In this tutorial, we’ll combine design, animation, and physics to create a visually striking typographic system. Using Newton, Motion Sketch, expressions, and optional tools like Pastiche, you’ll learn how to simulate magnetic forces, control connections, and build elegant animation setups that remain fully editable.

 

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In this tutorial, we’ll combine design, animation, and physics to create a visually striking typographic system. Using Newton, Motion Sketch, expressions, and optional tools like Pastiche, you’ll learn how to simulate magnetic forces, control connections, and build elegant animation setups that remain fully editable.

 

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0:39 Step 1: Typography Setup

Import your design directly into After Effects with separate layers.

Alternatively, since Pastiche is one of our in-house tools, we’ll use it here to generate the layout directly within After Effects, based on the transparency of a source layer.

Duplicate your shape elements (circles or other objects) to create clear typography — in this example, around 700+ layers for clarity.

Adjust scale and spacing using Pastiche’s Rescale Factor to achieve a polished look.

Animate a single object using Motion Sketch to define the magnetic source’s path.

 

2:32 Step 2: Newton Physics Simulation

Launch Newton and disable gravity to simulate a zero-gravity environment.

Set your animated object as Kinematic so it follows the Motion Sketch path.

Use AEmatic objects for the elements that need to return smoothly to their original positions.

Adjust damping, tension, and collision groups to fine-tune the simulation.

Animate AEmatic tension within Newton to dynamically release the elements at the right moment.

 

6:41 Step 3: Rendering and Finalizing in After Effects

Render your Newton simulation and import it back into After Effects.

Create a new composition dedicated to building connecting lines.

Create a shape layer containing a line with two vertices.

Apply the provided custom expression to the Path property of the shape layer to automatically connect matching elements between compositions

Don’t forget to update the composition names inside the expression to match your own project.

Duplicate the lines efficiently using Copy with Property Links to maintain consistency across all connections.

 

10:09 Step 4: Polishing and Customizing

Adjust the design (color, thickness, stroke style, etc.) from a single linked layer.

Preview and refine your final animation for maximum visual impact.

 

Why You'll Love This Technique:

This workflow enables you to achieve sophisticated animations without complex manual adjustments. The use of Newton’s physics-based interactions combined with simple expressions and clever layering techniques provides both flexibility and powerful creative potential.

 

Ready to try it yourself? Dive into the tutorial and unlock new possibilities in dynamic typography animation!

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