Top 10 Kinetic Typography Videos on the Web
posted on 16th July 2010 by Robert Wojciechowski with the tags: "Kinetic", "Typography", "Video" .
Kinetic typography is just a fancy word for “moving text”. As the name says this animation technique mixes motion and text. The text is presented in a certain way to convey or evoke an idea or emotion in the viewer, making it work well for songs, movie quotes, information and TV commercials. Kinetic typography is often spotted in movie credits.
The great thing about a good kinetic typography piece is that by using just typography, sound, colours and animation they evoke strong feelings in the viewer. I have come across many good kinetic typography pieces on YouTube which inspired this showcase.
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Oskars_M 16 Jul 2010
One more classic from YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNT5zvd3g2M
Robert 16 Jul 2010
Yes it was part of the list, but i thought it would of been inappropriate for younger viewers, due to the very strong language
Lucas Cobb Design 16 Jul 2010
The rocky speech is my favorite. Great words of wisdom and an interesting art form. Thank you for sharing.
Mubashir 16 Jul 2010
Shouldn’t this be on here? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxTgGR6_1ps
Robert 16 Jul 2010
Haven’t seen that one. Thanks Mubashir! And yes it deserves to be up there. Perhaps in my next article on kinetic typography.
TGD Studios 16 Jul 2010
These are great, here are a couple of my favorites!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQ8lgExcNU&feature=related
http://www.typographyserved.com/Gallery/Streetlight-Manifesto/95014
Rob 16 Jul 2010
I thought kinetic typography was dead.
Apparently it’s still 2008 i guess..
Devlin 16 Jul 2010
These are all wonderful, thanks for collecting them. I like #4 the 8 rules of fight club the most. The swinging metal background gives it more of an analog feel and less contrived and computerized than some of the others. The typography matches well with the background. Thanks!
Brad 16 Jul 2010
How are these being judged? Are we ranking these in order of best animation or best quote? Because the Blink song has by far the most complex and inventive animation behind it.
Robert 16 Jul 2010
Well i think kinetic typography should be judged by how appropriate the chosen elements, principles and styles are to the meaning of the text. If your not sure what i mean you can contact me via my site and we can chat.
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