12 Principles of Animation (Official Full Series)

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a compact starting point for making animations feel more compelling, including for UI and app developers.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

AlanBeckerTutorials

Topic

principles of animation

Format

tutorial

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• I recommend watching this awesome video summarizing 12 principles of animation: [VIDEO] (by the author of Animation vs Animator) I second Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams, it's great. And Keith Lango's video course for 3D animation. These two are absolute best for learning intermediate/advanced …

• Not to be confused with the 12 principles of animation. [VIDEO] mathspp.com will help with making an animation programmatically. The video I linked will help the animation more compelling for the viewer.

• If you want something a bit more out of the box than simply playing a game, give animating a spin! Just a simple flipbook-style animation app, there should be plenty out there. No need for pose-to-pose or anything at first, just try abstract, straight-ahead animation. …