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Here is your list of 7 sources for motion graphics inspiration. Always fresh, current, and constant new animations every day. Different topics, different designs, and brand new ideas. I always use this list when I am on a quest in search for motion design inspiration.

• Pinterest

• Instagram

• Behance

• Motion Graphics Collective

• Dribble

• The Art of Title Sequence

• The Inspiration Grid

There will always be moments when your creativity will get stuck. You will find yourself sitting and thinking for hours. Sometimes getting stuck happens before you even begin concepting. Other times it could be before you begin animating. At times, I'd get stuck when I want to do something different, something better, or something I've never done.

With this, you will get that spark of creativity and find what you want to do. All it takes is to sit for a few seconds and browse through all the creatives. To all motion designers and motion graphics artists, continue on!

1. Pinterest

Pinterest is a great source for motion design inspiration.

• It’s very simple to find motion inspiration by only typing motion graphics in the search bar.

• There are many contributors to this platform posting and sharing creatives.

• It's very possible to find something new every day.

But how could it be? Every day?

This platform uses something called boards on every profile. A board is a category you have on your profile to house the images or videos of a specific topic.

This is where many users can upload those creative animations as gifs or videos.

Users can also pin those creatives from other boards to their boards

I've created 3 boards for Motion Arts Media focused on inspiration and sharing. On these boards I've posted and pinned animated gifs I get new ideas from all the time.

So, if you want to find more inspiration in motion check out our Pinterest boards!

All my projects use animated text. To help produce new concepts for kinetic type I search for text animations that others have produced. Here I created a board focused on text animation inspiration.

I also have a board focused on UI animation inspiration. The UI animations used on mobile devices and mobile apps. Here you can find a large amount of UI animations that you can check out and help you on your future projects.

If you don't know how it works. Users post an image, gif, or video. Next someone else pins it on their board. Users that follow the board are notified of the new pins. They pin to their boards. From there the process continues.

Value of searching for motion inspiration on Pinterest

• Sharing across Pinterest is easy

• You find many types of motion design animations

• Is very easy to search

• You can pin those creatives to your board and save for later

These are the ways Pinterest helped me find inspiration for my motion design projects.

2. Instagram

Instagram is a great platform to find motion inspiration and may top Pinterest for that reason. The content from motion graphic designers is present and growing.

Here on Instagram it gets very visual, creative, and can be very inspiring. From finding profiles that curate creative animations to following hashtags that motion designers use to tag animations.

On top of that Instagram has gotten much better at what to send to your feed.

The more you follow, like, or save animations, Instagram will send you more of that type of content. Doing this, you can trust that Instagram already prepared inspiring animations for you. All you have to do is open Instagram and start viewing animated visuals.

Save it and plan for later!

For me I have been able to find after effects inspiration from others on Instagram. I use after effects, and many times I find animations that bring about new after effects ideas.

Even the video advertisements on Instagram can get creative. I find many of them using 2d motion graphics and animations.

Many profiles share a lot of great work. Here are some cool people and hashtags I follow to get inspiration from Instagram.

Hashtags

• #motiongraphics

• #motiondesign

• #mograph

• #motionart

• #motionlovers

Profiles

• @motiondesigners

• @motionmate

• @motionprocess

• @motionlovers

If you want to find profiles and hashtags of your own all you have to do is select the search icon and type motion.

Select between accounts and tags. Follow accounts and tags that give you the creative visuals you need.

Do you know any other hashtags for profiles? Please let me know below in the comments! But so far, it’s an amazing place if not the best to find motion graphics inspiration.

• It's easy to search

• Find Instagram sending to you

• Follow the hashtags for constant updates

• Follow the profiles for new animations as well!

3. Behance

Behance is a platform where users can publish their work and create their portfolio. It's not limited to only motion designers, but all designers.

There is a gallery page only made for motion graphics artists called Behance 4 Motion.

Behance has always been a place to find great portfolios in all areas of design. On this specific page, users publish their articles and get them featured. There are 5 different categories you can get featured in.

• Motion Graphics

• Film

• Set, Props & Costume

• Gif

• Style Framing

Select any category and find portfolio pieces on different types of motion visuals. Along with that, you will find inspiration! The motion designs here are amazing. Bookmark and Save!

I enjoy viewing gifs, and here, I also search for many different animated gifs.

If you want to stay updated with all the curated content on this page, click the follow button.

There are great portfolios and projects in many different styles to view. Which means there is a lot of great inspiration that can come from here.

Behance 4 Motion has always come in handy for me when I want to get inspiration for different motion styles. Here you will find inspiration from these main points

• Professional visuals and portfolios

• Characters & Advanced Projects

• Detailed information on different projects

• Quality portfolios of best-curated content

• Different format styles

4. Motion Graphics Collective

Motion Graphics Collective is a website with profiles of many motion designers. Here you can find a lot of portfolios and information on the projects they are presenting.

The platform grew pretty quick as they curate a lot of inspiring content on Instagram. Now they have more than 21,000 members and over 6000 projects.

