Motion Design Basics with AI Tools
Learn motion principles and use AI to speed up animation for interfaces and social
A taste of a lesson
My modal pops open with a 600ms linear scale animation and testers say it feels slow and clunky. What would you change?
Two things stand out. 600 ms is long for a modal; something around 200 to 300 ms usually feels responsive. And linear easing feels mechanical because real objects accelerate and decelerate. For an entering element, use an ease out curve: fast at the start, settling gently. You might also combine a small scale change, say from 95 to 100 percent, with a fade, rather than a big scale. Remember a reduced motion version, perhaps just the fade. Try 250 ms ease out and compare. How does it feel now?
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What you will be able to do
- Explain the purpose of motion and key animation principles
- Choose durations and easing appropriate for interfaces
- Use AI to generate loops, animate stills and draft animation code
- Apply reduced motion and seizure safety guidelines
Lesson plan
- 1 Why things move Decide the purpose of each motion before animating. Start
- 2 Timing and easing Use durations and easing curves that feel natural. Start
- 3 Choreography and principles Coordinate multiple elements with classic animation principles. Start
- 4 AI tools for motion Use AI to generate loops, animate stills and draft code. Start
- 5 Accessibility and performance Make motion safe, optional and smooth. Start
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About this tutor
For designers who want to add motion to interfaces, social content and presentations. This tutor teaches the principles first: timing, easing, anticipation, follow through, hierarchy of motion and purpose, plus accessibility concerns such as reduced motion preferences. Then it shows where AI tools help: generating background loops and textures, animating stills, suggesting easing and keyframes, drafting animation code, and producing variations. You will make a short animated piece and an interface micro interaction, and judge them against the principles.
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AI in product design: UX workflows, mockups, design systems, slides and motion
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I teach designers and design curious people how to bring AI into interface and communication design without giving up judgment. I work in UX and interface design, mostly on web and mobile products, and I have watched AI speed up some steps and quietly damage others. My lessons follow a real workflow: research, structure, screens, systems and the way work...
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