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We have so much information, so many different opinions and so many platforms…Being a storyteller is what can help you cut through the clutter and get your message across.

When it comes to information at our fingertips we possibly live in no better time than today. With one quick search on our phones, tablets and PCs, we literally have the answers we are looking for.

Suffering from writer’s block? Or maybe you’re stuck for inspiration? Whatever’s keeping you from putting pen to paper and creating a script for your explainer video, the creative team here at Tricks Studio is on hand to help! With years of invaluable experience helping our clients to produce exceptional explainer videos, we know exactly what needs to be included in your explainer video script.

An animation project has a lot of moving parts. We're here to explain how at Tricks we navigate you on the path to success. Please excuse the analogy, I can't help myself.

As an animation design studio with over 30 years of collective experience, we know a thing or two about the principles of animation. Below, we explore each one of the 12 principles of animation alongside taking a look at why these were (and continue to be) so important to the animation industry.

Eager to entice your audience? With imaginative, original, and captivating custom animated video content, you can make your brand instantly more memorable and engaging. Below, we explore the definition of a custom animated video and highlight five compelling reasons why businesses should be investing in this popular type of content.

Keen to learn more about marvellous animation and the amazing results it can deliver for businesses across every industry? Fortunately, the talented team here at Tricks Studio have years of invaluable experience both creating and effectively implementing animation projects to support the aims of your organisation.

If you want to learn how to create animated videos, you’ve come to the right place. At Tricks Studio, we can call on more than 30 years’ collective experience in the animation and motion design industry, having created countless animations for our valued clients. Below, we show you how to make animated videos including all the tools you’ll need to achieve that professional finish.

Eager to get your business messages across in a more effective way? Why not consider the captivating medium of short, snappy and informative explainer videos? Suitable for a wide range of applications and proven to be an incredibly effective type of communication, a video explainer could be the key to smashing your business targets!

Eager to update your content with something a little more eye-catching? With a helping hand from motion graphic design and animation, you could instantly enhance your website and product pages with easily digestible and attention-grabbing video content. Still, asking yourself ‘what is the difference between motion graphics and animation’? Let’s find out.

It’s no coincidence that being ‘animated’ is synonymous with being full of life, vigour and liveliness; at Tricks Studio, we bring businesses to life everyday with our animation and motion graphics. Informed by three decades of collective experience, our accomplished team of creatives knows almost everything there is to know about animation. From defining the exact meaning of animation to outlining the different types of animation, we can help you to find the perfect art form to meet your requirements.

There’s nothing worse than muddling your way through a project and getting a final result that wasn’t what you set out to achieve. Preparation is key to kick-off your project. We’ve summarised the most important things to ask your designer before the project starts.

Captivating an online audience is becoming more of a challenge to small and large businesses. Brands of all sizes are competing for the top spot in their followers' feeds all whilst trying to create low-effort, maximum engagement content. We’ve experienced these headaches with our own clients who want to increase brand awareness, generate more leads and see a higher conversion rate. Our answer is simple: motion design.

We know time management may seem like a boring topic, but it’s vital to stay organised as a creative freelancer.It’s a fundamental part of our studio to keep us organised and focus on the creative stuff. This results in a more efficient service to our clients and stops us from pulling our hair out at every admin task. We’ve compiled some top tips in the studio to help freelance designers increase creativity and productivity in unison.

Working as a freelancer designer requires a multitude of skills outside of design, from handling your finances to posting daily on social media accounts.

In this guide, we explore costs, timelines, and value of 2D animation services in 2024. With attention spans getting shorter, video has become the preferred way people consume information, making animation a brilliant tool for explaining your complex products and/or services.