RIP, Lou Hertz (1931-2005)
Louis O. Hertz, ASIFA-Atlanta president and a fixture of Atlanta’s animation scene, passed away from cancer on Monday, July 4. Hertz’s …
Amid Amidi
James Baxter Animation
JamesBaxterAnimation.com is up and running. The company’s mission statement: “James Baxter Animation is a new studio where the focus is …
Fiep Westendorp
SHEEP IN THE BIG CITY creator Mo Willems, who recently picked up his second Caldecott Honor for KNUFFLE BUNNY,writes in to let me know …
Lefor Openo
France’s equivalent of Mary Blair is not one, but two artists. Lefor Openo is the pseudonym of French illustrators Marie-Claire Lefort …
Kimball’s Toy Trains
Here’s a fascinating piece on legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball’s toy train collection and the recent auctions of the trains which …
Anime on the BBC
Last Saturday’s “The Film Programme” on the BBC was a half-hour show devoted to anime, and includes interviews with a half-dozen people …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Tom Oreb
Here’s a few random model sheet drawings by Tom Oreb. These drawings won’t be included in my forthcoming Chronicle book on 1950s …
Happy Birthday, Cartoon Retro
This past Monday was the one-year anniversary of CartoonRetro.com, an incredible source of daily visual inspiration that never fails to …
Le Building
LE BUILDING is a minute-and-a-half film that was used as an opening for the 2005 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film …
Noble Books
Tod Polson, co-director of the recent indie animated short THE PUMPKIN OF NYEFAR, lets us know about some interesting forthcoming …
REVIEW: CAMP LAZLO (Cartoon Network)
Cartoon Network sends me screeners for their new shows and specials at least once a month, and I generally toss them straight into the …
Perhaps they could make animation exec pinatas…
Triple Threat: Tweety, Barney and ShrekPhoto thanks to Harry McCracken There was an interesting story in the LA TIMES yesterday about …
One Man Band
Pixar’s latest short film ONE MAN BAND debuted last week at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film was written and …
Cube à la Jenkins
Director Ward Jenkins has a really nice Flickr photoset of his workspace at Primal Screen. He writes more about the pictures at the …
Shadow Puppets on Nick
Who would have thought: Michel Gagné and Nickelodeon? Michel has been contracted by Nick to produce eleven short animated pieces …
101 Dalmatians – Polish Style
This Polish poster for 101 DALMATIANS by Liliana Baczewska caught my eye while I was browsing through the recent book A CENTURY OF MOVIE …
Pixar at MOMA
A few days ago, I mentioned a couple books that Chronicle Books will be publishing this winter in honor of Pixar’s twentieth anniversary. …
LA Film Fest Animation Screenings
Tom Knott writes to let us know that there’s a lot of interesting and rare animation programs happening this month during the Los Angeles …
Tuesday Morning Inspiration: Tom Oreb
A few random sketches by legendary animation designer Tom Oreb…
The Must-(Not)-Have Animation Book of 2005
Here’s a book that’ll put you on the successful and rewarding career path of becoming a corporate whore licensing artist. DRAW THE LOONEY …
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