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Motion Design Short Course

Create engaging animations and transitions. Master motion design through bite-sized, swipeable learning tiles — designed for busy people who want to learn on the go.

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About This Motion Design Course

This Motion Design short course on SkillTiles breaks down everything you need to know into 10 structured milestones, each packed with bite-sized learning tiles you can swipe through in under 15 seconds each.

Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, this online motion design course uses AI-powered content to adapt to your learning pace. Each tile delivers a focused concept, example, or quiz — making it perfect for commutes, coffee breaks, or quick study sessions.

Covering 70 key topics across 10 milestones, this course takes you from foundations to practical application. Earn badges as you complete each milestone and track your progress on your learning dashboard.

Course Curriculum

1

Animation Principles

Easing, timing, and meaningful motion

12 principles of animationeasing curvestiming and durationentrance and exit animationsmicro-interactionsloading statesCSS vs JS animations
2

Animation Principles

Foundation of great motion

squash and stretchanticipationstagingfollow-through and overlapslow in and slow outarcssecondary action
3

Timing & Easing

Make motion feel natural

easing curves explainedease-in vs ease-outcubic bezier curvesduration guidelinesstagger and sequencespring physicsperformance budgets
4

UI Animation

Motion for interfaces

micro-interactionsloading statespage transitionshover and focus statesscroll animationsgesture-based animationfeedback animations
5

CSS Animation

Animate with CSS

transitions propertykeyframe animationstransform functionsanimation timingCSS variables for animationwill-change and performanceprefers-reduced-motion
6

JavaScript Animation

Complex animations with JS

requestAnimationFrameGSAP basicsFramer MotionLottie animationsscroll-triggered animationscanvas animationsWebGL basics
7

After Effects Basics

Professional motion graphics

interface overviewkeyframes and interpolationshape layerstext animationmasks and matteseffects and presetsrendering and export
8

Motion Storytelling

Tell stories through motion

narrative through movementemotional timingbrand motion languageexplainer video structurelogo animationonboarding flowspromotional motion
9

3D Motion

Add depth to animation

3D transforms in CSSperspective and depth3D in After EffectsSpline for 3D webThree.js basicscamera animation3D text effects
10

Motion Mastery

Expert motion design

motion design systemsdesign handoff for motionperformance optimizationaccessibility in motionmotion trendsbuilding a motion reelcross-platform motion

What You'll Learn in This Motion Design Course

12 principles of animation
easing curves
timing and duration
entrance and exit animations
micro-interactions
loading states
CSS vs JS animations
squash and stretch
anticipation
staging
follow-through and overlap
slow in and slow out
arcs
secondary action

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Start this motion design short course today. Swipe through AI-powered tiles, earn badges, and build a daily learning habit — no experience needed.

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