While the outcome looks relatively simple, this project really got away from me. The final product consists of more than 90 layers and a resultant 7 MB illustrator file. I'm experimenting with some techniques that I had never used before, including half-tone textures and trim paths in place of the "stroke" effect.
This also marks the first time I didn't export video to Photoshop to create the .gif. I used the plug-in GifGun to create the final .gif. It's a great plug-in.