Resources for Motion Designers


AE Tools & Presets
Some of my free tools, presets, and templates. More coming soon!


After Effects Expression Library
Searchable, curated library of useful After Effects expressions


Ordinary Folk - Play
Free project files and experiments from the absolute best of the best - JRCanest and team share freely so you can learn!


School of Motion Podcast
Interviews with pros. Great end of year podcasts talking about big picture of the industry.


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


After Effects Command IDs
Searchable library of Command IDs for each version of After Effects, curated by Hyperbrew


After Effects Expression Docs
The most comprehensive After Effects Expression documentation I know. Updated regularly and easily searchable.


After Effects Extendscript Training
A free video training series by David Torno on scripting for After Effects


After Effects Scripting Guide
The searchable documentation for extendscript scripting for After Effects


Animalators
Zac Dixon interviews industry pros - no longer active, but still worth a listen!


Animator's Survival Kit
The bible of animation - learn the principles and basics from one of the all-time greats.


Ben Marriott-Youtube
After Effects tutorials for motion designers. Great tutorials on different styles and animation techniques.
Bolt CEP - AE Extension Boilerplate
A lightning-fast boilerplate for Adobe CEP Extensions in React or Vue built on Vite + TypeScript + Sass
Boords - Storyboarding Software
Free online storyboard & animatic creator. Built for real client animation work.


Camp Mograph
Annual retreat for mograph folks to get away from the computer for a few days.


Chris Zachary - Youtube
Fast, straight to the point tutorials & breakdowns for motion designers. More coming soon :)


Chris Zwar's Articles
Detailed technical articles for mastering After Effects, including chroma-keying and optimizing performance


Dan Ebberts' AE Expressions (MotionScript)
Expression examples and breakdowns from the godfather of expressions.


Deep Work - Cal Newport
Book about making time to do real, deep, focused work. A must-read for creatives


Evan Abrams - Youtube
Evan has a TON of After Effects tutorials and other content from beginner to advanced


GYST by Justin McClure
Folder Structures, Naming Conventions, After Effects Folder Organization and more from Industry pros and leaders


Greg Gunn's TLDR
Weekly newsletter with inspiration, resources, & creative thoughts from Greg Gunn


Javascript Tools Guide
The platform-agnostic guide for javascript/extendscript language for Adobe applications


Kyle Martinez - After Effects Scripts
A collection of helpful scripts for After Effects that run natively or with a 3rd party script launcher.


Made By Loop
Scripts, templates, and business resources for motion designers! Plus a YT channel with tutorials and useful videos.


Mograph Mentor
Courses & tutorials for motion designers from industry pros. The new all-access plan has amazing bang for your buck!


Motion Design Artist - Slack
A large slack community for practicing motion designers.


Motion Developer
Articles, Resources, and nerdy stuff for expressions in After Effects. Code + Motion.


Motion UX - Youtube
Tutorials breaking down Motion UX workflows for designers in real world production environments.


NT Productions - Youtube
Videos & tutorials about writing scripts & extensions for Adobe products.


Project200k Newsletter
Austin Saylor's newsletter about making money as a freelance motion designer.


Sander van Dijk
Excellent quality AE tools, courses, and resources for motion designers from Sander van Dijk.


School of Motion
A full online school for motion design - from beginner to advanced courses.


School of Motion - Youtube
Tutorials, live streams, and more for motion designers


ScriptUI Interface Builder
An incredible tool for building ScriptUI interfaces visually


ScriptUI for Dummies
The guide to working with ScriptUI for building extendscript user interfaces.


So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport
A fascinating look into skills vs passion in your creative career


The Effects of After Effects - Youtube Series
YouTube tutorial series going through EVERY SINGLE effect in After Effects by Jake Bartlett (Jake in Motion)


The Freelance Manifesto
Joey Korenman from School of motion reveals all the tricks of how to be a freelance in the motion design business.


The Futur
Business education for designers. People love to hate on this, but the content is very helpful


Ukramedia - Youtube
After Effects tutorials and tips for nearly everything you can do in AE. Great technical content as well.


Video Copilot - Tutorials
The OG After Effects tutorials & tools. Geared towards vfx, but a great resource for motion designers


Workbench - Youtube
Advanced motion design tutorials for After Effects, Cinema 4D, and more


World of Expressions
A free in-depth beginner-friendly video course introduction to expressions


Zack Lovatt's Scriptlets
A bunch of free small scripts to make AE more powerful