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Classic Animation on Flickr

Today marks the launch of the Animation History Archive on Flickr, a new group I started where we can all share interesting visual bits …

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Animation Show 2007

Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt have announced the line-up for the third edition of the ANIMATION SHOW. Having seen all the films in the …

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FESTIVAL REPORT: 2D OR NOT 2D

Animator Nancy Beiman (of the Rochester Intitute of Technology) sent in this first hand report from 2D OR NOT 2D FESTIVAL held in Everett …

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PRIVATE SNAFU IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

Today’s NEW YORK TIMES has an ARTICLE that discusses how animation was used during the 1940s and ’50s to teach valuable medical lessons. …

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CEREAL OBSESSION

After old comic books and classic animated cartoons, the number #3 most influential art to aspiring animators has to be on cereal boxes. …

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Greatest Soap Commercial Ever

“A girl finds some soap in the woods that turns her into a slut.” That’s the description I found for this risque Lux Provocateur soap …

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THE SUCCESS OF KIWI!

What’s the most popular piece of animation on the Internet right now? How about KIWI!, a Master’s thesis film by Dony Permedi of School …

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ANIMATION IN PRINT

One of the unlikeliest sources for quality animation writing nowadays is PRINT MAGAZINE. Their September/October issue had two smart …

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BLACK CARTOONS ON REFREDERATOR

The theme this week on ReFrederator.com is animated shorts built around racial stereotypes. Our buddy Emru Townsend of fps magazine is …

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John Korty’s Brock & Throck

It’s Election Day here in the US so it’s only fitting to mention a new politically-oriented Flash Webcartoon. The series, BROCK & THROCK …

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CARTOON NETWORK’S RE-ANIMATED

Yesterday, Cartoon Network released the trailer for their first original live-action production RE-ANIMATED. We’ve already discussed this …

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MONKEYHEADS ON MEDIUM

When was the last time a live action network primetime drama series featured an original animation segment as part of its plot? Van …

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TWO COOL LA STORES

Yesterday morning, after I attended the Stan Lee ribbon cutting ceremonies at the new Golden Apple Comics location on Melrose, I ran over …

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Super Rex

What sort of top-secret project is talented mad cartoonist Rex Hackelberg developing up in Canada? I don’t know, but the cartoon designs …

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BLUE SKY BLOG JAM

It’s a shame the latest Scrat short was removed from GoogleVideo yesterday, but today the Blue Sky artists have another treat for us. …

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