Animation is all around the globe. People use it for business, social media contents, entertainment, short explainers, and many more.
The door of animation opened a variety of opportunities to small-scale animators who are currently starting with their craft, passionate hobbyists who excel in their works, and to those who want to traverse a different path.
The digital world is a fast-paced environment especially now that in this pandemic, people are mostly online—they develop a particular liking on different media forms, others turned it to business. The future of animation isn’t limited to only one that captured all. It branches out and surely develops.
Here are some of the trending top animation and motion graphics we get to see every day:
2D AND 3D MIX
This one dominates the animation world as people keep on exploring new endless possibilities in dimensions.
This method is oftentimes used in animated films, full-length, television and even clever advertisements. It excites people because it introduces you to a different kind of level wherein you get to explore layers with movement.
LIQUID MOTION
Liquid animations are movements on the screen that have a water-feel like. It has become increasingly popular all throughout because it has a realistic appeal and we all know that having a realistic appeal trends on the market.
Now that computers are also upgrading, having this type of animation can let animators use it and is capable to render through a desktop that can handle its heaviness. This is popular in creative agencies because designers want to test out new concepts.
THIN LINES
Thin lines are often animated and it looked like it was drawn. Thin line animation makes the output result into simplicity and elegance with a modest style.
This also provides direction, defines what shape, and sets the mood. Many companies from 2021 have attempted to fix their way onto linear art as this is catchy and trendy, and now it has been doing well since then up to present.
KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY
This is the type of animation where it uses a moving text to capture attention, set the tone, and entertain. In here, words are your images.
It defies unique concepts and strong visual gather all viewers. For other people who doesn’t want to explore and mix-match with fonts and their typefaces, this is actually for you.
Some ecommerce websites including mobile apps pair their work with this as it makes the brand exclusive and independent.
OLD SCHOOL ANIMATION
A lot of designers and animators still use this because who wouldn’t want to see a bit of the old style together with the new?
People still use pencil and incorporate frame by frame still because art styles last. People will always remember how transitions were made if it weren’t from the starters. In here, they match the modern style to the fit with the old releasing some kind of spark that isn’t meant to be perfectly smooth, but unique and eye-catching.
CONCLUSION
Growing up being fed with cartoons and cartoons that are for adults, people notice how it evolved over time. We first see it in shorts, but later on landing on different brand promotions, marketing strategies, and even film and commercials. It continuous to develop as the digital world continuously provides opportunities and improvement beneficial to its consumers, producers, and even art itself.
