5 Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Started Motion Design

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  • Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
  • Today we're going over 5 things I wish I knew before I started learning motion design and animation. We'll cover universal tips, principles, and resources for anyone looking to get into motion design or improve if they are already learning currently.
    00:19 → Tip #1
    01:12 → Tip #2
    01:56 → Tip #3
    02:38 → Tip #4
    03:15 → Tip #5 (Tools & Resources)
    Resources Mentioned:
    School of Motion → schoolofmotion.com
    Motion Design School → motiondesign.school
    aescripts → aescripts.com
    FX Console → videocopilot.net/blog/2018/05/fx-console-updated-to-v1-0-3/
    Website → nowack.design
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    © 2022 Nowack Design → Ideas / In Motion.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 226

  • @gravity_dog
    @gravity_dog Рік тому +291

    I love the part about understanding graphic design principles. I would go further to say, if you can make a frame look pretty, the viewer can be a lot more forgiving when it comes to the motion. Animators animate for other animators- most people don't care about the tiny little chroma abberation you put on that tiny grunge pixel in the corner lol. Get good at graphic design or illustration, and you'll stand out from the other motion designers who are "technically" good. Just my opinion though...

    • @simarock
      @simarock Рік тому +6

      everything is subjective.
      there are moments and scenes where the rhytm, sound design and overall feeling of the animation is much more satisfying them what it is actually made of and how it looks in still frame.

    • @zerozero-hb1tl
      @zerozero-hb1tl Рік тому

      Good graphics and the overall "integrity" of the frame, really important, but often to succeed in their project just lacks quality motion, details and little things that will make the overall experience more interesting and memorable. In some products this is the only thing an expert can do. but that's just my opinion too xd

    • @SpiritmanProductions
      @SpiritmanProductions 2 місяці тому +1

      Good tip. That sounds like a trap that's easy to fall into!

  • @EdwardSedgwick83
    @EdwardSedgwick83 Рік тому +14

    Awesome tips. I love the idea of having 'keywords' to focus the style of the design.
    I also learned "backwards" going from needing video elements as an editor to embracing motion design to finally actually studying design.

  • @jaywalker.
    @jaywalker. Рік тому +22

    Hey George, you're quickly becoming a huge design influence/mentor for me. Just putting it out there, would you ever consider releasing an advanced design course, or advanced motion design course? If not, it would be amazing if you could even walk through one project from the beginning and hit the highlights of your process. Maybe post it as a series? It would be really helpful to see your process, and how you make the macro and micro decisions and how it all comes together in the end.

  • @m.a8735
    @m.a8735 Рік тому +8

    Thank you so much for these tips! I'd love more in-depth videos on animation concepts like how to achieve a certain style and hierarchy, maybe through critiquing a piece of work and analyzing these concepts in it,.. like why we were able to focus on this element instead of that, why this certain movement gave us this feeling, etc... Or even walk us through some of your work an explain the thought process behind your animation decisions.
    I don't find lots of content about that online, one that goes into the conceptual skills behind animation and its relation to design, and how to establish both hierarchy and a "mood" with animation, rather than just the tools and how to achieve a certain technique.

  • @inuyasha561
    @inuyasha561 2 місяці тому

    This solidified my understanding of some of the things i already did and some new things i needed to know as well,. thanks man!

  • @yer6900
    @yer6900 Місяць тому +1

    your videos are super helpful for someone like myself whos fresh out of college looking for a desig job, thank you so much!

  • @punchdrunkassassin
    @punchdrunkassassin Рік тому

    This video was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for putting this together 💜

  • @eddycahue4434
    @eddycahue4434 Рік тому +2

    Really good information. Helps those who don't know where to start, I know I worked a little backwards as well, but there is no cutting corners if you want to do it right.

  • @SiHargreaves
    @SiHargreaves Рік тому +1

    Great tips, and awesome style! Love them.

  • @mondorsoda4626
    @mondorsoda4626 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Thanks for sharing it here. It's so helpful for me as someone who want to start graphic design and animation ^^

  • @thibaultportier6668
    @thibaultportier6668 Рік тому +54

    Very good advices, straight to the point and a impeccable taste in design. You've earned yourself another subscriber, keep up the good work !

  • @zacksexplainers
    @zacksexplainers Рік тому

    You did such a great job simplifying something that would otherwise be a very slow process to understand through trial and error, which I think a lot of creators without formal education go through. Definitely saving this one!

  • @gustirezaqqi
    @gustirezaqqi Рік тому

    thankyou for your vids it really help me as a newbie in this field.

