Color is everywhere, and we use it in every project we are working on; but, do we know what the colors we use and see on a daily basis really mean? Are we thinking “two dimensionally” and only putting together colors that are complimentary or triadic? In my new article, The Meaning of Color, I show you why color has a much deeper meaning and the importance of thinking about this before starting your next project.

Yes sir, pre-production is a task that many dread, but the benefits can be beyond your wildest imagination. Okay, maybe not that far, but they are great, indeed. In this article over at FYM, I lay out the steps of pre-production on a motion graphics piece along with the benefits and everything else you should be thinking about before you start your next project. Head on over and check it out!

The newest member to the Fuel Your Motionography team, Matthew Carlin of Motion Design Love fame (@motiondesignluv), gives us an excellent article on great uses of typography in video. Everything from movies to commercials to personal projects are listed here for inspiration, and all of them are spectacular. Check the article out if you find yourself needing a little more motivation for your work.

Go over to his site and study his work and get your questions ready, then head over to FYM to finally ask a professional what you’ve always wanted!

Timmy Allen‘s first article is here and it’s a great explanation on just how Adobe After Effects and Maxon Cinema 4D work together and why you want them to. It’s a wonderful article by a great motion graphics designer. Go check it out!

Here’s a quick tip for you over at Fuel Your Motionography on using the flowchart option in Adobe After Effects to help you wrap your mind around larger to mid-sized projects, and all the functions that go with it.

I recently conducted an excellent interview with Timmy Allen from Film Riot and KeyframeTV fame about the motion graphic/visual effects business, all his projects and what it means to be a part of Fuel Your Motionography. Check it out!

Here’s another great tip over at Fuel Your Motionography, this one dealing with precomping, nesting and pre-rendering in Adobe After Effects. Definitely check out these simple but excellent tips and follow Fuel Your Motionography on Twitter for more great tips: @fuelyourmotion.

Yes, I finally posted my third and final piece to the Know Your Camera series on Fuel Your Motionography, this one dealing with camera settings in Cinema 4D and After Effects. Luckily for all of us, the settings stay relatively the same across all applications because they borrow heavily from real life cameras. Please, check out the article and tell me what you think!

After exchanging only a couple of emails I could tell Tim is truly dedicated to learning everything he can about motion graphics and visual effects, and sharing that knowledge with the community. His articles will definitely be a treat to look out for. He is a welcome member to the Fuel family, and we are all glad to have him on the FYM team! Look for his articles in the next couple of weeks on FuelYourMotionography.com!