Animating Morphing Icons in Adobe After Effects

One of the most intriguing aspects of animation, is that you can make things happen on screen that could never happen in real life. By adding unexpected twists to your animations, you can engage and wow your audience. In this class, you’ll learn how to do so by creating eye-catching morphing transitions.

By the end of this class, you be able to replicate my animation using simple icons based on the theme of travel. But even better, you’ll learn how to apply the same logic and techniques to any set of icons, or even other types of graphics, so you can make your own unique morphing animations.

Morphing animations can be a great way to transition between scenes in an animated video. You can also use them show a progression of steps, a list of items, or tell a mini story.

In this class you'll learn how to:

set up your icons in Adobe Illustrator so they’re easy to animate

plan out your morphing transitions for a fluid and balanced animation

keep your After Effects project file organized

create buttery smooth morphing transitions between icons

easily animate between basic shapes

manipulate the paths of more complex shapes for maximum control

use masks to animate graphics in or out

create a 3D, rotating sphere in After Effects

use null objects to control multiple layers with ease

add anticipation and overshoot to take your animation to the next level

save time using tips I've developed from years of working in After Effects