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‘Tis The Season To Share Christmas GIFs
A terrific collection of holiday-themed animated gifs created by contemporary animators and illustrators.
Amid Amidi
Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, of “Take Five” fame, died last Wednesday, the day before his 92nd birthday.
Tomorrow in NYC: Lillian Schwartz Retrospective
The Museum of Modern Art is presenting a retrospective of work by legendary computer animator Lillian Schwartz at 7pm.
“Paperman” Rap
A rap song about the Disney short Paperman by Adam WarRock and Vince Vandal.
Does A ‘CalArts Sensibility’ Exist?
A minority of CalArts alumni take great offense if you imply that the school’s illustrious Character Animation program has a recognizable sensibility…
Everything We Do Is Animation
This video of plane landings by Cy Kuckenbaker has been quite the sensation this week, amassing over 1.7 million views…
“Snappy Tom” by Rubber House
Melbourne-based Rubber House continues to develop a highly personal cartoon aesthetic with their latest video, Snappy Tom
New Mel Blanc Bio Looks Like A Must-Have
The new biography Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices by Ben Ohmart starts shipping this week. Blanc created the voices…
Richard Williams Teaches You How To Move It
Richard Williams is an undeniable animation legend, but if you’ve ever seen his DVD animation lessons, then you know he also has some slick dance moves.
A Roundtable With Animated Feature Directors
The LA Times conducted an hour-loung roundtable with the directors of five recent animated features: Mark Andrews…
Celebrate the Holidays with Ward Kimball
Even though there won’t be a Ward Kimball biography in time for Christmas, you can still celebrate the holidays with Ward. My Tumblr 365 …
Trailer: “Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty”
“It’s the way the world works. Essentially, poverty is what makes the rich rich.” Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty is a new …
“Do the Devo” by Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor
Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor’s new music video “Do the Devo” is a frame-by-framer’s delight. Chatfield-Taylor directed the piece for …
The Montreal Animated Film Summit Starts Today
Beginning today in Montreal and continuing through Sunday is the 11th annual Montreal Animated Film Summit (Les Sommets du cinéma …
The Only Animation Holiday Gift Guide You’ll Ever Need
Looking for the perfect unique gift for that special animation nerd in your life? Or maybe you just want to give yourself a special …
What Does Animation Have To Do With Mobile UX?
Rachel Hinman, a research scientist in the area of mobile user experience, argues in this article for Smashing Magazine that motion has …
Mel Shaw (1914-2012)
The Disney History blog reports that Disney visual development artist Mel Shaw has passed away at the age of 97. He was born Melvin …
Advance Praise for the Book That Disney Doesn’t Want You To Read
This week was supposed to be the release date of my biography about artist, animator and director Ward Kimball. However, my publisher, …
LOWDI Spot by CRCR
I’ll be honest, I have no idea what this commercial is selling. But I’ll take ten of whatever it is. Sometimes it’s just as effective to …
Animation: The View from Nigeria
When an animated film is submitted from Nigeria, I sit up and take notice. That’s because it doesn’t happen often. In fact, it never …
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