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Final Note

Dinosaur used innovative technology and techniques to blend CG creatures into real-life surroundings.

Tectonic Shifts

On the 25th anniversary of Dinosaur, Terry Moews reflects on being present at the dawn of a new animation epoch.

Winter 2025
When “writers’ room shows” like The Simpsons or Family Guy achieved great success, a lot of visual action gags—so prevalent in series like Tom and Jerry and The Road Runner Show—faded away. Animators like me were sad to see them go.

Comic Relief

Retired TAG member Dave Brain created a comic strip to capture the reality of working in animation.

Summer 2025
A complex integration of hand drawing and CG created seamless scenes like this one with Pocahontas and Grandmother Willow.

Blending In

On the 30th anniversary of Pocahontas, Disney Veteran Steve Goldberg reflects on merging hand-drawn art with early CG imagery.

Winter 2025
Marlon West and Floyd Norman at The World Animation Summit.

Eyes on the Prize

The chance discovery of stolen awards connected a string of animation workers with an industry legend.

Winter 2024
Hip to Be Square

Hip to Be Square

As SpongeBob SquarePants turns 25, series veterans Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller look back on gags, outlines, and keeping things surreal.

Fall 2024
Dave Brain with his childhood idol, legendary animator Tex Avery.

Hot Diggity Dog

Retired TAG member Dave Brain reflects on crossing paths with legendary animator Tex Avery.

Summer 2024
Nostalgia played a major role in the creation of The Brave Locomotive.

All Aboard

Animator Andrew Chesworth used modern tools to capture the whimsy of the past in his short film The Brave Locomotive.

Spring 2024
You're Invited

You’re Invited

Three TAG members reflect on what the honor of being inducted into The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences means to them.

Winter 2023
A quarter century of Nickelodeon Animation Studio has produced a legacy of fan favorites including SpongeBob SquarePants (above), The Legend of Korra, and The Loud House.

Nick Names

As Nickelodeon Animation Studio celebrates its 25th anniversary, TAG members reflect on working on beloved “Nick” shows.

Fall 2023
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