This past week, I've been diving head-first into learning motion design.

It’s definitely challenging, but I’m having a lot of fun.

If you’ve been here for a while you know I love design—turning ideas into high-impact visuals, and creating a digital experience that immerses people into your world and evokes emotions.

Since starting this brand, my goal has been to make it feel like playing a video game. Based on the feedback I get about my website, I must be doing something right:

[If you want to see how I approach creating a digital experience, check out my last piece here.]

So why learn motion design?

It seems like the next logical step for bringing my ideas to life.

Besides that, I’ve always wanted to jump on youtube for as long as I can remember, but for one reason or another I just never really did.

I’ve always had visions of creating videos with cool, immersive graphics and aesthetics—something like a video game interface. 

But I always held myself back:

• “It’ll take too long to learn.”
• “When I finally have the funds, I’ll just pay a video editor to do all that.”

Well, I finally decided to stop putting it off, dish out the cash for Adobe After Effects, and learn motion design. And like I said, it is quite challenging, but I'm having a lot of fun.

Now, I don’t expect my first couple of videos to be as good as what I’m envisioning in my head, but I’m excited to see the growth from one year of consistency and obsession. 

You know how people say don’t tell anyone your goals because it gives you a dopamine hit—like you’ve already achieved them—killing your motivation?

Yeah, there’s science behind it.

For me, though, I’ve always felt absolutely terrified of telling people my goals because it felt like signing an invisible contract. Suddenly, I feel obligated to follow through.

I mean, let’s be honest, people are gonna ask you right? 

One month. Two months later.

“Hey, how’s that thing going?”

And if you haven’t made progress, you feel like a fool.

That’s how I feel anyway.

(And yeah, I get it, sometimes goals change.)

But maybe there’s a better way:

Tell people what you are building when you are actually in the process of building it.

For example, if I said I always wanted to build a youtube channel (& learn motion design to do so) but hadn’t yet started, it would be this abstract idea—something that feels good to say in the moment but never gets acted on.

Want to write a book? Tell people when you are in the process of outlining and drafting.

Don’t tell people what you wanna do; tell them what you are doing.

This is what building in public is, right?

So what are you guys currently building? Feel free to reply to this email and let me know. 

Until next time my friend,

—Priscilla [Player 2]

P.S.

I’m planning on dropping a youtube video at the end of January. It will probably be a 1-2 minute intro video. I’m not sure a 5-10 minute video would be realistic for a beginner who is first getting into motion design haha.

Here is my youtube channel, subscribe if you’re interested.