Motion Design Ultimate Road Map

Motion Design Road Map : Roles - What To Learn - Where To Learn

Before diving into the roadmap, you need to approach this with these three key points:

• Focus on one thing at a time.

• Have a structured learning plan.

• Concentrate on the basics.

• Follow your interests.

Once you understand this, it will go so much smoother and you'll have less anxiety when thinking about what to learn next or what to focus on at the moment.

So let's dive in and start by first exploring the different roles in motion design!

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Motion Design Roles :

1. Script Writing (Copywriter)

2. Storyboard (Storyboard artist)

3. The design/Style frames (Designer)

4. Animation (Animator)

   1. Character Animator (Frame by frame or 2d)

   2. Motion Graphics Animator

   3. VFX Animation

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WHAT TO LEARN :

• Storyboard artist:

1. Basic Design Principles

2. Perspective

3. Visually interesting compositions

• Designer:

1. Basic Fundamentals of Design

2. Perspective

3. Color Theory

4. Basic Typography

5. Designing for Motion

• Character Designer:

1. Human Anatomy and Proportions

2. Perspective

3. Dynamic Poses

• Character Animator:

1. Human Anatomy and Proportions

2. Dynamic Poses

3. After effects or similar softwares (Rigging)

4. Frame by frame

• Motion Graphics Animator:

1. After effects or similar softwares for 2d

2. Cinema 4D for 3D

3. VFX (After effects, Compositing a green screen)

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PLACES TO LEARN:

• Youtube
• Skillshare
• School of Motion
• Motion Design school
• MoGraph Mentor
• The Futur
• Creature Art Teacher
• Books

1. Where to learn Perspective:

   1. The Art Of Perspective

   2. Drawing perspective Metod For Artists

2. Where to learn Human Anatomy and Proportions:

   1. Figure Drawing

   2. Drawing Human Anatomy class by haroon plaza

   3. Proko (Youtube channel)

3. Where to learn StoryBoarding:

   1. • Sarah Beth Morgan (Skillshare Class on StoryBoarding for Animation)

   2. • Frame ink (Book For Compositions)

4. Where to learn Design:

   1. School of Motion:

      1. Design Kickstart

      2. Design Bootcamp

      3. Illustration For Motion

   2. Style Frames Class (The Futur)

   3. Mastering Character Design (MoGraph Mentor)

   4. Color For Creatives (The Futur)

   5. Color Masterclass: Simple Steps to create vivid art (Skill Share)

   6. Design Fundamentals: Typography 01 (The Futur)

5. Where to learn Frame by frame Animation:

   1. • Frame-by-frame Handdrawn FX (Motion Design School)

   2. • The Animator's Survival Kit (Book)

6. Where to learn 2D Animation:

   1. Character Animation Bootcamp (School of motion)

   2. Ben Marriott (Youtube channel)

   3. •Animating with ease in after effects (Skillshare)

7. Where to learn Cinema 4D:

   1. School Of Motion

   2. Motion Design School

   3. MoGraph Mentor

8. Where to learn VFX:

   1. VFX for Motion (School Of Motion)

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I've taken on some of those courses, and honestly, if you're truly motivated to kickstart your learning journey and follow this roadmap along with applying the 4 key principles – focusing on one thing, having a structured learning approach, following your interests, and concentrating on the basics – you're good to go.

Don't give up before you even start because the journey is far more enjoyable than you might think. Also, don't forget to give me a follow on Social Media if you're curious and want to learn more about motion design!