Freshman year of college, I joined my school’s version of SNL, Quinnipiac Tonight, on the crew. For our show, anyone who wanted to could make an animated motion graphic to play as a title card during each sketch. I had recently switched my major from film to graphic design and thought this might be a good way to learn. The only problem was that I had absolutely no idea how to make one. 

As a designer, it’s easy to want to skip the planning process and jump directly into your design program of choice. It feels like less work, like you’re cutting out an extra step and are closer to your final file. I implore you to take that extra time and make sketching part of your design process.