Motion Typography
Motion Typography examines conceptual and technical processes for setting type in motion in a digital environment, covering graphic design in time-based media.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Gain fundamental knowledge of graphic design in a time based medium.
Explore linear messaging and how to enhance, reinforce, or change verbal meaning through time-based communication.
Demonstrate their ability to understand time-based media by executing and refining storyboards,emphasizing the effectiveness and importance of clarity in designing time based messages.
Be introduced to the basic elements of motion design: time, sequence, framing, editing, color, typography, sound effects, voice-over, sound, and transition.
Gain basic knowledge in: Adobe Animate CC, Adobe Premier CC, and Processing. These applications will be used in combination with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors
Prerequisites
Course map(ART 102 or 107),ART 346 and 438
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
- Setting type in motion using digital video, computer graphic, and digital photo technologies.
- Linear messaging and enhancing verbal meaning through time-based communication.
- Basic elements of motion design: time, sequence, framing, editing, color, typography, sound, and transition.
Skills
- Graphic design in a time-based medium using digital video, computer graphic, and digital photo technologies.
- Executing and refining storyboards for time-based messages with an emphasis on clarity.
- Basic elements of motion design including time, sequence, framing, editing, color, typography, sound, and transition.
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Animate CC, Adobe Premiere CC, and Processing, combined with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2019— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
Grades over time
Through Fall 2019
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
Sources & history
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
No offering records for the selected term.
Raw records
[]
Student reviews
Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
Read original reviews
No records available.
Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
{
"model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
"model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
"task_version": "17",
"output_id": "fee3aeedd9db0d249b4698aed0977107cf13d4401f331c6d5578d974fad16d3c",
"requirements_status": "valid",
"dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
"observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}