Trapcode 3D Stroke = Fun in my opinion. Visit The Genesis Project for the article and project files. If you want to play along, but don't have 3D Stroke, you can download a trial version here. If you love it (which I KNOW you will), here's where you can buy it. It's a bargain at $99 and one license will work in several host applications on the same computer. And it's fun. Whee!
Here is his video: