Representing Diverse Communities Through Character Animation

The diverse talent behind upcoming “Moana 2” - Drexel Triangle

Of mixed Asian American and Pacific Islander descent, Cravalho captured the essence of the character in a way that resonated with audiences and ...

Pixar's SparkShorts Set Out To Ignite More Diversity in Animation

The animation studio has launched a series of short films intended to increase leadership opportunities for women and people of color ...

Community Blog | Asians in Animation

... with a commitment to highlighting diverse representation in animation. ... in working in animation as a Character Designer and Storyboard Artist.

Decolonizing Animation : Online Resources/ Websites

Latinx in Animation Description: "...represents a diverse group within the Animation, VFX, and Gaming industries dedicated to uniting a ...

Santiago of the Seas' Niki López on diversity in preschool animation

Conversations around representation in media have brought marginalized communities into the mainstream, with broadcasters and streamers ...

Adobe Character Animator overview

It helps you rig a character, create puppets by modifying built-in character templates, import your Photoshop and Illustrator characters, or use ...

Disney's 12 Principles Of Animation: Bringing Characters To Life

Creating flawless animated characters demands strong appeal through character design, personality nuances, and realistic movements. Playing with ...

Diversity in Character Design: 7 Steps to Designing a Convincing ...

... animation and visual effects communities ... I want to talk more about representing 'real' people in character design.

Visualizing the World: Chinese Storytelling in Animation

A Chinese mother prepares a pile of white dough, kneading it into circles. She wraps meat in the buns and steams them.

Body Representation Matters! Three Body Diverse Animated Shows

The world of animation is growing more and more diverse, with incredible animators from all backgrounds designing characters that reflect the ...

How Children's Shows Lead the Way in Diversity on TV

“By not portraying diverse voices, we don't present ourselves as an open door for someone to imagine themselves in this career and working in ...

"Wish" Head of Character and Animation Avneet Kaur on Populating ...

We prioritized the sense of modularity and multiculturalism for an outcome in the costumes and in the overall look. To have maximum diversity in ...

Lion Forge's David Steward II on Diversity & Representation in ...

It spoke to the tenets of diversity and inclusion, to showcasing Black characters in a medium that we're woefully underrepresented in, animation ...

How 2D Animation Enhances Business Communication

Storytelling is as old as our records of human culture. Effective storytelling is engaging and taken to the next level with video animation, ...

A Cohort Study of the Diversity in Animated Films From 1937 to 2021

This is the first study to comprehensively assess the diversity of animated film characters. We have identified an improvement in diversity and ...

Writing Diverse Characters: Representation Matters in Storytelling

This diversity mirrors the real world and acknowledges the vast spectrum of human identities. The significance of writing such characters lies in its power to ...

Signing Animation and Deaf Community Inclusion w/ Carin Powell

In this video, I sit down with Carin Powell from Signing Animation where we talk about increasing the number of deaf animation professionals ...

Female Leadership Represented in Animation for Children and the ...

Identification of the Films Analyzed and the Female Characters Highlighted. Animation movie. Award. Female character. Tangled (2010). Walt Disney. Feature ...

Disney and LGBTQ representation in animation - Wikipedia

This article features the history of the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) characters in animated productions under ...

Why it's so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters

In our study of how children process the sights and sounds of animated worlds, we developed a method in which we show children images of diverse ...