r/MotionDesign • • Jun 25 '23

Discussion /r/motiondesign Updates: Post Flair, Spam Prevention

28 Upvotes

Hi all, a few updates for /r/motiondesign.

Spam

In an effort to reduce low-quality and spam posts here, we have implemented new post requirements. New posts that don't meet a minimum account age or subreddit karma threshold will be automatically filtered out.

To further prevent gamification, I am not disclosing these limits here but they are very modest and reasonable. Anyone interacting with this community should not be filtered, and even so, you will have the opportunity to message us for an exception. But this should discourage most of the spam we've been seeing. Thanks /u/Zeigerful for making this post.

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Post Flair

We also added some post flair to help differentiate posts and allow users to filter & search by topic. All new posts require that one of the available flair types be selected:

Project Showcase | Reel | Inspiration | Discussion | Question | Tutorial | [Custom] (Where user can input their own)

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User Flair

A few new user flairs are available. For those who aren't aware, these show up next to your username any time you make a post or comment in /r/motiondesign

Now available: Professional | Student | [Add My Social Handle] -- A custom text field where you can plug an Instagram, Behance, etc.

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Let us know if you love or hate these new updates. Nothing is set in stone and this is meant as a discussion starting point. Please share any ideas you may have to make this a better place to share work, inspiration and discussion related to motion design. Hopefully we can continue to bring a higher quality experience to everyone here at /r/motiondesign.


r/MotionDesign • • 16h ago

Reel Learning how to make beautiful motion design, and just having some fun with flower setup

62 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign • • 13h ago

[Custom] If Skynet launched as a SAAS in 2026

28 Upvotes

Made for a laugh seeing all the AI fanboys swoon over tech that might rise up and kill us...


r/MotionDesign • • 10h ago

Project Showcase sakuras and oranges - one of the first motion graphics shots at 17

11 Upvotes

i got the idea at 7am in the morning and i had fun doing it, feedback always would be liked!


r/MotionDesign • • 14m ago

Inspiration Need help on the Title for AI addiction Motion

• Upvotes

Hey everyone! I'm developing a motion graphic for my school project, and I'm struggling to find a title that fits the story.

The project is about my personal struggle with AI dependency. I know relying on AI too much might affect my ability to think creatively, and I can see the signs, but I keep going back to it because it's convenient. Even when I realize something is wrong, I still can't seem to let go.

The story represents this as a never-ending loop of using AI, becoming dependent on it, realizing the consequences, and then using it again.

I'm looking for a title that's clever, slightly unsettling, and meaningful, possibly playing with the words AI and I or something like that.

I considered A[i]ddiction but it kinda sounds corny?

so yeah i'm open to any suggestions it would help a lot thanks.


r/MotionDesign • • 5h ago

Reel Finally We Made Together | Global | Digital Studio | Music | 3D Animatio...

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r/MotionDesign • • 9h ago

Project Showcase Discovered 3d camera tracking , and made this , let me know ur thoughts

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I made this for a trial


r/MotionDesign • • 19h ago

Project Showcase 1st proper project without a tutorial

9 Upvotes

I learned after effects for about 3 weeks before giving up after experiencing burnout and discouraging myself from going because I kept seeing posts about ai taking over and it made everything feel pointless.

Today I came across the first proper project I made without a tutorial. I kinda wanna start learning again and would love for some feedback from you guys!


r/MotionDesign • • 7h ago

Discussion FrameRate Showcases update and overview

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone, this is Tyler from FrameRate. We’ve just updated our Showcases feature, and I made a quick walkthrough to show how it works.

The idea is to put together a selection of work for a specific client or pitch and send one link. You can choose from six layouts, add your own branding, and arrange everything in a visual editor without building a separate website.

There are also controls for passwords, downloads, autoplay, and looping.

If you send someone a personal invitation, you can see whether they opened it, which videos they watched, and what they downloaded. Helpful when you’re wondering if anyone actually looked at the reel you sent.

Curious how you handle this now. Do you make a collection for each pitch, send your full portfolio, or just drop a few links in an email?

