Tutorial #1 – Introduction and workflow overview
Duration: 20 min

In this first tutorial, you learn all the pros and cons of bringing your data design into After Effects from Photoshop or Illustrator. You learn which program supports guides, which supports shape layers, pre-compositions, and more. This first tutorial will set you up powerfully when you begin animating your work in the next tutorial.

Tutorial #2 – Animating graph shapes
Duration: 19 min

Working with After Effects shape layers is key to data driven animations. You learn how to turn your design asset into an After Effects shape layer and how to use the ‘trim paths’ tool, as well as other important properties to animate the transition on, color, stroke, and dash values.

Tutorial #3 – Slot machine/odometer numbers
Duration: 20 min

Knowing how to animate slot machine/odometer numbers is a great skill to have. You learn how to apply and animate the ‘offset’ tool to your design assets, as well as how to nail the timing and easing to create a professional animation. Learn other iterative possibilities as well.

Tutorial #4 – Bar graph
Duration: 33 min

In this powerful tutorial you will learn how to set up and animate multiple shape objects from your design file inside of After Effects. You’ll learn a simple technique for quickly animating the entire graph, as well as more techniques to give you detailed finessing options over your shape, color, and timing.

Tutorial #5 – Animating multiple radial graphs
Duration: 4 min

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to very quickly convert your UX/UI design to editable shapes inside of After Effects, animate the shapes with the ‘trim paths’ tool, and finesse the timing and trim controls to design the exact animation you need.

Tutorial #6 – Radial graph transition jubilee
Duration: 25 min

Time to take things up a notch and learn how to prototype iterative UI animations. Learn how to create multiple versions from the same design asset, playing with radial transitions, nulls, and adding subtle details to take your UI animation to the next level. Learn basic expressions and ways to simplify your animation setups for maximum iterative flexibility.

Tutorial #7 – Overlapping radial graphs
Duration: 10 min

In this tutorial, you learn how to work with overlapping assets and how to finesse the timing to tell the story. Using the ‘trim paths’ tool, you learn how to quickly iterate overlapping designs and time them with professional easing.

Tutorial #8 – Dashed ‘speedomoter’ graph
Duration: 8 min

Learn how to set up and animate a dashed line graph using After Effects layer styles and track mattes. Takes layer styles animations to a new level and allows for plenty of UX/UI related iterative possibilities.

Tutorial #9 – Graph volume and color change
Duration: 14 min

Learn how to change any graph shape and animate the stroke and fill independently using After Effects layer styles. Useful in a variety of situations and data related contexts. Build a simple and elegant numbers transition using track mattes.

Tutorial #10 – Bringing it all together
Duration: 6 min

In this powerful lesson you will learn how to import your previous After Effects tutorial projects you completed and assemble them into a UI animation dashboard masterpiece.