Character Design and Artistic Growth: Insights from Emma Gillette

Dive into web design with full-stack designer turned founder Ran Segall, as he dishes out on blending aesthetics, functionality, and business strategy to skyrocket your design approach. Check out the corresponding blog post here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/design-web-motion-ran-segall

Check out the corresponding blog post and key takeaways here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/c... Dive into the latest episode of the School of Motion Podcast as we hang out with Collin Leix, the brilliant mind blending traditional artistry with the limitless possibilities of VR. Collin is a full time animator at Gunner, now part of the innovative crew at one of the hottest tech company's around, Duolingo.

We dive deep with Emmy award-winning designer and the Futur founder, Chris Do, as he unveils game-changing insights for creative professionals. Get the show notes: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/chris-do

We go 1:1 with the one and only Karin Fong—Emmy award-winning director, designer, and founder of the creative agency Imaginary Forces. Check out the corresponding blog post here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/karin-fong  

From playing guitar in the underground music scene with his band Slowburn, Brady's journey shifted gears to tweaking pixels in LA and founding Texturelabs, an online tutorial and assets site. His transition from the world of music to the realm of visual arts is a testament to the fluidity of creative expression. Brady shares actionable tips and insights from his design journey — tips you can use today to amplify your own design projects. Check out the corresponding blog post here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/b...

In our latest podcast episode, Emma Gillette, a professional illustrator and instructor of the newly released Character Design Fundamentals course, shares her experiences and insights, providing actionable lessons for fellow artists and designers. Check out the corresponding blog post: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/emma-gillette   Show Notes Emma Gillette People Brent Adams Sam Nielson Maike Plenzke Maxine Vee Cory Loftis Pieces SpongeBob SquarePants Encanto (2021) Hercules (1997) Tangled (2010) Frozen (2013) Moana (2016) The Boxtrolls (2014) Homer Simpson 3D by Miguel Vasquez Monster High Resources Brigham Young University Animation Program

In this week’s podcast we’re talking to Jerry Liu -  Creative Director at Rive, and a man who has seen a lot in his motion design career. He’s done plenty of studio work, did a stint at Meta, made 7-figures selling NFTs, and now he’s deep in the fast-growing world of interactive motion design. In this conversation, Jerry talks transparently about his career, the NFT roller coaster he got to ride, and his thoughts on the future of this industry.  If you're curious about the thrill of designing for interactions or the potential opportunities that new tools like Rive can open for motion designers, this episode is an absolute goldmine. Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/rive-future-of-motion   Show Notes Jerry Liu Studio People Ross Plaskow Stephen Kelleher Dan Savage Signalnoise (James White) Olly Moss Deekay Kwon Oscar Mar Genuine Human (Jay) Chris Bjerre Neptali Cisneros Studios MK12 Psyop Ravie Toast Pieces Black Hat/Zero-day What is a Blockchain Game? Kibatsu Mecha Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse META - Messenger Redesign Made a simple interactive retro game menu with @rive.app How to make a rainbow drawing mini-game in @rive.app I recently joined the incredible team at @rive.app as Creative Director. Fold-A-Face by Jeff McAvoy The Rive Guy Big Trouble in Little China Exit through the Gift Shop Rive and the future of interactive design with Guido Rosso Motion Design as a Subscription Service? Austin Bauwens of Ravie Studio Resources Rive Ringling’s Tuition Rolo Stepn School of Visual Arts (SVA) Brand New School Mondo Parallel

We slice through the noise and focus on the real factors that will drive motion design success this year. And heads-up: It's more than just the latest tools and trends. :) Check out the corresponding blog post: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/a...   SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES All Courses - https://som.bz/3SUg5Yb After Effects Kickstart - https://som.bz/3ZNQnH9   Show Notes motionmondays.com How Freelancers Find BIG Clients on LinkedIn People Justin Harder Peter Tarka Mulan Fu Zack Lovatt Rosie Phillpot Ryan Plummer Omar Vicke Chris Zachary Brian Clark Mark Mograph Jen Van Horn Austin Bauwens Julie Craft DogeDesigner Nickolai Boulton Noah Aust Brett Stuart DesignResources.ai Seb Lhomme Alex (Sash) Callsen Beach Chickens April McMillan Pieces Google CEO says more job cuts are needed, CNBC Duolingo cuts 10% of its contractor workforce, TechCrunch Sister of Battle Big Boots Critterz Resources Rive Spline Frame.io Camera to Cloud Adobe Stock Motion Array Iconoir LottieFiles Crumplepop Cavalry Plainly Zapier Duolingo The Freelance Manifesto The Client Code Motion Hatch

Join us as we dive into the world of motion design with Simon Robson, exploring the evolution from early 2000s experimental scenes to today's AI-driven creative production. Get more info and explore Simon's work: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/simon-robson   Show Notes Joshua Davis (Praystation) OneDotZero Jamie Hewlett Lightwave Cinema 4D Imagination Studio MK12 NorthBoySouth Creating Motion Graphics Cinema 4D Workshop C.O.F.F.E.E. Ebeling Group Ben Radatz Pause: 59 Minutes of Motion Graphics Motionographer Houdini Man Vs Machine FutureDeluxe What Barry Says Greyscalegorilla Jim Birchenough Nexus Productions Bill Hicks 72 and Sunny Mask Prompter RunwayML Midjourney DALL-E Ian M. Banks Four Yorkshiremen sketch Fraser Davidson Ash Thorp Alt Creative Brazil Inspired OpenAI CEO on Artificial Intelligence Changing Society

