12 Principles of Animation

2025

Working in teams, we will create an educational video on the 12 Principles of Animation based on the Illusion of Life book by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston inspired by Cento Lodigiani's classic video.

Credits

Softwares

Designers: Skyler Liu

Lucia Alonso

Brianna Haggerty

Sebin Kim

Instructor: Morgan Williams

Kelly Warner

After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Research

Each member of the group will individually explore 1–2 design directions and concepts, and then bring them together for discussion.

Define the style

Define the style of the project and establish design guidelines. Any designs in the project must follow the established guidelines.

Storyboard

Each group member designs the motion approach for their assigned animation segment and creates a storyboard, then the team discusses and provides feedback together.

Styleframes

Create the styleframes in Adobe Illustrator or After Effects, then have a group discussion to provide feedback.

Animation - Final

Based on the styleframes, create the animation in After Effects, add music, and include the opening and credits to complete the project.