Diversify Your Resume With This Free Online Motion Graphics Course

With all the outlets for content these days, there is no shortage of work in any aspect of the post-production field. The more specialized your concentration, however, the more likely it is you'll be in demand. 

If you consider yourself to be especially adept with post-production software and have a great eye for visuals, there may be no better place to turn than Motion Graphic Design or MoGraph field, which is one of the most specialized out there. And if you master the art, it could be a great way to make some extra bucks, because Motion Design work is absolutely everywhere.

Motion Design (or Motion Graphics) is the blending of Graphic Design and Animation. It encompasses a range of styles and techniques, 2D animation, 3D animation, stop-motion, visual effects, and more. You see it all over commercials, during the opening credits of films, and even on apps. Essentially every screen in the world has content on it, and if that content moves you can bet that a Motion Designer was involved. 

The School of Motion was started in 2013, primarily as a YouTube Channel that would offer professional tutorials for Photoshop, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Nuke and more. Now they're packaging all of their knowledge together to start a 10-day course specifically designed to put you on the path toward becoming a Motion Designer. And it's 100% free. 

This course, titled "Path to MoGraph" is jam-packed with over four hours of video instruction, a class podcast with insights from your instructor and industry professionals, in-depth PDFs to support your learning, and tons of links and resources to dig through. "By the end," they promise, "you’ll know what it looks like to be a professional Motion Designer, and you’ll have the knowledge to continue down the path if you choose."

You can take the class at your own pace, and once you're done, all the materials are yours to keep. That's a pretty fantastic deal. Enroll at this website and start learning!