Awesome Motion Graphics

Premier motion design training with personalized TA feedback, trusted by Netflix, Disney, Apple

Hardcore animation courses from world-class instructors, 120K+ students

High-quality, beautifully produced courses from global professionals

30,000+ creative classes with project-based learning

Professional courses with certificates that integrate with LinkedIn

2D animation with hand-drawn techniques for beginners to intermediate

Hollywood-level VFX and motion graphics for intermediate to advanced

After Effects, Cinema 4D, industry insights for all levels

Cinema 4D, Redshift, 3D motion design from beginner to advanced

Complex motion design concepts simplified for all levels

No-fluff tutorials with project files for beginner to intermediate

Cinema 4D, Octane tutorials from beginner to advanced

Trending effects and free templates for beginner to intermediate

Liquid effects, glitch typography for beginner to intermediate

Quick Cinema 4D workflow tips for intermediate users

Hollywood VFX training and plugins by Andrew Kramer

3D motion design resources, plugins, and tutorials

Written and video tutorials for AE, C4D

Official Cavalry learning resources

Interactive animation tutorials

Aggregates 900+ courses from multiple platforms

Industry-standard 2D motion graphics and compositing

Professional 3D with excellent MoGraph toolset

Procedural 3D for complex simulations

Real-time motion graphics for Final Cut Pro

Node-based compositing for film VFX

Industry-standard 3D animation

Procedural 2D animation with real-time rendering, data-driven animation, Lottie export

Interactive animations for apps and web with state machines, lightweight runtime

Browser-based motion graphics, no download, social media optimized

AI-powered browser animation tool with generative features, cloud collaboration

Free 3D design for interactive web content with real-time collaboration, web export

Powerful 3D suite with motion graphics capabilities for 3D animation, modeling, VFX

Professional editing with Fusion compositing for video editing, color, motion graphics

Node-based compositor similar to Nuke for VFX compositing, rotoscoping

Professional 2D animation (used by Studio Ghibli) for traditional frame-by-frame

Vector-based 2D animation with bone rigging

VFX and editing with compositing tools, freemium option for VFX

Digital painting with animation timeline for frame-by-frame animation

Largest AE plugin/script marketplace

Professional VFX plugin reseller since 1999

Preset management with marketplace

Animation presets with free starter pack

Premium plugins (Element 3D, Optical Flares)

Trapcode Suite, Universe, Magic Bullet

Sapphire, Mocha, Continuum

Comprehensive rigging toolkit, industry standard (Free)

Fast character rigging with IK limbs

Flexible IK limb rigging

Pose-based facial rigging

Intuitive curve editor for keyframe easing

Illustrator/Figma to AE vector transfer

Huge library of presets, transitions, SFX

Essential workflow utilities

One-click GIF export

Real-time 3D rendering in AE

Particles, 3D elements (Particular, Form, Mir)

Node-based modular 3D particle system

Superior glow effect

Light beam and energy effects (Free)

2D physics engine

Industry-standard planar tracking

Track warping surfaces

AI creative suite with video generation, Gen-3 video, Motion Brush, inpainting

Text/image to video with effects, Pikaffects, style transfer

AI video generation and 3D capture with NeRF technology, smooth motion

Transform images into animated videos with music video style transfer

AI avatar video generation with lip sync, multi-language

AI motion graphics generator from text prompts

AI-driven animated video creation

AI animation with 40+ art styles

AI upscaling, denoising, frame interpolation

AI motion capture from video

26M+ assets: templates, footage, music, fonts with commercial license included

Templates for AE, Premiere, DaVinci, FCP with royalty-free commercial license

Premium AE templates, per-item pricing

Global marketplace with free section

Free high-quality templates by Envato with commercial, no attribution license

Largest Lottie animation platform

13.1M+ assets: icons, Lottie, 3D, illustrations

Vectors, photos, videos, motion graphics

Animated icon library

Cinematic footage shot on RED/ARRI cameras with story sequences, 6K/8K

5M+ assets with unlimited downloads and YouTube claims support, AI editing

60M+ assets marketplace with flexible licensing

Seamless Creative Cloud integration

One of the largest stock libraries

150K+ high-quality free videos, free commercial, no attribution

150K+ videos, photos, audio, GIFs with CC0 - completely free

3M+ free videos, motion graphics, music

Beautiful filmmaker-centric videos, free commercial, no sign-up

Stunning 4K stock videos with Creative Commons license

50K+ tracks, owns all rights, YouTube claims support

12K+ tracks by Grammy artists

Premium cinematic tracks

7K+ songs, stems available, YouTube claims support

High-quality production music

Built into YouTube Studio, free, some attribution required

Community-driven free music with various Creative Commons licenses

Free music and sound effects for commercial use

500K+ SFX from award-winning designers

Community-uploaded audio snippets with various CC licenses

2M audio assets

1,400+ open-source font families with SIL Open Font License

8K+ hand-picked commercial-use fonts

8K+ stylistic fonts (check each license)

