Gina Yonko
- P2 F19: Mackenzie Bracken
- P2 F19: Dawson Lion
- P2 F19: Rebekah Hurst
- P2 F19: Madelynne Martin
- P2 F20: Hannah Smith
- P2 F20: Lucas Summers
- P2 F20:Robert Campbell
- P2 F21: Katrina Weichmann
- P2 F21: Alana Wright
- P2 F21: Alex Herr
- P2 F22: Paige Crawley
- P2 F22: Emily Malay
- P2 F22: Grace Maust
- P2 F22: Miranda Peterson
- P2 F23: Sydney Oxenrider
9. P2 Process Work
Post/Post to a NEW story called “Principles of Design in Motion: Ideation” on Medium. How to post on Medium.
Due the following Mon. Oct 5th – (posting for anyone wanting to get a head start on ideation)
- Project 2 Initial Exploration: Brainstorm 20 different themes. Then, select 8 principles and create 3 Mind Maps based on your top 3 themes; Consider the animation principles that may be used to correspond with each design principle. Research all principles and decide on a theme that can connect all of the ideas together and demonstrate the principles. Begin thumbnails for the top 3 themes.
- Narrow to 1 concept after exploring and documenting 3 ideations.
- Continue thumbnail sketches on 1 theme (brainstorm the animation principles that may be used to correspond with each design principle). Begin exploring concepts.
- Create 1 moodboard on top 1 concept (include type exploration, image/illustration style, color, keywords).
- Looking ahead (not due Sunday), research audio selections for your P2:
SECTION III – AE
11. AE – Adobe MAX Conference Sign-Up
We will not have any new demos in AE this week as you finalize P1 and begin P2. Next week, we will continue with image masks, the pen tool, bezier shapes, adjustment layers, and effects.
This week, I would like you to sign up for the Adobe Max Conference (free online) and begin looking at the sessions (below) in After Effects (or Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator) you would like to attend Oct 28-30th.
Adobe MAX is one of the biggest events for graphic designers, VFX artists, web designers, and more from around the world to come together and explore what’s next for creatives.