Adobe After Effects is pretty much the default software for motion graphics, but you can't overlook the fact that it's expensive and resource-hungry, and it's also not always the most intuitive tool.

Good motion graphics editors that are also free are very hard to come by. There is DaVinci Resolve, but the trade-off is that it demands RAM like it’s charging rent, and there's also a steep learning ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is executive creative director for The Verge, overseeing art, design, and product development. He has over 15 ...

Designed as a workshop, this course will explore all the stages of the animation process to create an animation portfolio. Using tablets and scanned drawings, we will begin with traditional drawn ...