Auto Variable Font for After Effects by Aescripts (v1.0)

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Animate Variable Fonts in After Effects

Auto Variable Font is an After Effects tool developed by Technoglyphs that helps you animate variable font properties without creating keyframes manually. It automatically reads the available axes of your font and generates smooth animations, including repeating movements and effects driven by audio.

Automatic Font Axis Animation

Variable fonts have adjustable axes that can control properties such as weight and width, depending on the font. Auto Variable Font detects these axes and lets you animate them without setting up every change by hand.

You can adjust the animation parameters and choose how the font changes over time. The available properties depend on the variable font you're using.

Animation Types

Auto Variable Font offers different animation methods for creating moving typography:

• Sine Wave Animation: Creates smooth, repeating changes in font properties, suitable for looping text animations.

• Audio-Driven Animation: Makes font axes respond to audio, allowing typography to move along with sound.

These options work well for animated titles, music visuals, kinetic typography, and experimental motion graphics.

A Simpler Typography Workflow

The process is straightforward: read the font's available axes, edit the animation parameters, and select an animation type. Auto Variable Font then generates the movement without requiring you to manually build the entire keyframe animation.

For motion designers working with variable fonts in After Effects, it's a convenient way to create animated letterforms while keeping the workflow simple.

What Makes Auto Variable Font Different?

The key feature of Auto Variable Font is its ability to work directly with the axes available in a variable font.

Instead of treating typography as a fixed visual element, it uses the adjustable properties of the font to create movement.

Its automatic axis detection also means you don't have to work from a fixed list of font properties. The tool reads what the selected variable font supports.

Combined with generated animations and audio-driven movement, this provides a more focused way to create animated variable typography inside After Effects.

Auto Variable Font is a practical option for motion designers who want to animate the appearance of variable fonts without spending time building every change with manual keyframes. Its value comes from making font-axis animation a more direct part of the typography workflow.