The Online Animation Conversation
In early-2005, I declared that 2004 had been the year of the animation blog. It was a good year no doubt, but the same could likely be …
In early-2005, I declared that 2004 had been the year of the animation blog. It was a good year no doubt, but the same could likely be …
They’ve just posted the complete schedule of programming for the San Diego Comic Con, July 26-29. Below I’ve extracted the animation …
Cartoonists going to the Platform International Animation Festival in Portland next week will be invited to be part of an experimental …
A Hollywood production artist, part-time performer and animator, Paul Manchester, has inherited a cache of rare World War II animation …
Don’t miss this charming set of sketchbook drawings by legendary Disney production designer Ken Anderson, posted at Mark Kennedy’s always …
Animator Dan Meth (of Hebrew Crunk fame) just completed an animation experiment. He animated his latest film while getting drunk in a …
It turns out that John Kricfalusi isn’t the only TV animation creator who is vocal about his dislike of contemporary animation execs. …
Allan Holtz, on his indespensible comic strip blog Stripper’s Guide, has posted an intriguing 1925 article (from Cartoons and Movies …
What can software developers learn from animation? Apparently, quite a bit. This post by Matt Linderman at 37signal’s Signal vs. Noise …
While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …
Today marks the launch of the Animation History Archive on Flickr, a new group I started where we can all share interesting visual bits …
Disney story artist Paul Briggs has started an unusual art project/blogsite called Dog Days of Animation. Says Paul:It all began back in …
I just realized that I never did an announcement here on the Brew to let everybody know that my book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN …
It’s getting so that every animation artist has a blog. Maybe in the next update, I’ll do a post about artists who don’t have blogs. Now …
Inspired by Mick LaSalle’s MONSTER HOUSE review, Nick Tam has posted some excellent thoughts on today’s state of animation criticism. …
There’s now an accurate contents listing for BLAST #9 posted on the newly redesigned AnimationBlast.com. Below is the wraparound cover …
A roundup of recent non-animation books that have caught my attention: I don’t know how Lane Smith does it, but every one of his …
Any day now ANIMATION BLAST 9 should be wrapped up and sent to the printer. I’ve passed my biggest personal hurdle on the issue – the …
To continue what we started in the “Animation Blog Season” post, here’s a handful more animation artist blogs that I’ve been enjoying …
The summer of 2005 will go down as the animation artist’s blog renaissance. Artist blogs have been cropping up at an unbelievable rate …