After Effects: Motion Graphics & Infographics (2026)

Open After Effects, create a new project and composition, name it, set 1920x1080 at 25 fps, organize timelines and panels, and prepare to work with backgrounds.

Learn to add a color background by creating a new solid layer and changing its color in After Effects. The video hints at advanced background creation with animated backgrounds.

Discover free icon sources for graphics and infographics, including Freepik and various sites, search social media icons, and download png or svg icons for web or video projects.

Create a new composition for the icon animation and place a bicycle on a background, centered. Use position and scale with keyframes (stopwatch) to animate the icon.

Learn to enhance After Effects motion graphics by enabling motion blur via the motion blur icon or toggle and using F9 to set keyframes for smoother motion.

Master overshoot animation in After Effects by shaping keyframes with the graph editor, applying overshoot easing, and composing and recomposing elements like icons and text for dynamic motion graphics.

Animate text in After Effects by styling fonts, aligning text with icons, and using keyframes to reveal text with an overshoot for engaging motion in infographics.

Learn to add pop and whoosh sounds to After Effects animations, download free audio, align with icons, and adjust volume for engaging motion graphics and infographics.

Learn to build a timeline infographic in After Effects by creating a new composition, drawing the timeline line, styling a background, adding icons, and keyframing motion for a 9-second animation.

Learn to build a timeline animation in After Effects by importing and arranging social media icons, applying keyframes, and duplicating motion across icons for a cohesive infographic.

Learn to create a gradient background in After Effects by adding a solid, applying an adjustment layer, and using a vignette and color adjustments for a polished look.

Create a seamless background in After Effects by applying a vignette effect and a gradient on an adjustments layer and a solid, then refine for a polished look.

Learn to create a nice background using a focal accident. Create a new solid layer, apply the background undercoat effect, generate four colors, and customize them for a polished look.

Learn to build a seamless animated background in After Effects by creating a new composition, drawing shapes with strokes, animating with keyframes, and layering gradients and overlays to support infographics.

Place infographics on an animated background in After Effects, then refine the background to modernize visuals and test the result, with upcoming tips on adding more elements.

Learn to build a pie chart in After Effects by creating a composition, drawing circles, duplicating colored slices, and animating with trim paths, a single expression, and text presets.

Build a pie chart in After Effects by combining a background, black solid, and dashed strokes on an ellipse, then animate with trim paths and keyframes.

Create an animated world map sequence in After Effects by importing a map, aligning it in a new composition, and animating pin points with keyframes and overshoot expressions.

Learn to build an animated world map by creating lanes and mission paths, placing pins, adding dashed lines, and keyframing motion to control timing.

Learn to render and export motion graphics in After Effects using the render queue, including adding compositions, setting output modules, QuickTime, audio settings, and final rendering.

Learn to render in Adobe Media Encoder by adding compositions to the render queue, selecting output formats, and customizing video settings for social media exports and preview.

Learn how to use media encoder to create animated GIFs, export with a GIF preset, and publish on social media and websites; also embed GIFs in PowerPoint for presentations.