  • @raeleeduplooy9387
    @raeleeduplooy9387 4 місяці тому

    Your work makes me excited to work. Thank you.

  • @7EPLO
    @7EPLO Рік тому +8

    The first tip is absolutely the most valuable one. If you can design very well, your animation will drastically look better. Even with simple animations!

  • @alowren
    @alowren 2 роки тому +5

    oh yeah, this is gonna help me with my current motion design journey

  • @brendanjohnjones
    @brendanjohnjones 7 місяців тому +1

    Really succinct, no bullshit. Packed full of very practical ideas, all under 5 minutes. Great video!

  • @funkyypiece9429
    @funkyypiece9429 Рік тому +1

    thank you for this straight to the point video

  • @katyb3869
    @katyb3869 3 місяці тому

    Great tips, thanks for making this!

  • @rafal33
    @rafal33 Рік тому

    thanks for this video bro, really apreciated

  • @marina_souto
    @marina_souto Рік тому +36

    Awesome content. I'm a graphic designer who's entering motion design world and your tips are super useful! Thank you! +1 subscriber

  • @kamaldmomoh
    @kamaldmomoh Рік тому +128

    0:21 Rules of graphic design also apply animation (master the principles of design graphic first)
    1:15 Importance of creating context & themes in your animation (create 3 key words for reference)
    1:56 Learning to lead the viewers eyes with your animation (where do you want them to look so they can digest the info one piece at a time)
    2:39 Not everything needs to move (you avoid animating objects that can distract the viewer & disrupt hierarchy)
    3:14 Tools and Resources (free and paid)

    • @vasurao7587
      @vasurao7587 Рік тому +1

      Bro timestamps a 5 minute video?💀

    • @diegobarrios1090
      @diegobarrios1090 Рік тому +7

      @@vasurao7587 why not? it helps to see something in particular from the video

    • @ahumanbeing
      @ahumanbeing 8 місяців тому +2

      This comment should be pinned!
      Thanks man.

  • @ygorpguimaraes
    @ygorpguimaraes Рік тому +3

    Impressive! I don't even wonder about how much effort you've put to produce this video. Incredible quality, thanks for sharing. :)

  • @anugrahagung5150
    @anugrahagung5150 Рік тому

    Respect to your good work, thanks a lot

  • @Antknee729
    @Antknee729 Рік тому

    Some solid tips here, well done 🙏🏿

  • @allartenica6419
    @allartenica6419 Рік тому

    You are amazing, I just switch to soft softs and I am loving everytNice tutorialng about it. It much easier then my last program.

  • @mathieudubost9730
    @mathieudubost9730 Рік тому

    Great advices, totally agree !

  • @_Dive_Bomb_
    @_Dive_Bomb_ Рік тому

    Thanks, this is very helpful!

  • @alexandremenuge
    @alexandremenuge Рік тому

    Really interesting and refreshing tips !

  • @doadesignz7643
    @doadesignz7643 9 місяців тому

    Officially starting my journey for motion this was helpful

  • @ZunayedSabbirAhmed
    @ZunayedSabbirAhmed Рік тому

    subscribed! i'v been working on motion from 2002, started with macromedia flash 5 and hell yeah learned few new things ^here^

  • @tongitsqueen
    @tongitsqueen Рік тому

    Damn! Worked like a charm! Thank you soooo much!

  • @Webpixum
    @Webpixum Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @Nexen_11
    @Nexen_11 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing

  • @gravity_dog
    @gravity_dog Рік тому

    Great advice!

  • @gamingdesk9440
    @gamingdesk9440 Рік тому

    Wonderfull video and loved the tips. 😋

  • @klln4mny
    @klln4mny Рік тому +2

    Solid tips man! Been at a large advertising firm as a Motion Designer for a few years and I'd second all of these

  • @yvonnechai1616
    @yvonnechai1616 Рік тому

    It worked for my 64-bit PC. Thanks a lot.

  • @marchelo1973
    @marchelo1973 Рік тому

    I like your Style! Keep it up!

  • @ghostwriterinme5050
    @ghostwriterinme5050 Рік тому

    Excellent Advice

  • @niquicebentomazive9180
    @niquicebentomazive9180 Рік тому

    studying more of your videos to begin to get comfortable. Thank you!

  • @daveb3989
    @daveb3989 Рік тому +1

    Just about to transition to a motion design role and really appreciate your video coming up in my feed, have a sub! Learnt a lot from our boy Seso too! 100 Thieves knows the talent!

