• Features

    Name Brand

    Name Brand

    Personal branding is all about your name. So how do you make sure yours stands out?

  • Features

    Future Forward

    Future Forward

    When it comes to science fiction animation today, relatability is just as important as dreaming up new frontiers.

  • Features

    Authentic Voices

    Authentic Voices

    Voices of experience deepen shared connections in two animated series.

  • Features

    The Big Pictures

    The Big Pictures

    This year’s Oscar-eligible contenders for Best Animated Feature showcase the many talents of our TAG members.

  • Features

    Devil in the Details

    Devil in the Details

    A horror-comedy series, Little Demon offered three TAG members unique—and irreverent— opportunities.

  • Member Mondays

    April Apodaca

    April Apodaca

    Art Director April Apodaca discusses her eclectic creative interests, her love of serious stories in animation, and why she appreciates the Guild for bringing members together.

  • Member Mondays

    Areeba Khan

    Areeba Khan

    Lead Character Technical Director Areeba Khan shares the challenges of career pivots, her passion for a hand-drawn look, and how the Guild creates safe space for creativity.

  • Member Mondays

    Ed Gaskew

    Ed Gaskew

    Character Designer and Storyboard Artist shares his struggles to get started in animation, his desire to be a pillar of hope, and his appreciation for the community the Guild provides.

  • Member Mondays

    Erin Eng

    Erin Eng

    Background Painter Erin Eng shares her thoughts on the role of friendship in finding work, the challenges of motherhood on the job, and how the Guild provides a sense of community.

  • Member Mondays

    Megan Phonesavanh

    Megan Phonesavanh

    Character Designer Megan Phonesavanh shares her struggle to find her own style, why she feels there’s room for agitprop in animation, and how Union benefits changed her life.

  • Member Mondays

    Siti Lu

    Siti Lu

    Storyboard Artist Siti Lu discusses their dreams of doing cinematic storyboarding, the challenge of finding steady jobs to maintain a work visa, and how the Guild has helped their career growth.

  • After Hours

    McFly, 3D Retro, Glendale, 2020

    Climbing the Walls

    What would a well-established Character Designer and traditional Animator ever be doing 40 feet up in the air taking a can of spray paint to the side […]

  • Art & Craft

    ARTIST: Allison Kelly TITLE:  Untitled  MEDIUM: Digital/PhotoshopSIZE: 763 pixels x 1130 pixels

    Reflecting on Art

    As an artist, Allison Perry says she’s done a little bit of everything, from tech to games to animation, where she got her start doing freelance work […]

  • The Climb

    Chogrin with Guillermo del Toro.

    Creative License

    Animation artist, art toy designer, director, and so much more, Chogrin is living proof that you can have the best of all creative worlds.

  • Frame x Frame

    Tacchia’s own facial expression influences her art.

    Color Her Unimpressed

    Easy access to Post-it notes and a search for creative freedom resulted in Miranda Tacchia’s impressive first book, Unimpressed.

  • Art & Craft

    ARTIST: Kitty Tomblin TITLE:  Roger the Golden  MEDIUM: Digital SIZE: 12.636” x 18.091”

    Drawing the Divine

    Animator Kitty Tomblin finds inspiration in cathedrals and rock ‘n roll.

  • The Climb

    Looking Down on Arroyo Burro Beach Park

    A Passion to Paint

    Throughout his career Joel Parod has had one goal—to make art, anything and everything, from animation color keys to plein air landscapes to his own album covers.

  • Story & Vision

    When Moon Girl accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into modern New York, the two team up to fight crime.

    Super Humanity

    Old-school New York City, power blackouts, and a 10-ton T-Rex set the stage for a teen superheroine in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

  • Story & Vision

    When Jabari Met Meadow

    When Jabari Met Meadow

    Inspired by the music of Kid Cudi, Entergalactic explores the universality of new love.

  • Short Story

    A still of the characters taking on animal features in Meal on the Plate.

    Food for Thought

    You are what you eat takes on new meaning in an Oscar-eligible short film by Chenglin Xie.

  • On the Job

    Living Color

    Living Color

    Color Designers have experienced substantial victories in recent years, from moving out of Ink and Paint to trading their old job title of “Color Stylist” for one that recognizes their role in the pipeline.

  • On the Job

    Max Beaudry, Meredith Kecskemety, and Paul Chang

    Write On!

    Tons of meetings, pitching wild ideas, and honing their craft—it’s all in a day’s work for these staff writers on animated TV shows.

  • Story & Vision

    Outback Magic

    Outback Magic

    First-time Director Clare Knight and Director-Writer Harry Cripps discuss Back to the Outback, the tale of a ragtag band of Australian animals that prove being different isn’t a bad thing.

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