Hi Fellow artists, I tried everything this morning to achieve this text effect and nothing worked, I searched all around the web and also nothing, I tried the CC Cylinder effect but It won’t adjust correctly, Please Help Me Out!!🫣

Hi, is there any good option for creating some high quality motion graphics for social media, easy to use? I think about animated headings, some flying elements, with some ready to go templates, that will be possible to connect to the brand guide (colours, fonts etc)? I am using now some templates from Envato, editing it in AE, but this is quite challenging and time consuming...

which field of motion design, in general, pays better and has more opportunities?

I just watched the announcement, and just for fun, jumped on to the apple site to price out the new capabilities - which I did not see coming.

64gb, 2tb, 14 core and gigabit Ethernet for around 2900 usd, a solid thousand dollars less than the studio…

Is anyone considering this as an option, and has anyone noticed any obvious performance red flags that I (most likely) missed?

I look forward to hearing everyone’s takes

Hi, everybody!

A company wich I started a collaboration for several videos recently, asked me to share the AE project with his marketing guy so he coul use the same aesthetic and elements for social media post.

What I should do? I don't want to loose the job because I started as a freelancer 6 months ago and this is my first long term collab with a company.

Not sure if one of these has been posted for a while but what is everyones recently seen favourite motion branding portfolios or agencies

Or even share your own portfolio!

Let's steal some ideas from each other.

Ill kick it off with the big guys at https://vucko.co/

Hey all!

Wondering if anyone has any advice on how to break into the industry? I'm a student about to finish at uni, i've been studying 3d and visual fx, i've got really solid skills and a good portfolio for motion design, my school though is mainly based in sending it's students off to work in film. I really wanna work in the mograph space, it's what i'm really passionate about. Does anyone have any advice for someone just starting out ?

Thanks in advance!

As title says above. I’m a fresh grad who just got his diploma in 2D/3D motion design, but I’ve had about 3 years of school experience in graphic design from another diploma beforehand. My portfolio and what I want to do is more motion design and more animation work. I want to make things move…

Right now I’m doing a one month contract at a company that mostly does annual reports and some branding work? Website design, mall flyers, tons of corporate work. I don’t hate corporate work, but I feel like I’m just here to create 3D still image assets. The boss doesn’t know motion design, soon it’s gonna be me and another fresh grad, and there’s no senior designer here at all. He’s not that familiar with the workflow of motion design and there isn’t really any proper system or workflow for graphic design either? It doesn’t feel like he’s that familiar with graphic design too…The bosses have thrown my colleagues to a program that no one knows how to use and expected them to just learn it on the fly without teaching them. There’s no one here to teach any of us anything? (Whenever they tell me to create assets, it’s obvious that they have an exact idea in mind but there’s no mood board at all to properly refer to, and we have to constantly go back and forth. I had to keep asking if an asset was the right style with the right placement. Is this normal?)

Pros of extending my contract would be having income and being able to have some experience on my resume since this is my first adult job, and I don’t have any work experience on my resume at all. Cons would be all the above. I’m working with a fresh grad pay as well. I feel like this is totally not what I want to be doing. I don’t think I’ll learn from this company and it’s not that good too? From the other colleagues, their hiring practices sounds a bit shady, but not too bad that I can’t continue working here. I really want to work in motion design, even if it’s boring stuff, but I feel like if I stay here I’m gonna be stuck creating still image assets and not animating at all. I don’t necessarily need the money but I really want to have the experience, plus the job market is quite awful at the moment.

TLDR: Should I extend my contract in a job that’s really different from what I’ve studied so that I can get experience for my resume or leave to find work in what I actually want to work in?

Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone know places I could apply for work in Toronto. I'm not sure where to look or what opportunities there is. Ive only had one job and I got it through networking, so I'm not sure where else to look

Background: I graduated with a Graphic Design Degree 3 years ago. I wasn't finding work so I took other jobs that weren't design related. Here I am now learning motion design and would like to pivot and make a career out of it. I only have like 3, 5 second animations currently to show for myself.

1. What should my portfolio look like without client work?

2. How could I get freelance clients to help build up a portfolio?

3. Is there a better way for me to break into the industry or should I keep trying freelance?

I guess my question is how transparent are u with the freelance client. Do you tell them your availability is only in the evenings and weekends or do you just pretend you don’t have a full other job.

I know communication is important but I wouldn’t want to give them the idea that they are not my top priority and potentially lose the client.

Thanks in advance

I am from India and for my startup I am looking for motion graphic designer, budget is less therefore anyone interested please do DM for more details, Expectations: YOE 0-2 years, country: india preferred.

Hi! This is a bit of a rant, but I'd love to hear your points of view and experiences. (I apologize if there are any mistakes; English is not my native language).

I (23M) have been working in editing and motion graphics for about two years. The pay is ok but not much, mainly due to the flexibility, remote work, etc. I’d say I’ve developed mid-level skills, and my portfolio has got some solid projects. We work with mid-to-large companies, so the work looks good, though it doesn’t always get much visibility. And that's the issue—I’m starting to feel like the only personal gratification I could get at the end of the day is that "it looks good."

Is that all? Sure, it looks good, but what about the content? What’s the real purpose if it only gets two views or ends up being just another boring corporate video?

It seems like there’s a trend towards focusing solely on appearance—making it look good and calling it a day. On top of that, I don’t really care about what our clients do or the content online / on TV. I guess the industry is just like this, right?

I’m starting to seek opportunities outside the field, even considering a career change. I'm tired of feeling like this, and it’s hard to picture myself doing this 10 years from now.

Thank you so much for reading. I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts.