When creating a video, one of the most important elements is communicating your brand’s identity. And the most effective way to do that is by inserting your logo. But how it animates onto the screen can say as much about your brand as the content that follows.
Logo reveal templates make it incredibly easy to create branded animations for your videos.
Here are the 10 Best Logo Reveals for 2019.
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Consider your logo the result of a misguided invention? This could be the logo reveal for you. Set in a science lab your logo is revealed as an experiment gone wrong. After it cracks through the glass in a haze of smoke, it floats to the forefront accompanied by your brand name. It’s creative and fun.
Swiss Logo by PixFlow treats the logo and background as one rubbery object. It pans around slowly showcasing the rubbery texture of the background, then eventually revealing the light-filled logo. It’s beautifully animated and very effective.
This luscious logo reveal makes a work of art of light hitting the different curved angles of your logo. With a few different color options – all of them quite shiny – this beautifully glitzy logo reveal is perfect for a fashion video or to open an exclusive event.
Epic Logo by bank508 lives up to its namesake. Showing the graphite-colored ground cracking as the camera sweeps its way towards the logo that explodes onto screen, this is a great template to introduce an action film, sports video or video game stream.
Rainbow Particles Logo Reveal by sachinjoshi is vivid and cinematic. From the get-go, it presents an atmosphere of exploding color within a shiny black setting that screams class. It’s seriously eye-catching.
Incredibly vibrant and colorful, this modern logo reveal is a short burst of excitement. Perfect to open a video, you’ll easily set a friendly and energetic tone right from its opening seconds with this one by Fanimation
This template offers more of a logo opener and it’s stunning. Featuring your logo in 3D and colored in decadent gold, floating around the screen as any titles you’d like to include appear, this item is a very glitzy way to open a video project.
Elegant Flame Logo by Visual_A is exactly what the title suggests. Showing flames on-screen that flicker out to reveal your logo, it’s a great introduction for something epic. The ultra high definition brings out the details of the animation and means it can be used in the most professional of productions. And small details like the amber floating around the screen emphasize the high quality of this template.
Architect Logo Reveal combines a minimalistic concept with cinematic execution. It presents your logo gradually being sketched out on a grid, then transitions into 3D, showing your logo pivoting into the center of the screen. It’s stunning.
Looking for a fresh, bright logo reveal pack that combines earthy textures and footage? Then get Real Logo Bundle is for you. This great value bundle provides a selection of unique eye-catching logo reveals covering fire, earth, sand, paint, ink, paper, candy and forest style themes. Perfect for grabbing attention and exciting the eye.
That wraps up our list of the 10 Best Logo Reveals for 2019. Head over to Envato Elements to browse over a million digital assets, and don’t forget to subscribe to the Envato YouTube channel if you found the video helpful!
One of the biggest Motion Design trends of this year is Fast Typography. A great example of which is Apple’s “Don’t Blink” video that dropped in late 2016, following their ‘Big Launch’ event announcing the iPhone 7, AirPods and updates to the Apple Watch, among other things.
The look and feel fit Apple’s sleek, minimal style, but also managed to cram a lot of information into two minutes in an engaging, digestible way.
Check out the top fast typography templates for 2019 in this video:
Trend Origins
The functionality behind this type of animation and design draws on the learnings of Evelyn Wood, an American educator and businessperson who popularized the term “speed reading”, as well as building the systems that encouraged it.
More and more today, however, software platforms have been offering different approaches to speed reading. You can find quite a few of these platforms and apps, with Spritz and Spreeder being some of the most popular. They usually apply a variation of a method called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP). The basic concept is to display your text word by word, or by in small groups of words, one after the other. This way you can speed up the reading process by increasing the average rate of words-per-minute displayed on the screen.
Practical Advantages
In an era where we’re constantly overwhelmed by the amount of information being thrown at us, the popularity of templates that help deliver messages in fast, visually engaging ways has risen.
Video has thus experienced aggressive growth as an ideal medium to deliver this type of content. Which is why it’s no surprise that the world’s appetite for fast typography templates has grown.
And so today we’ll be taking a look at 12 terrific fast typography templates you can use to display information in your next video.
Similar to Stomp, in that it’s also clearly inspired by Apple’s “Don’t Blink” commercial, Rhythmic Typography shows what’s possible with some simple black and white typography, and some clever animation.
The way the text can slide from side to side becoming different words each time is genius. Even the way words can light up and fade out, almost like an elevator, shows off the power of indicating concepts rather than showing them.
Rhythmic Opener by Levmotion is fresh and eye catching. The little jolt of movement it adds really makes you look at the words on the screen. And that type of effect is also very in vogue right now.
The template also applies a sort of magnifying tile effect on top of the background image, as the project shakes. Pop a great audio track underneath and marry the jolts up with the accents of the beat, and you’ll see how easy it is to make an engaging video out of nothing more than typography and some still images.
If you liked that last template, but aren’t trying to literally shake your audience into paying attention, then consider the smooth stylings of Urban Opener // Dynamic Opener by makcinema.
This template incorporates a similar square ripple effect to the last one, but it’s a bit more subtle. In a similar vein, the animation of the typography is more on the smooth side, easing into place a little slower.
Simple and clever, this template plays with size and scale. It’s all about energy with each image drawing the eye by appearing, growing bigger or smaller, and then being replaced by another image in quick succession.
The words appear one by one. Some sit in the middle of the screen, some take up the whole screen. It’s all about variation, keeping you engaged by keeping you on your toes. You can never be too sure where to look.
This next template is very fresh, yet very accessible and I think it achieves this by being very colorful and playful in its animation. Although it’s definitely fast with a real drive to it, it’s not aggressive. In fact, there’s an element of softness to the way things animate. From the less jolty way each word lands on screen, to the way each individual letter eases into position, even the way the images drop down with a soft, blurred effect before touching the base of the frame.
This template by Qwadro is all about showing you a lot without making it feel that way.
Full of wipes and slides with ease, what really amplifies the smoothness of this template by romlam is that the background moves in sync, but in contrary motion to the text. The effect? It feels like a bigger movement than it is, and draws the eye without anything huge actually going on.
Who likes gradients? Don’t Wink – Typographic Intro by MbrEffects puts fresh white text up against beautiful, bright gradients. Sometimes they’re solid, sometimes they’re not. You can have your text in a box, or out of a box. The choice is yours. The animations are simple but pleasant. And this template overall is versatile enough that you can use it for pretty much any video.
Extremely stylish and slick, Fashion Promo by Fixit is a great choice for (would you believe it) a fashion brand. It feels modern and is best suited that kind of broad, one word at a time style of commercial. It’s fast and slick, but not alienating.
This template makes use of the full width and height of your screen, creating what feels like a fully responsive template. It could just be the images they’ve used in the demo reel, but its has a very slick, sophisticated feel to it. The glassy effect that goes over the images mid-cube transition are one example.
It’s a template that works best when being used to deliver a very concise message. It’s fast paced, restrained and very chic.
This one’s great if you want a visually exciting template. The images and footage you add to this template really play a big part in creating the vibe this demo is selling. But the shapes made in and around the text are also just as effective.
If you’re looking for something polished with a capital ‘P’, then this next one’s for you.
Relying on a mix of restraint, high color contrast, and text that literally feels like it’s dancing, Typography Opener by Motion-Bear feels ultra modern, ultra professional, and incredibly chic.
It’s something I could see a brand like Uber or Microsoft using. Or see on the TV screens at Apple’s Genius Bar and not blink. #dontblink
And that’s our list of twelve terrific fast typography templates that you can buy right now on VideoHive!
Thanks to the Envato Community for helping us put this list together. You can check out the rest of their suggestions for great fast typography templates on the Envato Forums.
Envato’s Famous 5 is back! If you’re wondering who’s been using Envato items, you’ve come to the right place! This series showcases Envato items that have been used by big name brands, influencers and celebrities.
Envato WordPress theme, Mixtape, by Select-themes has been used on an iconic music influencer’s website. Available to download from Themeforest, this theme purpose-designedfor recording artists, bands and festivalsprovides a starting point for any music-related website. It’s fully customisable, with no coding knowledge required, so it’s easy to use and highly versatile.
CodeCanyon author themepunch has had huge success with Slider Revolution, an innovative, responsive WordPress Slider Plugin that has been used by numerous recording artists.
One of the world’s leading tech brands used Audio Jungle track Drumstep Rock by RockLab in an advertisement for one of their products in Taiwan. The unusual rock track would pair well with any high-intensity video and is also available in the Drumstep Rock Pack, which provides three additional variations on the original track.
