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Helpful resources for
motion designers

Browse resources, find expressions, explore tools/presets, and more.
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Chris Zachary
Resources Library
The best resources for motion designers
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Searchable, ready-to-use expressions
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AEJuice

AEJuice

Animation plugins, presets & templates for AE & premiere pro. Lots of bundles and huge variety to choose from.

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AE Screens

AE Screens

High quality tools speed up and improve your AE workflow

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software-tools

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Interface in Game

Interface in Game

Interface design & animation from video games

inspiration

Bolt CEP - AE Extension Boilerplate

Bolt CEP - AE Extension Boilerplate

A lightning-fast boilerplate for Adobe CEP Extensions in React or Vue built on Vite + TypeScript + Sass

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Tools & Presets

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Tools & Presets

Typewriter Animation Preset (with Cursor) - After Effects Preset

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Tools & Presets

3D Mouse Cursor - After Effects Project

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Skillshare Class
I made a Skillshare class! It’s everything I wish I knew when I started in 77 minutes. It's made for complete beginners, so no experience necessary.
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Tips & Tricks

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Help! After Effects is Stuck Off Screen (easy fix)

How to animate a snake (problem solving in After Effects)

Solo/Hide Layer Properties in the Timeline Panel

Rig & Animate a 2D Paper Scroll

3D Strokes with Shape Layers

Set a Default Folder Structure for New Projects

WHO THE HECK?

Hi! I'm Chris Zachary

I started this site to collect the resources & info that have helped and inspired me in my motion design career.

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