A super popular but surprisingly easy motion graphic to make in After Effects is animating a line. Use After Effects to animate a line to “draw” an illustration before the…
Typesetting for the web presents different challenges than typesetting for print. For instance, web designers understand that unlike designs going to print, our web designs need to be scalable and…
Sometimes a WordPress custom post type (CPT) needs a custom taxonomy to match. At first, I created a CPT without its own custom taxonomy. The result was that my CPT…
Learn how to change video duration, update imported artwork, inherit effects, and more tips and tricks for the After Effects beginner.
The motion graphics tutorials continue! Learn how to animate a 3D card flip in After Effects with this quick tutorial. The 3D card flip is another popular animation effect that’s…
Illustrator is by far the easiest tool to create complex seamless patterns, but converting a hex or brick pattern to a seamless rectangular tile can look complicated at first glance. Learn how to export a seamless tile from Illustrator. Make a hex or brick pattern rectangular with a simple trick on the Illustrator pattern swatch.
It’s surprisingly easy to create a path animation in After Effects. This is a simple tutorial for the complete and utter beginner of how to animate along a path in…
Nearly all graphic and web designers have their favorite haunts to read design news and catch trends. Here’s what I personally read to stay current on design trends: Typography: Typewolf:…
“Fast, good, or cheap: pick two.” Time management can be a tricky balancing act for designers. Like most creative and tech fields, working design is fast-paced. In a perfect world,…
WordPress is a popular CMS, because it offers a lot of flexibility. Webmasters may define pages, posts, categories, tags, and format any of them with plugins, widgets, and CSS. Yet,…
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How to Use After Effects: Animate a Line
My CPT Needs a Custom Taxonomy
