planhourly for freelance motion designers

visualize your creative day, hour by hour

juggling client revisions, creative exploration, and admin tasks leaves your day scattered. see your whole creative workflow in visual time blocks that actually make sense.

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sound familiar?

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you lose track of billable hours jumping between client projects, personal creative work, and endless revision rounds.

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drag each project into specific time slots and color-code client work vs creative time.

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creative blocks and render times throw off your entire schedule, leaving you scrambling to catch up.

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quickly drag and drop tasks to new time slots when priorities shift or renders take longer.

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you feel guilty about unfinished projects carrying over day after day in traditional to-do apps.

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every morning starts fresh with a clean slate—no overwhelming backlog staring at you.

a freelance motion designer's day, planned hour by hour

today
9:00 AM
coffee + creative inspiration browse
30min
9:30 AM
client project alpha - storyboard revisions
2hr
11:30 AM
send project updates to clients
30min
12:00 PM
lunch break + walk
1hr
1:00 PM
motion graphics - character animation
3hr
4:00 PM
render queue + portfolio update
1hr
5:00 PM
invoice clients + project quotes
1hr
6:00 PM
personal motion project exploration
1hr

why freelance motion designers choose planhourly

freelance motion designers love seeing their creative chaos organized into visual blocks that mirror how their brain actually works. the drag-and-drop interface feels natural when you're used to timeline editors, and starting fresh each morning means yesterday's render crashes don't mentally carry over.

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brand new day

every morning starts fresh — no backlog, no guilt

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focus mode

strip everything away and see just your schedule

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recurring schedules

set repeating blocks once, they show up daily

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color categories

see the shape of your day at a glance

frequently asked questions

Can I track billable vs non-billable time as a freelance motion designer?

Absolutely! Use color-coded categories to separate client work from personal projects and admin tasks. You can easily see how much time you're spending on billable work versus business development or creative exploration.

What happens when renders take longer than planned?

Simply drag and drop your remaining tasks to new time slots. PlanHourly makes it easy to adjust your schedule on the fly when technical delays happen, which they always do in motion graphics work.

Does PlanHourly work well for managing multiple client projects?

Yes! You can set up recurring schedule blocks for regular clients and use different colors for each project. The visual layout helps you balance client work with your own creative development time.

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i used to lose whole afternoons switching between after effects and my endless to-do list

— a freelance motion designer who gets it