Thanks Joe!
I already had brought the separate vector layers into AE from Illustrator and animated them, it was just lacking the creative vision I had for the animation.
I wouldn’t mind if the colours changed to what would be a more accurate representation of the lighting and 3D effects.
I wanted each piece to spin into place using multiple axis, or to be able to even spin the logo around 360, so 2D is not what I’m going for, I want complete control. I tried using the “shatter” effect to be able to control the depth of the layers but it ended up being far to glitchy and unpredictable. If I want to do this I want to do it right, so that is why I am here getting second opinions. =)
I will definitely look into these suggestions as well as look into some 3D software, considering that’s something I wanted to dive into at some point anyway.
Thanks again for your time, much appreciated!