Get ready for the School of Motion's annual end-of-the-year podcast extravaganza, featuring an epic and (record-breaking!) discussion. Show Notes People  EJ Hassenfratz Ryan Summers Austin Bauwens Amanda Russell Sekani Solomon Marina Nakagawa Jonathan Winbush Nick Forshee Justin Cone Joe Nash Chad Ashley Hayley Akins Kelsey (Premiere Gal) Barton Damer  Louis Wes Sara Beth Morgan Zak Lovatt Don Allen Drug Free Dave Eve Paints Southern Shotty Troy Browne Emanuele Colombo Catharine Pitt François Lefebvre Twistedpoly Roelof Knol Stephan Bischof Kris Theorin David Ariew Beeple Jake Bartlett Aaron Blaise Alex Grigg Nick Greenawalt Rowan Cheung Caleb Ward Steve Talkowski Studios Ravie Cream Buck Already Been Chewed Lovatt Studio Bad Decisions Studio VUCKO Tidal Motion BUFF Motion Art&Graft Club Camping Cub Studio Academy Films Electric Theatre Collective Buda Brand New School DixonBaxi Laundry Beeple Studios Symbolic Work Ravie Studio Reel Already Been Chewed Reel Between The Lines Behind The Sauce Man Orders Coffee with AR Headset Marco Brambilla Animates the MSG Sphere for U2 Las Vegas Residency Behind U2's Residency at Sphere Las Vegas Meet Web 5 Coca-Cola Masterpiece BIRTH Ozone Trailer  Making of 48K Followers Buda 48K Followers Go wide or go home—MARVEL SNAP is officially on PC Cafe Bustelo Está Aquí DixonBaxi Premeir League Design Gorillaz presents… Skinny Ape (Immersive Live Performance in Times Square) Toy Story Funday Football Laundry Studio Vegas Sphere Launch David Ariew Coca Cola Pour for the Las Vegas Sphere Wanderers Nouns Pudgy Penguins Wanderers Promo on X Non_Interactive – Software & ML Runway Samples by Rowan Cheung Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Galactic Menagerie Lord of the Rings by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Whimsical Fellowship Heavenly Vessel   Tools/Resources  Premiere Gal Block Duolingo Greyscalegorilla Motion Hatch Pictoplasma Unreal for 3D Artists After Effects Kickstart Cinema 4D Basecamp Animation Bootcamp Cinema 4D Unreal Engine Adobe After Effects Nomad Sculpt Procreate Procreate Dreams Stash Media Tendril & FutureDeluxe Partnership Apple Vison Quest Pro NAB 2023 Motion Meetup Dash Bash Camp Mograph SIGGRAPH Procreate Dreams: The 2D Animation Revolution for Digital Artists Why did Adobe spend 20 BILLION DOLLARS for Figma??? Project Avalanche Unreal Engine 5’s New Motion Graphic Tools Will Blow Your Mind! | Project Avalanche Wild Part and Sum DAT Tour Half-Rez Design Joy Motion Shop Apple M3 Mac Design giant Ideo cuts a third of staff and closes offices as the era of design thinking ends After Effects feature summary (December 2023 release) aescripts + aeplugins Lockdown 3 for After Effects Mask Prompter Rubber Hose 3 Rig once, use EVERYWHERE | Rubberhose 3 Rig to EGP Workflow Good Boy Ninja Skew Why are After Effects artists freaking out about Skew? | Insane new time-saving tool  Kangaroo How to Land Big Clients: The Art of Mograph Biz Dev with Joe Nash AE Screens Flow C4D Unified Simulations C4D Capsules Unreal Engine Is Raising Its Prices, But There's a Catch Fortnite Spline Spline in Webflow Womp Move.ai Announcing the new Rive Introducing: Procreate Dreams NFT Go Market Overview Grayscalegorilla Plus Blender Blender 3.0 Beginner Tutorial Adobe Generative Fill Zbrush for iPad AI: An Artist’s Friend or Foe? | Dan Jeffries, CIO of Stability.ai (Stable Diffusion) Text-Based Editing in Premiere Pro Get Better Music Tracks for Video Editing with Adobe Remix | Premiere Pro Effects for Audio Adobe Podcast Dall-E Canva AI Generate a vector graphic using a text prompt Krea.ai Meshy.ai Topaz Labs Beeble Adobe Substance Sampler Cascadeur Anything.world Tagbox Wonder Dynamics The Future of (Mobile) VFX: Simulon has Arrived with Divesh Naidoo MrUgleh Post on X Curious Refuge Why THIS is the Future of Imagery (and Nobody Knows it Yet) Artists Are Mad About Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ AI-Generated Opening Credits 3D Gaussian Splatting from Hollywood Films! Luma AI Polycam Stable Diffusion Litigation Sarah Silverman Hits Stumbling Block in AI Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta Vizcom Adobe Firefly Midjourney Gen-2 ControlNet