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Mister Magoo

Todays post is all about Mister Magoo. The iconic UPA animation character. The scans below are from Amid Amidi’s beautiful book titled CARTOON MODERN, STYLES AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION. ENJOY!

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1950's Animation Inspirations

Todays blog post are some beautiful pages from Amid Amidi book Cartoon Modern. Check it out if you want to know more about animation in the 1950’s. A great book. Enjoy!

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UNITED PRODUCTIONS of AMERICA

Todays update is more Cartoon Modern, I want to high light one of my favorite animation studios. United Productions of America or UPA for short. They made some amazing works of art. True mastery from everyone involved. The images below are from the book by amid amidi.

Flat Hatting 1946

Flat Hatting 1946


The Jaywalker 1956

The Jaywalker 1956


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Designer Ed Benedict's And Some Of His Hanna-Barbera Studios Work

Todays update are some beautiful and nostalgic Hanna-Barbera Studios stuff. These pages are from the book Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi. A brief introduction to the iconic studio can be found in Amidi’s book. I grew up watching these on the cartoon network. They where great, they remain great. True works of masters.

On a side note. Amid Amidi has his own blog about animation. I highly suggest you check it out. Visit WWW.CARTOONBREW.COM

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