Bill Moore, 1981.                 Photo by Chris Wahl Thursdays at CalArts were brutal.  Getting to class early to pin our assignments on t...

John Watkiss 1961-2017 John Watkiss, the brilliant animation artist famous for his stunning visual development work on "Tarzan...

BoxTrolls - designs by Luis Grane Luis Grane is an animator and character designer whose work can be seen on dozens of animate...

The idea behind this excellent four minute video is - that since all of us are likely fail in almost everything we do (at least at fir...

John Ramirez has forged an exceptionally successful career not just as an animation artist but as a designer of parades and theme parks. H...

Tony Siruno is one of our industry's leading character designers. For many years he worked for DreamWorks, helping to design many of t...

I was in an actual book store recently - not the kind where you buy coffee and scones and board games - the kind where there are books on sh...

Above is a wonderful short animated film titled Dumb Ways to Die . It boasts a catchy tune, charming character design, cute animation and...

The Noble Approach - Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design Animation designer and director Tod Polson has been working for over...