MotionFlowMedia’s Animated Letters & Numbers with Motion Elements, which can be found on VideoHive, was used in a Christmas video for massive soft drink manufacturer. The videotemplate is customisable to your project and easy to use with drag and drop functionality. You’ll also find a video tutorial included with your purchase so you can pepper your project with text that’s a little bit special.
Finally, Quantum HUD Infographic, by Pixflow can be found on a television series exclusive to CBS. Available to download on Envato Elements, our subscription-based library full of thousands of digital assets, the After Effects template pack includes 350 items, from infographics to 3D objects and warning displays.
Items We Used
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“Link in bio” is a commonly used phrase on Instagram, but the challenge for many entrepreneurs and influencers is that “you can only link once”. That’s why Envato’s co-founder Cyan Ta’eed and her team are looking to shake things up with a new app to help you up your Insta game.
While other Instagram linking tools do exist, the Milkshake app enables you to build an Instagram website on your mobile device for free. This site, made up of ‘cards’, is not only stylish and sophisticated—with multiple ‘looks’ to choose from—it’s the source of truth for the modern, multi-faceted entrepreneur. You can include links to your latest work, as well as a bio and much, much more.
Say More. Share More. Sell More
Milkshake’s mission is to help people, predominantly women, to build their personal brands online. Targeted at “movers, shakers, creators, and game changers”, the platform acts as an extension of your Instagram brand, where you can say more, share more, and sell more.
Madeleine Rochecouste, Product Marketing Specialist for Milkshake, said, “We want to empower Instagrammers to promote everything they have going on, and we believe Milkshake is an easy and personal way to do that. Women have so many dreams and aspirations that Instagram is helping them to achieve by providing an audience. We want to help them further establish their brand on Instagram or turn their ideas, hobbies and ambitions into a business by commercializing their social presence.”
Milkshake can be a launchpad to your existing website, podcast, blog, or ecommerce store. It’s a simple solution to promote all you have to offer on Instagram. You can use your Insta website to introduce yourself, share links to your content, products, and work, share your top picks, must do’s and must-haves and, importantly, launch your latest business venture to your followers.
Made for Mobile
The Milkshake team worked with local Australian influencers to develop the app. They invited potential users in early to test prototypes and establish a need within the Instagram community. The result? A mobile app that offers a seamless experience from your Instagram bio.
Milkshake Insta websites are designed to look super slick inside Instagram’s mobile web browser. Madeleine explains, “We wanted Milkshake to complement Instagram. To keep your followers on the platform and engaged with your content. We also wanted to make the experience of making an Insta website as easy as posting content on Instagram.” With the functionality to swipe between cards that’s similar to Instagram Stories, followers won’t feel as if they’ve left Instagram when they’re consuming content on your site. The experience is beautiful and consistent, and it feels native to Instagram as the app is made for mobile and is very visual.
You can make and update your Insta website on the go, wherever you are, with the Milkshake app. It’s ideal for time-poor entrepreneurs or those with limited design and technical capabilities.
Insta-Worthy
Speaking of design, each ‘look’ is what Madeleine describes as “Insta-worthy”. She said, “We found that typical website builders were quite dry. The landing pages, colors, fonts, etc. are mostly aligned to a tech aesthetic. We saw a gap for a product that makes building and interacting with a website fun. Fun, easy, beautiful is what we live by. And the fact that everything can be done on your phone is a big bonus as it enables anyone to get involved at any time.” As one of Milkshake’s user testers told the team, “’If I can’t do it on my phone it won’t get done.”
Making a Milkshake shouldn’t be daunting. If you want to update the look you’ve chosen, you can quickly shake it up whenever you want. Content is structured in the same way across looks, so you don’t have to update your copy, images or links when you change your Insta website design. For each card, from the About card to the Links card, there are multiple looks to choose from, with more added all the time, so you won’t get bored of your Milkshake in a hurry!
The Milkshake Brand
The brand itself is also a feast for the eyes, thanks to Brand Designer, Sophie Dunn. Sophie was thrilled to join Cyan, Madeleine and the Milkshake team as she saw an opportunity to “create a fun, youthful brand.” She describes Milkshake as “a brand that is built on the characteristics of our audience: fun, bold, confident, and gutsy”.
Anyone who has been following Milkshake on Instagram and subscribed to the brand’s School of Instagram program would have to agree that it’s packed full of personality. So we’re thrilled that it’s now live and launched in the app store. Follow our lead and be one of the first to use Milkshake, now.
