Motion Design News

Stay on trend with metallic assets: The chrome effect in video and design

Chrome is back — and it’s everywhere. From your favorite brand’s Instagram stories to popular artists’ music videos, the chrome effect is making a comeback. Sleek, reflective, and visually striking, this metallic style blends retro and futuristic elements, making it a cool bridge between the past, present, and future. Chrometype, chrome effects, and metallic textures […]

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Top 10 ways to fix laggy playback in After Effects

Are you experiencing lagging playback in After Effects? Lag can cause issues like odd audio playback, or video playback that seems to run frame by frame instead of smoothly.  There are several reasons you could be facing lag, but, whatever the cause, lagging makes it more difficult to review your work accurately. Luckily, you don’t […]

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The power of motion graphics as data visualization tools for business

Modern businesses know the importance of data and rely on data visualization to make complex information more accessible and actionable. Visual formats like charts, graphs, and dashboards help organizations uncover trends, identify patterns, and better communicate findings. Choosing the right data visualization format is key to making the most of your data, conveying the full […]

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6 women creators you need to know now

According to the advocacy group Women in Animation, 60% of US and European animation students are women, but only around 34% end up in professional roles. Research suggests that there are many reasons for the gender-based discrepancy in the creative industry, including gender bias and stereotypes, pressure to conform, self-doubt and imposter syndrome, unequal access to resources, […]

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Design trends: what can we expect in 2025?

Standing out in the saturated world of branding and marketing is all about staying ahead of the curve. With this in mind, what can we expect from design trends in 2025? The year is set to be all about balancing contrasting forces, for example, youth vs. experience, maximalism and minimalism, technology juxtaposed with humanity, and […]

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Industry Spotlight: Royale

Today we’re going to explore the wonderful and diverse work of Royale. In their own words, Royale is a design company, a creative production company, and a digital production company. In other words, they do a lot of things, and it seems that they do them all well. Founded about 9 years ago by Jen […]

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Industry Spotlight: Identity Visuals

It’s time for another installment of our Industry Spotlight series, where we cover some of the best and brightest studios in motion graphics and visual effects. We often spotlight some of the biggest names around like Buck and Imaginary Forces. But today, we want to shed some light on a smaller studio that is working just as hard […]

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