20K+ fonts with CC integration, included with Creative Cloud

130K+ fonts with WhatTheFont tool

Pre-animated typefaces for After Effects

Premier curated motion design resource with industry news + inspiration

Definitive film/TV title sequence archive with breakdowns

Adobe's massive portfolio network for all design disciplines

Design community, great for GIFs/loops, UI animation, micro-interactions

Vimeo channel curated by 50+ animators with high-quality curation

Premium curated motion design collection (paid subscription)

Style-agnostic global leader from LA, NYC, Sydney, Amsterdam

Character-driven storytelling from Vancouver

Feeling-centered creativity from Portland, NYC

Playful character animation

Emmy-winning title sequences from Santa Monica

Cinematic title design

Bold, energetic youth brands from London

General motion design, very active

After Effects technical help, very active

Motion graphics discussion, active

Fresh studio community with 6,600+ members

Real-time AE help, active

Overlord, RubberHose users, active

Cavalry software users, growing

Inclusive design community, large

Largest motion design Slack

Classes, podcasts, forums

20+ years, deep archives

Directory for women, trans, NB professionals

Industry news, features, jobs with daily updates

Tutorials, trends, career advice weekly

3D design, Cinema 4D regular updates

Animation industry news daily

Freelance business advice

Animation principles (essential) by Richard Williams

12 Principles of Animation by Johnston & Thomas

Motion design fundamentals by Austin Shaw

Animation and visual storytelling by Liz Blazer

Building a freelance career by Joey Korenman

Typography fundamentals by Ellen Lupton

Industry interviews, insights by Joey Korenman

Freelance business by Hayley Akins

3D, Cinema 4D, clients by Nick Campbell

Creative business education by Chris Do

Technical deep dives by Matt Milstead

Animation community stories by Zac Dixon

Premier motion design job board for full-time + freelance

Access to 30K+ designer network

Elite curated creative talent (10% acceptance) for high-end freelance

Professional association, US-focused

Adobe-owned, portfolio integration

Design community, remote-friendly

Remote-only positions

Top 3% vetted talent with premium rates

Largest freelance marketplace with 10% service fee

Project-based marketplace with platform fees

UK-based, 120K+ vetted freelancers with managed payments

Film, TV, production (2.9M+ members) with free basic tier

Industry-specific, lawyer-reviewed

Free with e-signature

Comprehensive with invoicing

Video hosting for showreels, clean playback

Portfolio network for project breakdowns

Design social for quick animated shots

Portfolio platform for 3D, VFX, gaming

Website builder for professional portfolio sites

Website builder free with CC and Behance sync

Fast palette generator, image extraction

Harmony rules, CC integration, accessibility

AI learns your color preferences

Advanced color wheel with harmony modes

Deep learning palette generator

Visual workspace with video/GIF support

Visual search and inspiration boards

Design platform with moodboard templates

Industry-standard review with Adobe integration

Simplified feedback with AI transcription

Real-time sync for animation, supports 3D

Review and approval with version comparison

Industry-leading with Cinema 4D plugin, $29 trial

C4D, Blender, Maya with real-time monitoring, free trial

TPN-accredited, CPU and GPU

RTX 4090 GPU cloud rendering

One-click Cinema 4D rendering

Project management + media review for studios

VFX/animation production (formerly ShotGrid) for large studios

All-in-one project management for freelancers to teams

Flexible workspace with templates for all sizes

Industry-standard creative app benchmarks

Detailed After Effects hardware guide

VRAM guides and build recommendations

Powerful command-line video processor (Free)

Free GUI transcoder with modern codecs

User-friendly FFmpeg frontend (Free)

Professional recording and streaming (Free)

Quick recording with instant sharing

Edit video by editing transcript

Git extension for large files for small teams

Enterprise version control for large studios

Artist-friendly version control for creative teams

CG, animation, research in Vancouver (2025)

World's largest animation festival in France

Media and entertainment technology in Las Vegas

Adobe ecosystem, creative talks

Full-day motion design talks in Paris, LA, Tokyo

Premier motion design recognition

International creative excellence

105+ year design awards