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Motion graphics project: gifs

I’ve been working on a motion graphics project recently that involved creating an animated gif version of a client logo in After Effects.

Before taking on the project, I decided to experiment slightly and put some trial animations together to help get a feel for the gif making process:

circle loop

elipse rotation

hexagons rotation

blue circles gif

This one is slightly different in that the motion isn’t linear, it eases in & out so there is a visible stop as the gif loops.

hexagons ease loop

I had been having trouble with exporting gifs directly from after effects, the quality wasn’t quite up to scratch and there were a few issues with the colour palette too.

After a little research I found this great blog post on Greyscalegorilla that explains how to use photoshop to create a gif from an exported .mov file from After Effects.

I’m still working on the animated logo as part of a bigger project but will share once it’s completed.

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Rewilding the planet with freelance animation and motion design

We've only got one planet, and right now it needs all the help it can get. Climate change and biodiversity loss are massive challenges that we need to tackle head on.

That's why, for every freelance animation project over £1000 a donation of 1% of the total budget will be made to the World Land Trust, on your behalf.

The money will go towards WLT's "buy an acre" programme; buying up and protecting vital habitats around the world, and helping fight against climate change.

Any motion design projects under £1000 will have a tree planted on your behalf.

Acres saved so far:

Thanks to my wonderful clients and the animations we've produced, enough money has been donated to save around:

17.5 Acres of vital habitats around the world.

Just think, your animated explainer video or logo animation could also be helping fight the climate crisis!

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