FlowTuts shows how to make and animate geometric shapes in After Effects quickly.

Vectors and simple shapes within After Effects’ shape layers are one of the foundational tasks for a lot of motion designers. This new After Effects tutorial from FlowTuts shows how to create animated geometric shapes leveraging Ae’s shape layers and a few other tips.

Learn More About Working With Shapes.

Check out this tutorial from VinhSon Nguyen (Creative Dojo) that shows how to make a stylized effect with a wave warp.

This tutorial from Peter Arumugam (Move Shapes) covers using shape layers and vector paths to create looping geometric animations.

Ben Marriott shows how to get a paper cut-out and stop-motion looks using Shape layers in After Effects.