For Type Lovers: A Guide to Animating Typography - S6315

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  • Zipeng Zhu

    Zipeng Zhu

    Artist & Creative Director, Dazzle Design, INC

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ABOUT THE SESSION

Technical Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Are you a type lover but feel that animation is intimidating? Do you find yourself staring at motion graphics and thinking that it’s something unattainable? Fear no more  artist and designer Zipeng Zhu is going to teach you how to use Illustrator to do all the heavy lifting and then bring it to life with After Effects.

Zipeng will show you:

  • His own journey from loving type to hating animation to finding the beautiful balance between both
  • How to prepare work in Illustrator and import it into After Effects
  • How to use a variable font in Illustrator and then move it in After Effects

Technical Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Type: Session

Category: Inspiration

Track: Graphic Design, Video, Audio, and Motion

Audience Types: Art/Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator

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