Shape Layer HUD Elements - Adobe After Effects Tutorial

In this DOUBLE EPISODE, I'm going to show you how to make some cool HUD elements using Shape Layers. For those of you who are not familiar with HUD elements, “HUD“ stands for “heads-up display,“ and it technically refer to any kind of status bar or method by which information is displayed. In the world of After Effects, HUD elements almost always refers to these cool guys you see moving around on your screen. You can easily create these in After Effects using Shape Layers, but just a word of caution: you'll be creating a LOT of Groups inside your Shape Layers, so labeling is essential. As with all Shape Layers, these can be saved as presets for future use, so when you have time you can create a ton of these and then bank them up for future projects. HUD elements are very common in infographics and futuristic animations. Chances are, you're going to come across them at some point or get a request from a client that calls for HUD elements. There's no rule to how these should look, so let your imagination run w