Trends in Motion: Templates Challenge

Updated October 2024
We invite you to join our new Templates challenge!
Trends in Motion: Templates Challenge!
We're excited to announce a new Templates challenge for our template artists, focusing on current trends and exciting new visuals!
Prizes:
Grand Prize:
$1000
+Feature in our Staff Picks
Second Place:
$800
+Feature in our Staff Picks
Third Place:
$500
+Feature in our Staff Picks
Timeline:
Submission period: October 8th - December 8th, 2024, 18:00 UTC
Winners will be announced on December 20th, 2024!
What do you need to know to get started?
The challenge is open to all Motion Array’s Templates Artists who have an active artist account on Motion Array and agree to the Motion Array Artist Terms of Service.
Create a WOW template based on one of our listed trending styles below.
You can submit a trending style out of the listed trends as long as it is a new trending style. (Please mention the style in the description while submitting the template).
You can submit up to 2 templates.
You can create your submissions to any of the these software: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro.
Tag you submission with the 'TrendsinMotion' tag.
Submit via the designated request page.
Eligible submissions:
Submissions must be modern and trendy, with a clear and defined style.
Submissions must be an original template (no derivatives or any re-used template)
It can be any subcategory such as Titles, Mockups, Intros, Slideshows, etc.
Submissions must follow our Upload Rules.

The wait is over—we’re super excited to announce the winners of the Trends in Motion: Templates Challenge! Big shoutout to everyone who entered, the creativity this year was off the charts. Here’s who came out on top:
🥇 First Place
$1000
Surrealism Intro And Stories by NixMotion
🥈Second Place:
$800
Glitch Urban Package by ProMotion Squad
🥉Third Place:
$500
Dark Glitch Intro by ROOAN
Trending Styles
Generative Art (Creative Code) Inspired
Experience algorithm-driven creativity with bold compositions and evolving shapes. This trend brings coding to life, blending unpredictability with digital harmony.
Organic complexity
Abstract geometry
Minimalist shapes
Dynamic symmetry
Layered visual depth

Explore the precision of pixels, dots, and bitmap in modern aesthetics. Monochrome, clean modular shapes and pixel-perfect designs reflect the future of tech innovation.
Grid-Based structure
Monochrome
high-tech/futuristic
Retro feel
Pixelated Transitions

This trend revives iconic visuals from trendy eras, blending them with modern aesthetics. Nostalgic colors, shapes, and typography are remixed for a fresh, contemporary look, sparking both sentiment and innovation.
Retro-inspired typography
Psychedelic patterns
Groovy organic shapes
Innovative modern reinterpretation
Cultural Throwbacks (iconic retro symbols: tapes, VHS, cards…)

Recreating the analog feel of Risograph, this trend uses vibrant colors, imperfections, and textured movements. Halftone patterns and layered transitions humanize digital design, adding warmth and depth.
Retro print look
Offbeat saturation
Organic imperfections
Print-like transitions
Textured motion
Halftone motion patterns

This playful trend turns everyday objects into canvases for bold, layered stickers. Vibrant labels on various surfaces create a dynamic look, adding spontaneity and fun to motion graphics.
Bold Layering
Organic vs. Industrial Surfaces
Bright Colors
Mix of Materials
Commercial labels

Real, but not real—this trend pushes the boundaries of logic with morphing objects and dreamlike, mysterious landscapes. It blends vibrant and muted tones to transform the ordinary into an extraordinary visual experience
Fluid object transformation
Bizarre and dreamlike
Mysterious atmosphere
Blurring boundaries of logic
Reality distortion

Who are the judges?
Mat Voyce - Specializes in 2D type animation and is mainly known for his pioneering style exploring illustrative kinetic typography.
Orit Bar-Niv - Head of Motion Array, has over 15 years of experience in marketing and creative leadership.
Itamar Leopold - A Creative Director at MotionArray, leading the content team with a vision for innovation and excellence.
Guy Bar Hava - Video Templates Catalog Lead at Motion Array. A Motion Designer with a robust experience in template-making
Terms of Service
Trends in Motion Templates Challenge
Motion Array by Artlist Ltd. is launching a Templates competition for Video Template Creators to create Trendy Video Templates. Join our challenge by submitting unique, trendy, and useful templates.
Eligibility: The competition is open to all Motion Array’s Templates Artists who have an active artist account on Motion Array and agreed to the Motion Array Artist Terms of Service.
Submission Requirements: Artists can submit up to 2 templates, and the submission deadline is December 8th, 2024 at 18:00 UTC. We will not accept any entries after this date. Any submission must comply with all your representations, warranties, and obligations as stated in the Motion Array Artist Terms of Service.
Please add "TrendsinMotion" to the tags of your submission.
By submitting and marking the Templates submission pack according to the stated above, you agree to these terms.
Grand Prize:
The winner of first place will receive:
$1000
+Feature in our Staff picks
Second Place:
$800
+Feature in our Staff picks
Third Place:
$500
+Feature in our Staff picks
The prizes will be transferred to the winners’ Paypal/Payoneer account as provided by the winners and detailed in the winners’ Motion Array account. The prizes are non-transferable and provided “as-is”. Motion Array will notify the winners about their win by an email sent to the email address that was provided by the winners in their Motion Array account.
All taxes whose application is either directly or indirectly connected to the awarding of the prizes shall be charged to the winners.
It's your responsibility to track the contest results. Artlist shall have no liability for your failure to receive notices due to the provision of an incorrect or otherwise non-functioning email address. If any potential winner cannot be contacted, declines the prize, provides incorrect account details or an inactive account, or fails to claim the prize within 1 week of being notified that he or she is the winner or publication of contest results, then such potential winner will forfeit the right to be the winner, and Artlist reserves the right to withdraw the prize and select a replacement winner from among all remaining eligible participants.
Judging Criteria:
Entries will be judged by a panel of judges composed of certain Artlist employees and external professionals based on their creativity, originality, technical proficiency, and overall quality of the templates.
The judges’ decision will be final in every situation, and you will not have any claim or demand about it.
The winners will be announced on December 20th, 2024 and may be featured on Motion Array’s website, newsletter, and social media platforms at our sole discretion.
You agree that Artlist will be entitled to use your entries and/or name and/or image and/or photos for the presentation and promotion of the contest and announcement of the winners, if and to the extent that Artlist may desire, at its exclusive discretion.
Entries that will meet Motion Array content quality standards will be included in the Motion Array catalog and will be subject to all the terms, undertakings, obligations, and royalties model as detailed in the Artist Terms of Service.
The examples and visual references provided in this mood board belong to third parties copyright owners are for inspirational purposes only. They are meant to serve as creative references to guide your ideas and designs. Participants are not permitted to copy or directly replicate these examples in their submissions nor any other content. All entries must be an original and creative works you develop. Please ensure that your submissions reflect your unique vision and creativity.
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