r/motiongraphics

Hey guys I'm looking for an experienced motion designer that wants to take a risk on a small project.

Basically I've been working on Curvable which is a tool to make motion graphics with AI for SaaS founders. The tool looks good on the outside but its not even close to the level I see you guys can do with AE.

I'm looking for someone that believes on the project and sees real value, the job would be helping with the mechanics of the iterations, giving input from a motion design perspective and helping with creating assets and video templates we can feed the agent.

If anyones interested please send me a dm, I'm not posting the link so its not self promo

Anyone interested DM

Is SaaS explainer motion graphics still in demand? And how many more years could it stay in demand?

I keep running into the same problem: CapCut is easy but too limited for serious motion graphics, while After Effects can make incredible ad-style animations but is brutally hard to learn. I’m thinking about building a prosumer motion design app where you can import a logo, product shot, poster, UI screen, text, or image, then create polished brand-ad style animation with editable layers, timing, camera moves, typography, effects, and beat sync, but controlled through simpler art-direction tools instead of keyframes, graph editors, expressions, and precomp chaos. AI would help with things like separating layers, suggesting motion styles, matching references, syncing to music, and improving weak timing, but the result would stay editable rather than being a one-shot AI video. Would this be useful, or is the gap already covered by tools like Jitter, Rive, Cavalry, Autograph, or AE templates?

With Canva making Cavalry Pro completely free and Maxon doing the exact same thing with Autograph, the "free suite" alternative to Adobe is suddenly looking insanely powerful.

If my workload is mostly 2D motion graphics, does Autograph bring anything to the table that Cavalry can't handle, or is Cavalry the definitive king of 2D procedural design?

More importantly, are any of you actually transitioning your commercial pipelines over to these free tools, or is the After Effects plugin ecosystem and agency standard still too heavy to break away from?

I want to hear your opinions on whether you're tempted to jump ship or sticking with AE. Let’s discuss.

Looking for a Motion Graphics Editors 🎬

• Reel length: 30–60 sec

• budget : 5$/video

• Skills: After Effects (mandatory)

• Work: Remote / Freelance

• sample needed

Looking for editors who can create eye-catching motion graphics, text animations, and smooth transitions.

📩 Send your portfolio / reel (URGENT)

Curious how other designers are actually using AI in real projects now.

Not talking about replacing creativity more practical workflow stuff like:

• ideation / moodboards
• object cleanup
• mockups
• faster revisions
• copy/presentation help

For me, it helps speed things up sometimes, but I still feel the creative direction comes from the designer.

What actually stuck in your workflow after the hype?

Hi all, i am looking for a motion graphic designer. this is not a rush job so you can work on this over months.

Requirement : proof of education.

Freshers welcome to apply though I'll need to see your portfolio for the quality of work

Whether i go for 2D or 3D will depend on costing.

DM for details.

This is a continuation of my post from 5 months ago, where I talked about how I started learning motion design from absolute zero in 2025 with only $90 in my pocket - and by the beginning of 2026, I landed an offer with a salary of €2300 per month.

Ok, almost 6 months past....  

Here are the goals I had and what I achieved

- Build connections - yes sir. I met motion designers with 2–10 years of experience.

- Learn editing basics - got it . I worked with experienced editors Adobe PP and learrn a lot from them. 

- Learn new industry tools. I started working with platforms like Envato, ElevenLabs, and Artlist thanks to the resources provided by the TV company.

- Improve my work with template projects. I learned how to work with templates faster and more professionally.

- sometimes working with AI and integrate in motion

BUT THE BIG ONE:

- Take on difficult projects instead of avoiding them - I became the only motion designer who agreed to make graphics for a special TV episode when others MD said it was “too much work.”....

Why was that important for me at that time ?

1. more creative freedom
2. not just template work
3. close teamwork with editors
4. a lot of real experience
4. stronger portfolio projects

Every episode I work on -  the ones I put my heart and soul into -  brings its own feedback:

The chief editor and other team members working on the episode often personally point out my graphics and animations.

Funny moment :

One day, the chief editor and the scriptwriter came to our department and, in front of all my colleagues, said these words to me:
“Hey, we just wanna to say, it was awesome work from you. We’ve been looking for a good designer for a long time. Amazing job, and thank you”

They’re now requesting more and more graphics for each new episode.

BUT

I don’t really know how to explain it... but after about a month of working in TV, I started feeling a huge desire to learn and create new things.Sometimes I can spend 10-15 hours working on a single scene that lasts only 6–15 seconds - but I actually enjoy the whole process and get a lot of satisfaction from creating it.....

Everything that’s happening and goes,  mean -  I’m growing, and I’m in the right place at the right time....

Guys

this is everything that has happened over the last almost 6 months working as a motion designer - and now I’m close to finishing my first showreel. About 80% is already done.Besides that, my Behance page is almost ready too, and this year I’m also planning to launch a YouTube channel about a topic that really interests me.

I’ll keep you updated and will definitely make a post with a link to my showreel once it’s ready!

AND STAY STRONG BOYS

I see people making so many 3D videos and all, but why am I not finding any Motion graphic video made by AI ?

Hello,

Is it too late now to get in the Motion Graphics era?

Is it over because of AI?

Thanks!

Hello, I wanna learn motion graphics for content creation, and I will be learning in DaVinci Resolve on the Fusion page. I find tutorials very complicated, so if anyone is facing the same thing and wants to learn together, please comment.