Course overview
Video content wins attention, and brands across East Africa need animated ads, intros and explainers. This course teaches the animation principles and After Effects workflow behind smooth, professional motion design.
You'll finish with a short showreel featuring a logo animation, a social media ad and a short explainer.
What you'll learn
- The 12 principles of animation applied to design
- After Effects interface, keyframes and the graph editor
- Shape layers, masks and text animation
- Logo reveals and brand intros
- Animated social media ads and stories
- Lower thirds and titles for video
- Sound syncing and basic editing in Premiere Pro
- Rendering for social media, TV and web
Curriculum
- Timing, spacing and easing
- Storyboards and animatics
- Keyframes and the graph editor
- Shape layers and masks
- Kinetic typography
- Lower thirds and titles
- Logo reveals
- Animated social ads
- Illustrated explainer scenes
- Sound and voice-over sync
- Final project
- Rendering and exporting
- Showreel review
Tools you'll use
Adobe After EffectsAdobe IllustratorAdobe Premiere Pro
Who this course is for
Graphic designers and video creators who want to add animation to their services.
Class schedules
| Option | Days | Time | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday mornings | Mon – Thu | 9:00 – 12:00 | In-person or live online |
| Weekday evenings | Mon – Thu | 17:30 – 19:30 | In-person or live online |
| Weekend class | Saturdays | 9:00 – 15:00 | In-person or live online |
Choose your preferred schedule when you enroll. In-person classes are held in Dar es Salaam; online classes run live on Zoom or Google Meet.
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Ready to take the next step in your creative journey?
January 2027 intake is open. Reserve your seat in a design or IT class — in Dar es Salaam or online.
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