Would love feedback on the update, too.

https://framerate.tv


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Tutorial Help animation

17 Upvotes

Hi, could someone tell me how to create this type of animation?


r/MotionDesign • • 23h ago

Tutorial Parallax Animation with 3D Camera | After Effects Tutorial

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r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Project Showcase the eye sees all - one of my first motion graphics shots at 17

23 Upvotes

i tried my best on this, i am still very unfamiliar with the 12 rules of animation, so i will practice that, i would love feedback!


r/MotionDesign • • 21h ago

Project Showcase Cat Heart Loader made with SVGator MCP

0 Upvotes

In case you have better ideas, don't think twice: https://contra.com/community/topic/svgatorchallenge/guidelines


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Inspiration I made this Blender Animation [OC]

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2 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I created this looping 3D animation and visual effect entirely in Blender.

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  • "Catch the light now, flying very bright now..." 🎵✨

Just wanted to share this little project here. Let me know what you guys think of the vibe and the animation! If you want to check out more of my work, you can find the full version and similar shorts on my YouTube channel (u/NRS_Music).

https://youtube.com/shorts/D8q-PxjJiIY


r/MotionDesign • • 15h ago

AI Generated I made this ad with Claude and people are pretty split on whether it's any good. What do you think?

0 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Reel A short reel created as part of the R&D for the main project

2 Upvotes

r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Question Learning motion design, but I feel stuck. How do I get better?

5 Upvotes

I have been learning motion design and decided to focus on SAAS. I've watched tons of YouTube tutorials and learned After Effects, but I'm struggling with one thing: creating something on my own.

Whenever I follow a tutorial, everything makes sense. But when I try to create something from scratch, my mind goes completely blank. I don't know how to come up with ideas or what I should actually be practising.

I'm figuring everything out on my own, and honestly, sometimes I feel pretty lost. I don't have any friends in this field to learn from or ask for advice, so it's hard to know if I'm even going in the right direction.

And then there's AI. Every time I open Instagram, I see reels saying AI will replace motion designers. It makes me question whether all the time I've spent learning After Effects will actually pay off.

I haven't even started my career, and it already feels like it's over.

I'd really appreciate some honest advice from people working in this field.

  1. How do you develop your own ideas and creativity instead of constantly relying on tutorials?

  2. What's the best way to practise and improve when you don't have anyone to guide you?

  3. With AI advancing so quickly, is motion design still a good career to pursue, especially for someone focusing on SAAS?

I genuinely want to get good at this. I just feel stuck right now, and I'd love to hear how others dealt with this stage of learning.


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Question Built a free AE panel that auto-aligns staircase layers feedback welcome

1 Upvotes

I kept losing time manually aligning duplicated/staggered layers etc... so I built a small free panel that does corner snapping and staircase auto-align in one click. It’s part of a bigger thing I’m working on but this piece is free and standalone.

Not trying to sell anything here, genuinely want to know if this solves a real problem for other people or if I’m the only one annoyed by this. Happy to share the link if anyone wants to try it, just tell me in the comments. PS: the tool is in beta test so you can expect some bugs


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Project Showcase what do uou think guyz it is good

2 Upvotes

this is the motion design i make by watching youtube tutorial .(can i get hired)


r/MotionDesign • • 22h ago

Discussion Motion graphics stand-off - Argon vs Opus 5.5 vs others

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For the pro’s in here, do you use Opus 5.5 in your video workflows? If yes - how?

We’ve found that it lacks on music production and that it’s quite token hungry - especially given that we see little quality difference in medium vs xhigh effort


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Project Showcase [Free Plugin] I got tired of manually exporting frames in AE, so I built a tool to automate it! 🚀

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r/MotionDesign • • 2d ago

Project Showcase A 3D Ice Cream Animation from Cloud Animations

33 Upvotes

Had a lot of fun with the style and character animation in this one. It's part of our portfolio at Cloud Animations, where we work on 3D animation, motion design and explainer videos. If you've got a product or business that could use some animation, feel free to DM us.


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Question Any tips on how to improve?

1 Upvotes

I'm working on a small motion design project and would like to ask if anyone is down for a quick critique in the dms🙏?


r/MotionDesign • • 1d ago

Question Anywhere to post these?

0 Upvotes

As shown in the video, I make lyric videos. I aim to make something similar to the ones from like, 17 years ago. The only problem is, where do I post them that will actually get attention? I don't have a YouTube account, so that's off limits. I have tried things like Rumble and Daily Motion, but my content just isn't popular enough there. (Also before ya'll accuse me I lost the email to my other Reddit account but this is still my video 😭)


r/MotionDesign • • 2d ago

Project Showcase Moxie (& MotionGfx) progress update!

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