How I Cracked AI Motion Graphics with Nano Banana

Published: at 08:53 AM

AI tools are starting to change motion graphics. I had tried before, but Nano Banana finally cracked the code for me. I was able to make a custom lower third name card animation. That was the easiest one, but I also figured out a bunch of different styles that would apply for all kinds of use cases like explainer videos, data visualizations, parallax documentary style, educational diagrams, and even a complex map animation.

The wild part is — things that used to take days of highly specialized work, I made in under an hour just messing around. If I re-did them now, I could go even faster.

AI Motion Graphics Example

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Starting Easy: Data Visualization

I started with a pretty easy one — turning a static chart into a futuristic data viz.

It looked good on the first try, but not perfect. A few back-and-forth prompts fixed it. For animation, I tested Hyo, Cling, and MidJourney. Hyo won almost every time.

Just drop in the start frame + end frame + a simple prompt. Sometimes even “make this graph look cooler” works better than a long one.

The Rhino Example (Educational Use)

I tested educational use cases too. Tried with a rhino horn diagram:

After a couple retries, it followed my edits and turned out almost perfect. Upscaled with Magnific Mine → animated in Hyo → result looked like something from a pro documentary.

Explainer Animations (AI Training Example)

I do a lot of explainer videos, so I tested an AI training process:

Not perfect, but Premiere masks fixed it. Result = a pro-level animation I could actually use in my videos.

Lower Thirds Title Cards

This was super easy.

Worked every time, first or second try.

Parallax Documentary Style

This surprised me most. Tried to recreate the layered parallax style from documentary channels.

Result looked like a real YouTube doc scene. Could’ve taken this even further with longer sequences.

Map Animations

This was the hardest but also the most rewarding.

Delicate Arch Example

France + Eiffel Tower Example

Gemini estimated that making this traditionally would take 3–5 days. I did it in a couple of hours.

Sound Design Matters

Sound design is half the magic. I used:

Adding subtle sound layers makes animations 10x more immersive.

Outro

These experiments showed me that AI doesn’t replace pro animators yet, but it makes motion graphics way more accessible. Instead of spending hundreds of hours in After Effects, you can make animations that look good enough for YouTube, explainer videos, and educational content.

For solo creators, this is a game-changer.

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