Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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KTS - Kynetic Type Series® - EP 2
This video shows you very briefly the origins of this aesthetic, general guidance to design and animate this way and some cool references.
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**Seizure Warning. The video may contain flashing lights, images, and other luminous stimulations which may induce epileptic seizures in certain individuals.**
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It's not a tutorial and not for beginners. You need to be at least familiar to Adobe After Effects and some basic motion design and graphic design concepts.
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00:00 – Intro
00:11 – Origins (Architecture)
00:23 – Step 1: Visual Style (How to)
01:08 – Reference - VICELAND by Gretel NY
01:21 – Step 2: Motion (How to)
01:24 – Reference - Lucas Hesse
01:43 – Jumping into After Effects!
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Lucas Hesse (Master of Kinetic Type Brutalism)
instagram.com/_hesselucas

My favourite graphic design project falling into the No-Design, Brutalist category:
gretelny.com/viceland
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Tools:
To create the animation curves (Easing) with sliders you need to install a 3rd party tool.

You can use Animation Composer (Free) from Mister Horse.
misterhorse.com/products-for-after-effects

I use Motion V2 (old plugin). The new one is
mtmograph.com/products/motion-4
from Mt. Mograph
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As an extra tip or technique, you can use flashing. As in the Opener of this video but remember to add a disclaimer - epilepsy.
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Soundtrack is:
"Rock Cha" by ApacheTomcat
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My portfolio:
holke79.com

Instagram:
instagram.com/holke79

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