  • @SamikBhattacharyaOfficial
    @SamikBhattacharyaOfficial 11 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @kunalpardeshi1328
    @kunalpardeshi1328 Рік тому

    Thanks needed it!

  • @fernandaback6780
    @fernandaback6780 Рік тому +2

    I always try to think about what story am I trying to tell with this animation. It helps with creating a script for te motion so you know where to start where to lead and how to finish.

  • @GRAVEIFICATION
    @GRAVEIFICATION 2 роки тому +1

    Really informative! TY

  • @merawx2736
    @merawx2736 Рік тому

    great video i agree with the most of the things you said

  • @mrs.quills7061
    @mrs.quills7061 Рік тому +9

    Not everything needs to move-similar to how in graphic design not everything needs to be complex and if you have a strong enough design it can hold its own.
    I actually like this I took motion graphics classes in college, but I struggled with them. I think because 1. My skills weren’t there and 2. I overcomplicated everything
    I would love to get back into animated stuff now that I’m more confident in my work. It’s sad how I feel I’ve learned and increased my skills more through my own projects and UA-cam videos as opposed to what I did in school… I feel like I’ve had to relearn a lot of basics because they weren’t properly taught to me.
    Thank you for sharing the plugins! For those glitchy effects I remember having to hand make them, which isn’t hard, but why work harder when you can work smarter??
    And I’ll be checking out those learning resources.

    • @tubax926
      @tubax926 2 місяці тому

      school in general sucks for creative work like design, languages, crafts, etc. Anything that's not math, science or one of the major degrees, you're genuinely better off studying at your own, unless you want a community for it; that's what arts school should be for.

  • @yojacq
    @yojacq Рік тому

    i learned new stuff thank you

  • @adelacelle
    @adelacelle Рік тому

    It's a very good video ! Thanks :)

  • @AlexandreSoma
    @AlexandreSoma Рік тому

    Reaaaaally usefull tips man. There also something important... Storyboard!

  • @user-bd7kj6cp6u
    @user-bd7kj6cp6u 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this contect

  • @beachchickensmedia
    @beachchickensmedia 10 місяців тому +2

    Exactly what i wanted out of the video. No clickbait, just solid concise info about art direction. Ty!

  • @GeorgeKayesi
    @GeorgeKayesi Рік тому

    This video is helpful!

  • @jit_patel
    @jit_patel Рік тому

    Thanks man 👌🏾

  • @Aeroooo
    @Aeroooo 2 роки тому

    Nowack with the banger content!

  • @webtechnominditsolutions6741
    @webtechnominditsolutions6741 Рік тому +1

    incredible possibilities to those who master it. I am almost done with my first track, but there is so much more to discover and learn. TNice tutorials

  • @yotamdolev1275
    @yotamdolev1275 Рік тому +1

    Great tips! I would also add learning the 12 principles of animation.

  • @user-nx6iw5kp8m
    @user-nx6iw5kp8m Рік тому

    TNice tutorials man is so good at explanation ...since I have been watcNice tutorialng soft soft tutorials , tNice tutorials is my first ti to really understand it . I love soft

  • @ghostahedits5987
    @ghostahedits5987 Рік тому

    love the music in the background - Jinsang 60 degrees

  • @benmartin5869
    @benmartin5869 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @mediocredono
    @mediocredono Рік тому

    Спасибо! Очень полезные советы.

  • @vidgraf
    @vidgraf 2 місяці тому

    very, very nice!

  • @sunis_dzns2310
    @sunis_dzns2310 2 роки тому

    Always top nodge ❤️

  • @clovermk1635
    @clovermk1635 2 роки тому

    Nice man!

  • @arthur3800
    @arthur3800 Рік тому

    great content

  • @kenneilangelo
    @kenneilangelo Рік тому +6

    You must mention about "Principles of Animation". A lot of motion designers overlook it because they think it's for cartoons, but it applies very well to anything motion. You talked about thinking which one should move first, it's called Staging in animation.

  • @Waseek69Ahmad
    @Waseek69Ahmad Рік тому

    Master Oogway I really loved your After effects tutorials!

  • @tyde5288
    @tyde5288 Рік тому

    Nice tutorial,

  • @davidsmusic
    @davidsmusic Рік тому

    so good!

  • @campernocamping1
    @campernocamping1 Рік тому +5

    In regards to theming it's also really important to get a "what" question from your client. As in, what are they trying to convey; having a theme in mind based on pre-existing design work is nice, but make sure to get specifics.

  • @davidlincolnbrooks
    @davidlincolnbrooks Рік тому

    Great video! Sharp, sweet and to the point.

  • @zakross
    @zakross Рік тому

    Just found you while typing in Motion Design into UA-cam! I feel like you're gonna be the next upcoming Motion Design content creator!

    • @nowackdesign
      @nowackdesign  Рік тому +1

      This comment made my day! Thank you so much Zak.

  • @Yzaiaz
    @Yzaiaz Рік тому

    Awesome!

  • @mrangles3402
    @mrangles3402 9 місяців тому

    These are geniunely Great tips as a begiinner to Motion Design. I use apple motion and finding resources to teach specofic to the program is hard so i'll learn the actual art first though any tips will be appreciated

  • @user-id3kt5tr4s
    @user-id3kt5tr4s 8 місяців тому +1

    I am loving everytNice tutorialng about it. It much easier

  • @asteriskmov
    @asteriskmov Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @HashebAnzar
    @HashebAnzar Рік тому

    Totally agree with the rule no. 1

  • @AnatolSchulz
    @AnatolSchulz 2 роки тому

    nice one!

  • @Trapatatra
    @Trapatatra Рік тому

    Nice!

  • @syedhussainalishah1104
    @syedhussainalishah1104 Рік тому

    Wow you are so underrated

  • @jake809
    @jake809 2 роки тому +1

    u should make a video on how you did that pixel distort transition thing at 2:25 in your 100T gg graphic! love that

    • @valthvisuals
      @valthvisuals 2 роки тому +6

      Wave warp, make it really dense and then turn the type to noise and mess with the settings

    • @jake809
      @jake809 2 роки тому

      @@valthvisuals thanks bro def gonna mess around with that!

  • @GrantMFletcher
    @GrantMFletcher Рік тому

    Instant subscribe 🤩

  • @shimronnetia
    @shimronnetia Рік тому

    thank you for the hierarchy tip..

  • @anastasipohleba9706
    @anastasipohleba9706 Рік тому

    03:35 especially thanks for free resources 🤩💛

  • @erselmusmul6043
    @erselmusmul6043 11 місяців тому

    Great video! But i have a question. What about the softwares? Should we master some other softwares before we start to use motion graphics software like after effects etc?

  • @Tvmania109
    @Tvmania109 Рік тому

    So interesting i always thought motion designers started off as graphic designers first and then niched down to motion

  • @karlangelolacio1120
    @karlangelolacio1120 Рік тому

    I basically know everytNice tutorialng there is to know about soft soft but I still watched tNice tutorials through just because of how good you explained

  • @ofiravphotographer
    @ofiravphotographer Рік тому

    tip 4 is gold

  • @Najobajo
    @Najobajo 10 місяців тому

    Fx console is the best thing to ever download. God sent

  • @umrkhayam
    @umrkhayam Рік тому +3

    tutorials on exercises for beginners? I really like the content, subscribed :D

    • @nowackdesign
      @nowackdesign  Рік тому +1

      Yeah I can definitely do something like that!

  • @rabeccakhalil9257
    @rabeccakhalil9257 Рік тому

    Nice video

  • @Strixs
    @Strixs Рік тому

    seems like you broke the first rule of fight club telling us all this shit, but thank you this has helped me tremendously, feels like i got a 5 min lecture from a professor

  • @papithetortilla1182
    @papithetortilla1182 8 місяців тому

    great video! you should use some color grading to your videos. It would definitely finalize them

  • @fatwafathumakka7366
    @fatwafathumakka7366 Рік тому

    My town was two small to really quarantine we only had like 25 infectious people.

  • @arkhi.anastasia
    @arkhi.anastasia 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much) quite helpful)

  • @reggiegecale
    @reggiegecale Рік тому

    Wow I didn't realize you did all that amazing graphic work for 100 Thieves! consider me a new subscriber!

  • @IkeDesign
    @IkeDesign 2 роки тому

    Good video George H. "Nowack Design" Nowack 🙂👍

  • @ahk621
    @ahk621 Рік тому +1

    Sir, Which certificate in graphic designing has more value?

  • @emertadiriba2706
    @emertadiriba2706 Рік тому

    Bro it’s very intimidating! I’ve been slacking on it for a month now. The symbols are very confusing. You have to train your mind to

    • @nowackdesign
      @nowackdesign  Рік тому

      It takes a long time to memorize the UI but I promise after you learn them it gets much easier