Information Design - Project 2: Animated Infographic

 Information Design - Project 2: Animated Infographic

March 10 .2024

29.2.2024 - 3.8.2024 / Week 4 - Week 5
Xing Yu / 0361463 / BA of Design (HONS) in Creative Media
Information Design
Project 2

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LECTURES

FLIP Presentation 

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PROJECT 2: ANIMATED INFOGRAPHIC

Use the assets from Project 1 Instructible Infographic poster into a 60-second motion graphic. Once again, capture the aesthetics and narrative of the poster with movements, SFX, and music.

Requirement:
Max 60 seconds infographic video 720p: 1280x720 pixels (H26/mp4) published on YouTube (set to Unlisted)

I imported each image into ae and exported it as a transparent layer for the next steps.

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After Effects

Then I imported these illustrations into ae, first I locked the background import and added some cloud forest illustrations that I had drawn earlier. I then add text, along with a small illustration of each step, by adding keyframes to change the position of the pattern, rotation, scaling, transparency, and I also use a plugin to make the keyframe motion variable and silky.

Later, I found that my time was somewhat exceeded, so I created a new pre-composition, enabled time remapping, and stretched the distance between the two keyframes to make the video faster.

Progress

I recreated the file to add the soundtrack of the video, used light music in the background to give people a pleasant feeling, and finally matched each illustration movement with sound effects.

Progress

Final Project 2: Animated Infographic 

Link: https://youtu.be/kp84mFKA9wU

Final Project 2: Animated Infographic 

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Reflection

By making Project 2, I have gained a lot of experience and harvest. First, I learned how to turn a static infographic poster into a moving video. This required me to consider how to use movement, special effects and music to highlight the narrative and aesthetic effects of the poster. I understood the principles and techniques of motion graphic design and learned how to choose the right music and sound effects to enhance the atmosphere and emotional expression of the video.