Motion Design combines typography, graphics, filmmaking, video, images, and sound to communicate ideas. Dynamic visuals for commercials, title design for feature films, TV shows, websites, and the new and growing field of motion sequences in films and games—all are examples of Motion Design in which students develop arresting time-based visual imagery that can be applied in a wide range of entertainment fields.

Student Work

Learning Outcomes

Students who pursue a Major through the program will be able to

  • Collect, identify and analyze information to create elegant and creative solutions for the creation of animation content.
  • Apply mastery of skills such as, Story structure, Animation principles and Cinematography & filmmaking techniques to create, conceptualize, plan and organize for pre-production, production and post-production.
  • Be self-directed, motivated, and adaptive in learning the latest techniques and tools to collect, identify and analyze information to create elegant and creative solutions for the creation of digital media
  • Assume responsibility for collaboration production work with diverse teams across multiple media disciplines and value the individual contributions made by each team member.
  • Create social awareness and show compassion in using their content to give back to the community by Understanding the impact of media and how it relates and influences behaviors across cultures and global boundaries.  
  • Communicate effectively to articulate their work and ideas while working with others in pursuit of a common goal. 

Skills You Will Learn:

  • Storytelling 
  • Design & Drawing
  • 3D Graphics & Animation
  • Typography 
  • Integration with live-action footage:
    Professional Production Practices 

Software You Will Grasp:

  • Cinema 4D
  • Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premier)
  • Unreal 
  • Houdini 
  • Nuke 
  • ZBrush

Key Program Courses:

  • Type for Illustrators
  • Animation Basics
  • Motion Design Foundation
  • Motion Design I
  • Design Explorations
 

Course Sequence 

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Credits

Electives

*Must be completed during this academic year, semester may be assigned for CAIL course

**Animation Internship may be taken once in place of Animation Senior Project I or II