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Adobe After Effects 101: 10 Quick Motion Graphics Projects

Last updated: Oct 17 2025

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Overview​

Learn Motion Graphics, Video Editing, VFX, Animation, Infographics, & Animated Logos quickly in Adobe After Effects. This course offers 10 hands-on projects to help you master Adobe After Effects efficiently.

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Perfect for beginners eager to learn Adobe After Effects and motion graphics quickly with practical, project-based learning.

What You'll Learn​

  • Create various motion graphics projects including animated logos, lower thirds, and titles, utilizing After Effects' type, shape, and layer tools
  • Transform static 2D images into dynamic 3D scenes by setting up 3D layers, parallax effects, and animating a virtual camera
  • Animate text and graphics using keyframes, masks, and effects such as Trim Path, warp text, and glow effects for various applications in motion graphics
  • Develop complete short-form video content like social media ads, integrating text, images, video clips, music, and sound effects
  • Apply expressions scripts to animate text along custom paths and utilize basic camera tracking techniques to integrate effects onto tracked objects
  • Import and convert external design files (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator) into After Effects, leveraging their capabilities for animation and styling

Course Requirements​

  • Access to Adobe After Effects software
  • Basic computer literacy
  • No prior After Effects experience required
  • Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is helpful but not mandatory

Course Content​

Introduction​

Introduction (3 lectures • 16min)

  • Introduction - 03:14
  • After Effects Workspace and Overview - 11:52
  • Here are the Support Files for this After Effects course - 00:44

Project 1​

Project 01: Squares & Square Company Logo (6 lectures • 28min)

  • Intro to Squares Project - 0:36
  • Creating & Animating Shape Layers - 06:42
  • Adding Easy Ease to your Animations - 04:53
  • Working with Type and Animating The Square Company logo - 05:11
  • Animating Scale and Rotation Properties - 06:02
  • Offsetting and Staggering Animation and Layers - 04:31

Project 2​

Project 02: Creating a Simple Lower Third Motion Graphic (5 lectures • 28min)

  • Intro to Lower Third Project - 00:41
  • Creating Type and Shape Layers - 09:25
  • Using the Scale Property to Animate a Line - 04:18
  • Animating the Type - 10:01
  • How to Reverse an Animation or Keyframes - 03:45

Project 3​

Project 03: Creating a Title using Text Animation Presets (5 lectures • 13min)

  • Creating a Title Intro - 00:27
  • Adding your Type Layer - 04:54
  • Adding Type Animation Presets to your Text - 03:00
  • Customizing Text Animation Presets - 02:53
  • How to Reverse Keyframes in After Effects - 01:38

Project 4​

Project 04: A Rainy Day: Revealing Text and Adding Rain to a Scene (5 lectures • 19min)

  • Importing and Editing Video in After Effects - 03:24
  • Adding a Layer Mask to Text & Animating the Mask Path - 05:20
  • Using an Overlay Video and Blending Mode to add Rain to the Scene - 03:57
  • Adding a Color Solid and Blending Modes to create Color Effects to Your Scene - 03:17
  • Importing Sound to an After Effects Composition - 03:12

Project 5​

Project 05: Hand Writing Animation (5 lectures • 24min)

  • Hand Writing Animation Intro - 00:30
  • Importing Illustrator Files - 01:37
  • Converting a Illustrator Layer to a Shape Layer - 05:33
  • Using Trim Paths settings to Create a Writing Effect - 07:48
  • Adding Drop Shadows and Effects to Your Handwriting Animation - 08:44

Project 6​

Project 06: Create a Kinetic Type Animation (8 lectures • 33min)

  • Kinetic Type: Bee Greeting Intro - 0:35
  • Working with Layers and Artboards in Illustrator to prep files for After Effects - 01:13
  • Importing an Illustrator file as a Composition - 02:50
  • Adding Layers in After Effects and Setting Anchor Points - 07:43
  • Animating the Kinetic Type - 05:10
  • How to have an Object (Bee) Follow and Orient to a Path - 04:18
  • Animating the Bees Path Using Trim Paths - 08:12
  • Staggering and Offsetting Animations - 02:52

Project 7​

Project 07: Creating a Vertical Social Media Ad (5 lectures • 24min)

  • Chips Social Media Ad intro - 00:33
  • Setting Up Composition and Shape Layers - 07:28
  • Importing PNGs into After Effects - 03:09
  • Animating and Using a Shortcut to Stagger and Offset Your Layers - 05:34
  • How to Parent-Child Layers and Track Mattes in After Effects - 07:10

Project 8​

Project 08: How to Turn a 2D Photo into a 3D Scene (5 lectures • 26min)

  • Importing a Layered Photoshop file as a Composition - 06:20
  • Creating 3D Layers and Moving in Z Space - 05:01
  • Adding a Camera Layer to Your Composition - 03:30
  • Animating the Camera and Null in Z-Space - 07:26
  • Adding Rain to the Scene by Adding a Video Overlay - 03:42

Project 9​

Project 09: Animating Type on a Path (1 lecture • 2min)

  • Importing the Video - 01:49

Course Projects​

This course includes 10 quick, hands-on projects:

  1. Squares & Square Company Logo: Working with shape layers and type animation
  2. Simple Lower Third Motion Graphic: Creating professional broadcast elements
  3. Title with Text Animation Presets: Using After Effects' built-in animation tools
  4. Rainy Day Scene: Revealing text with masks and adding environmental effects
  5. Hand Writing Animation: Creating write-on text effects with Illustrator files
  6. Kinetic Type Animation: Advanced text animation with path following
  7. Vertical Social Media Ad: Creating mobile-optimized motion graphics
  8. 2D to 3D Scene: Converting photos to 3D with parallax effects
  9. Type on a Path: Animating text along custom paths
  10. Additional project (not detailed in provided content)

Target Audience​

  • Beginners eager to learn Adobe After Effects and motion graphics quickly
  • Aspiring video editors, animators, graphic designers, and marketers
  • Individuals interested in project-based learning
  • Anyone looking to create animated logos, social media ads, infographics, titles, or 3D photo effects

Instructor​

Tony Ross - Video Trainer, Instructor, and Author specializing in teaching complex software using practical projects in simple steps. With over 2 decades of experience, Tony's tutorials have been featured on Creative Cow, Adobe, Toon Boom, GoMediazine, Infinite Skills, and O'Reilly. He is also a Lynda.com author.

Course Features​

  • 4 hours of on-demand video
  • 1 downloadable resource
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion
  • Project files provided

Technical Details​

  • Course Duration: 3h 53m total length
  • Total Lectures: 53
  • Total Sections: 12
  • Skill Level: Beginner
  • Language: English
  • Last Updated: October 2025
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