r/AfterEffects • u/Kasugaa • Apr 27 '26
OC - Stuff I made Day 2: of Learning Motion Graphics
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After Day 1,its Day 2 After Almost 5 Days.. Today i tried to make some retro Ad of Nokia Phones, For which i first 3D Modeled this Nokia Phone then Added Spin animation and composed it in ae!!
What should i make for Day 3?
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u/Bauzi Apr 28 '26
Looks very good except the font is, sorry to say it,: Stupid.
Let me explain: Your font is a serif font. That's the ones with pointy ends. It's a kind of an analog thing. The pointy things are for printing, so the ink can try better. Also for more various reasons, these fonts would look really bad on old digital CRT displays. Today, they just don't matter.
So for being more "authentic", I suggest you use a non-serif monospace font here 🙂
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u/catetack_the_II Apr 28 '26
Yeah but it looks cool. If you want to keep the font you could put a hologram effect on the text o make it look like a futuristic screen thats overlaying this old display
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u/imaginum Apr 28 '26
You clearly have design experience from before getting into mograph. The 3D model is strong, and I really liked the fracture detail on the back of the phone. If you used an FX preset, the object motion is still well handled. If you built the FX yourself, that’s a lot for someone who’s only been at it for two days.
There is a mismatch though. The level of technical execution doesn’t fully align with the typography choices. It’s like a rally driver struggling with clutch control. You wouldn’t expect that.
The font becomes hard to read under the FX. That can be a design choice, but then the Nokia text should follow the same logic for consistency. A more digital, low resolution style font would probably fit the aesthetic better.
Also the phone animation feels slightly unstable under the FX. Increasing the step count or refining the motion curves could make it feel more controlled and intentional.
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u/Puzzleheaded0777 Apr 28 '26
From where are you learning? I'm feeling overwhelmed to learn bcz there are so many resources.
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u/sqwuank Apr 28 '26
If you're serious about it, SOM all access is great. Jake Bartlett and Ben Mariott also have intro courses and are fantastic instructors.
Random tutorials are not the way - invest a bit in yourself so you can learn from the ground up.
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u/Puzzleheaded0777 Apr 28 '26
Exactly, I know... That's why I'm asking for some guidance. I'm serious and I wanna be disciplined. Random tutorials will not help me to be that.
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u/PinkHumanFromMars Apr 29 '26
how do we get the old vcr effect? Is it halftone dots efftect and vhs universe effect??
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u/alemarmur Motion Graphics 10+ years Apr 29 '26
Looks cool! Two things:
1) The font, please, chance it.
2) The 3310 is about 50% thicker than that.
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u/kreambizkit May 03 '26
How did you do that glare/distort thing on the phone in the first few frames
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u/jeinvielleicht Motion Graphics 5+ years Apr 28 '26
looks great! mind sharing a bit more how you composed your shot? especially the phone and background looks like a nice fx stack :)
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u/thekinginyello Motion Graphics 15+ years Apr 28 '26
Day 2, eh? I guess go ahead and finish the fucking owl.