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Motion Design Salaries in 2026: Your Complete Guide to What You Can Earn (and How to Earn More!)

How much can you earn as a Motion Designer in 2026? Find out what salaries look like, and what you can do to earn more.

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Motion Mondays March 2 2026 - Canva acquires Cavalry, After Effects new features
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Canva Buys Cavalry, NEW After Effects Features & Buck Goes Big with Rive | Motion Mondays

Canva acquires Cavalry, Rive launches inside Unreal Engine, and After Effects drops four new beta features including a rotoscoping tool that might actually be good.

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Motion Mondays February 23 2026 - After Effects Proportional Scrubbing
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After Effects Learns a New Trick, Frame Rate Cooks & a NEW Course! | Motion Mondays

After Effects gets proportional scrubbing, Vimeo's competitor dials it up to eleven, and we launch our new course on Substance Painter.

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Substance Painter for Motion Designers course - 3D octopus character with Japanese-style signage
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New Course: Substance Painter for Motion Designers

Learn pro-level material authoring techniques with 3 projects and over 8 hours of video training from EJ Hassenfratz.

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After Effects Expressions: What You Need To Know To Get Started

Everything you need to know to get started with Expressions in After Effects!

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Motion Mondays February 2 2026 - Blender real-time denoising and Jony Ive Ferrari design
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Realtime Desnoising in Blender + Jony Ive Ditches Touchscreens | Motion Mondays

Blender gets real-time denoising, Jony Ive puts physical buttons in Ferrari's electric car, and two AI video models battle for the crown.

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Motion Mondays February 9 2026 - Adobe Animate and Blender 2026 roadmap news
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Adobe Reverses Animate's Death + Blender's 2026 Roadmap | Motion Mondays

Blender released their 2026 roadmap, Cinema 4D gets a scene node power-up, and Adobe kills Adobe Animate... then gives it a stay of execution.

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The Best After Effects Plugins and Effect Packs You NEED in 2026

We're breaking down the best After Effects plugins and effect packs for 2026, starting with free options and then moving into the paid powerhouses worth the investment.

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Photoshop’s Big Update, Rive’s Real-Time 3D & AI Render Engines | Motion Mondays

Photoshop evolves, interactions design goes 3D, and AI joins forces with your favorite 3D program.

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Collection of animated websites showcasing web animation inspiration in 2026
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10 Websites with Great Animation in 2026

Great web animation guides users, tells stories, and creates memorable experiences. Here are 10 websites crushing it with motion design right now.

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After Effects 26 Drops + The Motion Designer DNA Test | Motion Mondays

After Effects 26.0 brings native 3D to motion designers, some major 2026 predictions that may completely change your career outlook, and some wild new workflows that blend AI with traditional animation tools!

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The Best Unreal Engine Assets for Motion Designers in 2026

For motion designers jumping into Unreal Engine, we're breaking down the best places to find models, textures, and tools that'll help you build stunning scenes faster.

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Apple’s CHEAP Adobe Alternative + Maxon’s Digital Twin Makes Sense Now | Motion Mondays

Apple makes creative software super accessible, we finally have the skinny on Maxon’s Digital Twin, and Good Boy Ninja releases a fun new After Effects tool that’s absolutely FREE.

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The Founders of Rive Spill the Tea on Where Interactive Animation is Headed

Rive founders Guido and Luigi Rosso join Joey to discuss where interactive animation is headed—and why motion designers should be paying attention.

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Adobe's Major Partnership Announced & Blender Gets New Leadership | Motion Mondays

Adobe builds a future with Runway, Blender has a changing of the guard, and Tencent introduces an AI retopology tool that looks like the real deal.

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Building a Career in Design: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Started

Honest lessons on growth, confidence, and staying in the design game.

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Why Houdini's Procedural Workflow Is Changing Motion Graphics Forever

Discover the power of procedural workflows in Houdini and learn how they can transform your motion graphics process.

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Cavalry’s INSANE Web Tool, Spline’s 3D Surprise & AI Relighting Magic | Motion Mondays

Cavalry launches browser-based motion templates, Disney partners with OpenAI for generative video, and Beeble drops AI relighting that feels like magic.

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Unpacking the State of Motion Design in 2025

Join Joey and the gang as we look back at the last year of the motion design industry and try to figure out what the next 365 days and beyond will look like.

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School of Motion's Spectacular 2025 Holiday Card

The holiday season is upon us, and that means celebrating with holiday traditions. One of our favorites is the School of Motion Community Holiday Card - and this year marks the 10th anniversary for this tradition! 

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Procreate Dreams 2 is INSANE + Stranger Things Title Secrets | Motion Mondays

Procreate’s huge release, motion design magic from the upside down, and corporate media giants go to war.

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New Course: UX Animation Essentials

Learn to transform static interfaces into engaging experiences using industry-standard UX motion tools.

Animation
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How to Turn Your Creative Anxiety Into Your Biggest Advantage

During his recent talk at Motion Plus Design, our own EJ Hassenfratz digs into something most artists never say out loud: anxiety isn’t just noise. It’s usually pointing right at the thing you care about most.

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Maxon Cloner Upgrade & Cavalry's New Deformers | Motion Mondays

Maxon attacks with the clones, Cavalry adds deformers, and Cascadeur makes character animation much less painful.

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Win Free Stuff! Our 12 Days of Mograph Celebration is on Now!

The year is coming to a close, which means it’s once again time for our 12 days of Mograph, where we give away prizes each day to artists all around the world. 

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A New Vimeo for Artists, Meta Backlash & Rive Blows Our Minds AGAIN | Motion Mondays

Rive launches their biggest feature yet, Meta stirs up some controversy, and Vimeo gets some real competition. 

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Save 25% on new annual subscriptions to our All-Access program, where you get every course we make for one low price.

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