DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 2 LA 281 Digital Landscape Representation, Spring 2024, CRN 35298 Tuesday/Thursday 10:30AM-12:20PM Mumford Hall Room 200, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aneesha Dharwadker aneesha@illinois.edu Yingqi Yang yingqi3@illinois.edu
UNIT 4: ANIMATION
This professional animation shows an example of how Google Earth, Rhino, Illustrator, and AfterEffects can be used together to tell a complex design narrative. Your assignment will be simplified, but this demonstrates what’s possible with an advanced workflow between multiple softwares.
SCHEDULE (to be updated weekly):
Tuesday 4/9: Guest lecture from Professor Joseph Altshuler; Unit 4 Tutorial 1 launch + install AfterEffects 2023
Thursday 4/11: Unit 4 Tutorial 1 exercise
Tuesday 4/16: No class
Thursday 4/18: Unit 4 Tutorial 2 (Zoom) and animation assignment launch
Tuesday 4/23: Studio representation desk crits and assignment work day
Thursday 4/25: Assignment work day
Tuesday 4/30: Animation file due on Box at beginning of class; InDesign demonstration and portfolio design tips. Last class!
RESOURCES
Link to Unit 4 Tutorial 1 (LinkedIn Learning: AfterEffects 2021 Essential Training: The Basics — login with Illinois credentials)
Link to exercise files (Find the original files in Footage > Source)
Watch the following sections:
Introduction
Foundations
Creating a Simple Animation (watch all sections but focus on “Animate an Illustrator Logo”)