There are different ways you can view the projects and designers on the site. When you go to the website you have 3 different sections to select from:

• Explore

• Portfolios

• Blog

You can select explore and view different motion graphic animations. These are projects from many motion designers within the platform. From here you can filter popular content, videos, categories, and most recent projects.

In the next section, Portfolios, you can view designers on the platform and find more of their work. So if there is any project you find very interesting you can see more of their work.

You can also find motion design inspiration within the blog. It's pretty cool here because you can find artist spotlights of good projects. They post blogs throughout the month showing amazing animations and motion designs.

They are very active on Instagram too. You can find them and see many animations curated from many designers. It also helps when you want to connect with the artists creating the projects.

You can stay updated and view all their content on Instagram @motiongraphics_collective.

This is one of the main places I always go when I want to find something fast. It seemed to be the first content I'd select to view over anything else. Beyond that, they come in handy with surprises. As I'm scrolling I'll find motion designs that inspire me at many of the right times. Then I would like, sometimes comment, and save!

So here you can find inspiration for motion graphics in different ways

• Surprises from curated posts on Instagram

• Artists profiles and details on projects

• Connect with a Community of animations and designers

• All content I've seen so far is creative, no fillers

5. Dribbble

Dribbble is a great source for creators and designers. The platform is full of professionals that showcase amazing work. From designs and illustrations to motion graphics and animations.

This means that Dribbble is a great source for many different types of animations.

Motion is a very important concept to understand when designing for user experiences. UX designers use motion to enhance the user’s experience and flow throughout a platform.

When I am looking for inspiration on any type of UX project I tend to check here in Dribbble to see what others are doing. This way I can create concepts and ideas to produce something nice.

But, even when it’s not about UX, I can find motion graphics and animations on tons of other projects.

Like Pinterest, but a place for professionals. Why? Well, you can sign up for Dribbble. But, to be able to have others view your work and comment on the work of others, you need an invitation. Otherwise, your work will be visible only on your page and not shared, as others are.

To find inspiring motion designs in Dribbble, all you have to do is search. Type in the search bar “motion graphics”. A host of small cool animations will show. Animated visuals or videos have a GIF or Video Icon to them. Hover over them or click to play the animation.

You can also see the different filters for motion graphic designs and animations. Select any of the filters to show only the work you would like to see.

This way you can find inspiration for animations particular to what you need. Coming here has helped me come up with many ideas and concepts to create. There aren't many topics here that have no motion with it. Take a moment and check it out Dribbble.

To sum it up Dribbble is great when looking for motion graphics inspiration

• A unique community of designers

• Easy way to show off work and find creatives

• Many professionals use the platform

6. The Art of Title Sequence

The Art Of Title Sequence is a platform that curates the best of the best title sequences. Here you can also find the motion designers who create them. It showcases different trailers from movies, television, and many other platforms like Netflix.

They also showcase the artist. The artist provides in-depth breakdowns of the titles and how they're made. It's a very attractive place to find interesting and inspiring material.

If you are working on different pieces for titles and animations you can get some great ideas here. I've come here to get concepts on different styles of animations.

On the site, you can search for designers or studios that create trailers and titles. All you have to do is select from the top navigation dropdown menu. You can also select the dropdown of the recent title sequences posted.

If you are looking for something specific you can search through all the titles. Many produced by big brands and popular designers.

This is great to use when searching for motion inspiration. The reason being, a lot of the designers spend a lot of time working on creative sequences.

You can find many types of motion graphics that could help you concept new ideas.

The Art of Title Sequence has many opportunities for inspiration

• Different styles and uses of motion graphics

• In-depth and creative concepts that spark ideas

• Made by the best designers and studios

7. The Inspiration Grid

The Inspiration Grid is an online magazine. It presents creative talent in design, art, illustration, typography, photography, and much more. Here you can find many creators and creatives showcasing motion graphics projects.

Depending on what you are trying to find you can search for any topic. Selecting the search icon and selecting or typing your topic.

Next, you will see many of the projects from several different artists. Very popular artists and not so well known artists. But what they all have in common is their immense skill and talent in creative design.

Get the vision and breakdown in bite-sized chunks of info with many images and videos. All prepared for you to read and absorb all the details of every masterpiece presented.

You can find many videos of artists presenting their work as well. Understand their concepts and how they brought everything to life.

You will also find very attractive gif motion work from creative motion artists. This presents many different styles that can spark your creativity at any time.

From every piece of work you find on The Inspiration Grid, you understand more about that particular artist. Almost as if you are peeking into their style and process.

All the reasons make this online magazine a great place to find motion graphics inspiration.

That’s the list of all the sources I have for inspiration in motion. Add these sites to your bookmark and keep up with new content publish to gather new inspiring ideas. Do you have any other websites that provide inspiration for animation? Let me know in the comments below.

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Jeremy Sampson is a motion designer and founder of Motion Arts Media with over a decade of experience working in Premiere Pro and After Effects. He’s worked with brands like Apple, Amazon, and Nike, but also has passion towards creating motion designs and assets for other creators through Motion Arts Media—where he shares his styles and work with the community.