Animation

» Animation World Network
   Provides information resources to the international animation community. Features include searchable database archives, monthly magazine, web animation guide, the Animation Village, discussion forums and other useful resources.
   http://www.awn.com

» About.com: Animation Guide
   Keep up with developments in online animation for all skill levels. Download tools, and seek inspiration from online work.

   
   http://animation.about.com/

» Animation - American and Japanese
   Dan Patanella's essays and reviews on over three dozen films and animated series. Also includes list of animation books, articles, and magazines.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/d-patanella/

» Digital Media FX: The History of Animation
   Michael Crandol takes an exhaustive look at the history of animation and animators/visionaries like Max Fleisher, Walter Lantz, and Otto Messmer.

   
   http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/animationhistory.html

» Enculturation: From Mouse to Mouse: Overcoming Information
   Essay by Patricia Pisters on the animated image and its changing relationship with the cinematic image.

   
   http://enculturation.gmu.edu/2_1/pisters.html

» History of Animation: Before Disney
   A short, illustrated essay by Patrick James on the basics of early animations.

   
   http://www-viz.tamu.edu/courses/viza615/97spring/pjames/history/main.html

» Richard's Animated Divots
   Chronology of animated movies, television programs, and short cartoons. Includes animation filmographies and a list of anime television series.

   
   http://www.animated-divots.com/

» Spark Online: Only Genius Is Genius
   Chris Romano feels that the proliferation of Flash and other web-based animation technologies has not improved the overall quality of animation and cartoons.

   
   http://www.spark-online.com/august00/media/romano.html

» Toonhound
   British cartoon, animation and comic strip creations - links, reviews and news from the UK.

   
   http://www.toonhound.com