Andy Needham, a London-based motion graphics artist and animation director shows what we will be creating during this course. He outlines the goal of the course; to create an animated asset based on static designs of a fitness tracking app which could be used as a means of explaining the app's key functionality.
- [Voiceover] We are going to animate…the static screen designs for…a fictitious activity tracking app called, Activity Tracker.…The market is absolutely flooded…with apps such as these, they're very popular.…You may even use one yourself on a daily basis.…Our goal is to create an animated concept…which illustrates the key functionality of the app.…By the end of the course, it'll be possible…to use this animation as a guide for a developer.…Or prospective investor to help them understand how…the app functions before a single line of code is written.…
Author
Andy Needham
Released
6/6/2016In this course, Andy Needham shows how to create an app interface from scratch using Adobe Illustrator, and then take the finished design into After Effects for animation. This is a start-to-finish project, going from concept sketches to the final product (an animated GIF). The prototype will showcase the navigation and interactive aspects of the app interface and can be used for marketing or gathering client and user feedback.
- Sketching ideas
- Planning ahead: knowing your target output
- Designing screens in Illustrator
- Preparing artwork for After Effects
- Creating reusable components
- Building and animating screens
- Adding transitions and gesture animations
- Exporting the final sequence as an animated GIF
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome34s
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1. App Plan and Pre-Production
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The app creation33s
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Sketch out ideas3m 8s
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Choose the user journey1m 45s
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2. Explore the App Screens
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3. Prepare Assets for Animation in After Effects
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Set up and import artwork5m 14s
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Create reusable components4m 31s
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Build the Dashboard tiles6m 26s
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Build the Dashboard screens7m 25s
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4. Animate in After Effects
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Animate the Steps screen8m 29s
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Animate the Friends screen7m 50s
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5. Build and Export the Sequence
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Export the final sequence4m 45s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 9s
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