Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A motion designer at Shopify built a whole new mograph app from scratch, and Blender is having a big week for physics simulations.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-may-25-2026
COOL STUFF FROM SOM:
FREE PLUGIN | Node Ninja: a tool that makes setting up Redshift materials in Cinema 4D insanely fast and easy. Grab it for free at: schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
NEW COURSE | Cavalry Kickstart: Learn to think procedurally and build flexible animation systems in this 13-hour foundational course taught by Greg Stewart. schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
NEW COURSE | Cinema 4D Insider: A 4-hour professional-level course taught by EJ Hassenfratz that transforms how you work in Cinema 4D - faster workflows, scene organization, Redshift mastery, and team-ready production techniques. schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
0:00 Coming Up...
0:20 After Effects Beta — Color Labels for Effects
0:49 Caddis — A Motion Designer Built a New App
2:03 SOM News — Node Ninja, New Courses, and Aharon's Superhero Show
3:35 Motion Upscaler — AI Upscaling for After Effects
4:14 Water Sparkles Preset — Free After Effects Preset
4:40 Beeble Canvas — Node-Based AI Compositor
5:34 Cool Work — Canva "Wild Design," Yoko Yuki, and TheLittleLabs
7:24 Genesis — In-Engine Camera Tracking for Unreal Engine
8:32 Figma Design Agent — AI on the Canvas
9:28 Student Spotlight — Bethany Vaughan
10:16 ZOZO Contact Solver — Free Open-Source Physics for Blender 5.0
11:10 Blender 5.2 Alpha — Cloth Tearing in the Native Solver
11:43 That's a Wrap!
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com/all-access
School of Motion Team Training: schoolofmotion.com/training
FREE: Node Ninja (free plugin): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
NEW: Cavalry Kickstart: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
NEW: Cinema 4D Insider: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider
Advanced Motion Methods: schoolofmotion.com/courses/advanced-motion-methods
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
AE Beta - Color Labels for Effects: community.adobe.com/announcements-532/new-in-ae-beta-color-labels-for-effects-1624368
Caddis (free beta): youtube.com/watch?v=E9Mm6N1A_A0
Node Ninja (free): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
Aharon's Curious Refuge Workshop: luma.com/gqdyl7tk
Fire and Ice - Aharon's AI Short: youtube.com/watch?v=TZYy5HkyFbM
Motion Upscaler: aescripts.com/motion-upscaler
Water Sparkles Preset (free): hannesseth.gumroad.com/l/zeyecg
Beeble Canvas: youtube.com/watch?v=9E06L6d1b0Q
Figma Design Agent: figma.com/blog/the-figma-agent-is-here
Genesis - Unreal Engine Camera Tracker: boundless-resource.com/genesis
ZOZO Contact Solver (free): reddit.com/r/blender/comments/1ti5bbh/a_new_opensource_physics_engine_for_blender_zozos
Blender 5.2 Alpha - Cloth Tearing: youtube.com/watch?v=_sEf-_aCZDo
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Canva "Wild Design" - Stop-Motion Campaign: lbbonline.com/news/Canva-Wild-Design-Pigeon
Yoko Yuki - Short Film / Music Video: vimeo.com/1187230980
TheLittleLabs - Cloudy & Friends Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/cloudyandfriends/cloudy-and-friends-emotions-playkit-companion-app
SOM Student of the Week - Bethany Vaughan (Advanced Motion Methods): schoolofmotion.com/courses/advanced-motion-methods
Bethany Vaughan's portfolio: bethanyree.com
A motion designer at Shopify built a whole new mograph app from scratch, and Blender is having a big week for physics simulations.
Get the full show notes here: schoolofmotion.com/blog/motion-mondays-may-25-2026
COOL STUFF FROM SOM:
FREE PLUGIN | Node Ninja: a tool that makes setting up Redshift materials in Cinema 4D insanely fast and easy. Grab it for free at: schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
NEW COURSE | Cavalry Kickstart: Learn to think procedurally and build flexible animation systems in this 13-hour foundational course taught by Greg Stewart. schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
NEW COURSE | Cinema 4D Insider: A 4-hour professional-level course taught by EJ Hassenfratz that transforms how you work in Cinema 4D - faster workflows, scene organization, Redshift mastery, and team-ready production techniques. schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider
👉 CHAPTERS 👈
0:00 Coming Up...
0:20 After Effects Beta — Color Labels for Effects
0:49 Caddis — A Motion Designer Built a New App
2:03 SOM News — Node Ninja, New Courses, and Aharon's Superhero Show
3:35 Motion Upscaler — AI Upscaling for After Effects
4:14 Water Sparkles Preset — Free After Effects Preset
4:40 Beeble Canvas — Node-Based AI Compositor
5:34 Cool Work — Canva "Wild Design," Yoko Yuki, and TheLittleLabs
7:24 Genesis — In-Engine Camera Tracking for Unreal Engine
8:32 Figma Design Agent — AI on the Canvas
9:28 Student Spotlight — Bethany Vaughan
10:16 ZOZO Contact Solver — Free Open-Source Physics for Blender 5.0
11:10 Blender 5.2 Alpha — Cloth Tearing in the Native Solver
11:43 That's a Wrap!
🎓 SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES MENTIONED
School of Motion All-Access: schoolofmotion.com/all-access
School of Motion Team Training: schoolofmotion.com/training
FREE: Node Ninja (free plugin): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
NEW: Cavalry Kickstart: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cavalry-kickstart
NEW: Cinema 4D Insider: schoolofmotion.com/courses/cinema-4d-insider
Advanced Motion Methods: schoolofmotion.com/courses/advanced-motion-methods
Courses & workshops coming soon: schoolofmotion.com/coming-soon
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
AE Beta - Color Labels for Effects: community.adobe.com/announcements-532/new-in-ae-beta-color-labels-for-effects-1624368
Caddis (free beta): youtube.com/watch?v=E9Mm6N1A_A0
Node Ninja (free): schoolofmotion.com/node-ninja
Aharon's Curious Refuge Workshop: luma.com/gqdyl7tk
Fire and Ice - Aharon's AI Short: youtube.com/watch?v=TZYy5HkyFbM
Motion Upscaler: aescripts.com/motion-upscaler
Water Sparkles Preset (free): hannesseth.gumroad.com/l/zeyecg
Beeble Canvas: youtube.com/watch?v=9E06L6d1b0Q
Figma Design Agent: figma.com/blog/the-figma-agent-is-here
Genesis - Unreal Engine Camera Tracker: boundless-resource.com/genesis
ZOZO Contact Solver (free): reddit.com/r/blender/comments/1ti5bbh/a_new_opensource_physics_engine_for_blender_zozos
Blender 5.2 Alpha - Cloth Tearing: youtube.com/watch?v=_sEf-_aCZDo
🎨 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Canva "Wild Design" - Stop-Motion Campaign: lbbonline.com/news/Canva-Wild-Design-Pigeon
Yoko Yuki - Short Film / Music Video: vimeo.com/1187230980
TheLittleLabs - Cloudy & Friends Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/cloudyandfriends/cloudy-and-friends-emotions-playkit-companion-app
SOM Student of the Week - Bethany Vaughan (Advanced Motion Methods): schoolofmotion.com/courses/advanced-motion-methods
Bethany Vaughan's portfolio: bethanyree.com
