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Keynote does Material Design(vimeo.com)

9 years ago from Andrew Haskin, Interaction Designer at frog

  • Yakim van ZuijlenYakim van Zuijlen, 9 years ago

    I am learning After Effects. The big difference between Keynote and After Effects is that in Keynote you can't really see what you are doing. This doesn't really matter for small animation. But for larger prototypes it can get a bit annoying. The great thing about After Effects is that you have total control over the timing and easing. You can see everything on the timeline. It takes a while to get used to, but once you have learnt it it's a great tool. Although I also really like making quick prototypes in Keynote.

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    • Andrew HaskinAndrew Haskin, 9 years ago

      One thing I've noticed, many people (not necessarily you) make the mistake of building ALL the animations with ALL the assets into a single slide or two. It's easier to separate the flow out into multiple slides, like a storyboard, with Magic Move doing most of the heavy lifting with transitional animations. Secondary animations can then be added as builds.

      However, I have encountered slides with many builds, with some occurring at the same time, and some with delays, and some with different easing, and it can be difficult to track. Some would say a timeline would be helpful here, but I'm afraid adding one would be a slippery slope. There's something simple and elegant about having fewer options, enough to communicate the point, and then moving on.

      That said, I do wish there were a few more easing presets, and they were available to all animations.

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      • Yakim van ZuijlenYakim van Zuijlen, 9 years ago

        Good point. I do this myself too. In Keynote it gets really frustrating when you have too many objects or animations in one view.

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