Rare 1950s animated shorts

Just for fun, here’s title cards for a few shorts which will be included in my forthcoming Chronicle book on 1950s animation design. It’s …

HAWKINS AND CHINIQUY

Jaime Weinman continues his analysis of Great Warner Bros. Animators on his Something Old, Nothing New blog. This time Emery Hawkins …

A MEATHAUS SKETCH BOOK

Those wacky cartoonists at Meathaus.com have created a 218 page sketchbook featuring 31 artists – including several pages by animators …

SD Con: It’s the Cat

Throughout next week, I’ll be doing some plugs for animation-related products and events at the upcoming Comic-Con International San …

NORM PRESCOTT R.I.P.

Norm Prescott, co-founder of FILMATION (pictured above at left with Hal Sutherland in the middle and Lou Scheimer at right), passed away …

JANET KLEIN

If you are in Hollywood tonight and are looking for things to do – I highly recommend you spend an evening with Janet Klein And Her …

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 …

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 …

HAND PUPPETS

Andrew Young’s PuppetVision Blog has pointed out this website listing dozens of vintage cartoon character hand puppets. Making three …

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 …

ROWLAND B. WILSON R.I.P.

On Tuesday June 28th, cartoonist Rowland B. Wilson passed away.Lucky SevenWilson is best known for hundreds of cartoons he wrote and drew …

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …

ADAM@HOME

Today’s ADAM@HOME by Brian Basset (via UComics.com)

MEXICAN STAMPS – Part II

Thanks to the U.S. Government’s official denouncement of the Mexican postage stamps featuring Memin Pinguin, the stamps themselves have …

THE ANIMATED PERFORMANCE

Mark your calendar. Animators Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Jan Pinkava (Geri’s Game), Steve Hornby and Richie Baneham (Lord of the Rings) …

MEXICAN POSTAGE STAMPS

The media is reporting today on the Mexican postage stamp featuring famed cartoon character Memin Pinguin.The White House on Thursday …

RECLAIMING FELIX THE CAT

Animation director Raul Garcia just got back from a trip overseas and brought me a present: the 20 page color booklet published in …

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 …

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