After Effects, Expressions for Motion Graphics

In this online course, art and creative director Gabriel Suchowolski, better known as microbians, teaches you different animation techniques using expressions in After Effects.

Learn how to change the shape, color, or movement of your animations using simple controllers. It may seem too good to be true, but by modifying four settings, you can easily generate different versions of the same logo in record time. Gabriel also gives you a complete introduction to generative design and dynamic logos, also known as flexible identities.

Start with a brief summary of the possibilities that programming opens up within the graphic design field. Explore its different applications in generative art, logos in visual systems for flexible identities, fonts, and its use in motion graphics.

Gabriel then guides you through a short introduction to programming and covers some simple yet essential concepts, from the assisted programming provided by After Effects to formulas for controlling color, shape, and movement. Learn about other possibilities such as automatically synchronizing audio and creating simple controllers to apply all these changes.