{"id":95023,"date":"2017-09-29T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=95023"},"modified":"2018-10-29T15:48:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T20:48:40","slug":"create-facebook-ui-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/create-facebook-ui-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and Animate the Facebook UI in Adobe After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-break-down-the-elements-of-the-facebook-user-interface-and-create-your-own-custom-story-with-your-own-posts\">Learn how to break down the elements of the Facebook user interface, and create your own custom story with your own posts.<\/h2>\n<p><em>Cover image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/close-hipster-desktop-empty-white-computer-655151245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve heard\u00a0that <strong>Facebook<\/strong> is the most popular s<strong>ocial media site<\/strong> on the <strong>internet<\/strong>. That&#8217;s why we think it is important to be able to break the site down and recreate its <strong>UI<\/strong> for<strong> animation<\/strong>. You may have a\u00a0<strong>client<\/strong>\u00a0who wants to showcase their <strong>business<\/strong> on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, or you may want to be <strong>creative<\/strong> with your<strong> social media bumper<\/strong>. Either way, this <strong>Adobe After Effects tutorial<\/strong> covers what you need to know when it comes to the <strong>UI<\/strong> of <strong>Facebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"why-recreate-the-facebook-ui\">Why Recreate The Facebook UI?<\/h3>\n<p>There are endless ways\u00a0to establish\u00a0full control of the <strong>user interface<\/strong>. Creating the <strong>Facebooks UI<\/strong> allows you to draw attention to specific elements, like a\u00a0<strong>call-to-action<\/strong>. You can craft a story from each <strong>animated<\/strong> <strong>post<\/strong>. On top of that, you can fully <strong>animate<\/strong> <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>UI<\/strong> and showcase an awesome <strong>motion graphics video<\/strong>. No more screenshots or video captures!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-you-will-learn-from-this-adobe-after-effects-tutorial\">What You Will Learn From This Adobe After Effects Tutorial<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95170\" title=\"Create and Animate the Facebook UI in Adobe After Effects \u2014 Tutorial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png\" alt=\"Create and Animate the Facebook UI in Adobe After Effects \u2014 Tutorial\" width=\"755\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png 2556w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=768,424 768w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=1024,565 1024w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=1536,848 1536w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=2048,1131 2048w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=270,150 270w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=277,153 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=359,198 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=543,300 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=865,478 865w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=994,549 994w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=560,309 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-20-at-2.13.08-PM.png?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are new to<strong>\u00a0After Effects<\/strong>\u00a0or have been using it for some time, there are\u00a0<strong>several great<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>takeaways<\/strong>\u00a0from this\u00a0<strong>tutorial<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design the <strong>Facebook\u00a0user interface<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Quickly recreate elements.<\/li>\n<li>Duplicate your workflow to <strong>design<\/strong> <strong>and animate the<\/strong> <strong>layout<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Draw attention to specific elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"download-the-free-after-effects-project-file-and-follow-along\">Download the Free After Effects Project File and Follow Along<\/h3>\n<p>Get a free copy of the project AE project file by clicking on the button below.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"download-free-facebook-ae-project-file\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"bt bt-big\" title=\"FREE Facebook AE Template\" href=\"https:\/\/pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/freebies\/PB-Facebook-AE-Project-File.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">DOWNLOAD FREE FACEBOOK AE PROJECT FILE<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Ready to get started? 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