Monday Meeting

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Monday Meeting is a weekly virtual gathering where motion designers, animators, and visual effects artists come together to discuss industry trends, share their experiences, and learn from one another. This creative community provides a platform for networking, collaboration, and skill development. By participating in Monday Meeting, motion design professionals can stay up-to-date on the latest techniques, tools, and software while also expanding their professional networks and growing their careers in this exciting and dynamic field.
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Construction Zone: Building Your Foundation and Best Practices | Mar 23, 2026
Episode 8
Wednesday, 25 March, 2026

In this open discussion episode, host Jen Van Horn facilitates conversations about technical workflows, education platforms, and professional organization practices within the motion design community.This episode covers:Contra platform for freelancing: Commission-free alternative to platforms to Upwork that's gaining traction for motion design work, including interactive sports graphics for NBA broadcasts and March Madness using Rive.Rive's growth and applications: The tool has evolved significantly with full scripting capabilities and multiple runtime environments, making it viable for web, mobile apps, Unity games, and interactive broadcast graphics—positioning itself as "the new Flash."Overlord workflow integration: Battleaxe's subscription-based tool enables seamless transfer between Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma, and After Effects while maintaining editable text and shape layers, though gradient handling remains imperfect.School of Motion's subscription model: The shift to all-access passes provides better value for students taking multiple classes and companies purchasing team slots.Project organization best practices: Color-coding systems for layers, markers, and timelines save significant time in collaborative environments; treating every project as if another person will work on it prevents future workflow bottlenecks.The importance of keyboard shortcuts: Mastering hotkeys and custom workflows dramatically increases efficiency—editors working entirely from keyboard without mouse contact demonstrate the extreme end of optimization.Storytelling over technical skills: As AI tools improve at composition, motion designers' value increasingly lies in editorial sense, timing, tension-building, and emotion—skills that complement rather than compete with automation.Upcoming Events:Gartic Phone Game Night is scheduled for TONIGHT! (Mar 25th) No meeting Monday, March 30th Next month: Kendall will be hosting -stay tuned for the theme!Visit MondayMeeting.org for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!SHOW NOTES:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠Color Palette Cinema instagramColor Theory Book: "If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in Visual Storytelling"Universal Audio