Includes Animated Graphics, Animation Art Galleries, Artists, Audio, Awards, Collectibl­es, Computer Animation, Contests, Festivals, Magazines and E-zines, News and Media, Organizati­ons, Puppetry, Stop-Motion, and more!

Animation is the art of making inanimate objects appear to move. Animation is an artistic impulse that long predates the movies.

Walt Disney himself explains how the multiPlane camera revolutionized the art of animation.

Steamboat Willie, produced in 1928, was the first animated cartoon with sound synchronization. The debut of this cartoon is deemed to be the "birthday" of Mickey Mouse.

The Internet Archive stores hundreds of early animated cartoons you can watch online. Included are Goofy Gander, Krazy Kat, Casper The Friendly Ghost, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker, and Heckle And Jeckle.

American Memory - Origins of American Animation, includes The Enchanted Drawing (1900, Edison),Fun in a Bakery Shop (1902, Edison), Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906, Vitagraph), He Resolves Not to Smoke from Dreamy Dud Series (1915, Essanay), Krazy Kat--Bugologist (1916, I.F.S.). Animator: Frank

Includes Clay Animation

American Memory - The development of early American animation is represented by this collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, which spans the years 1900 to 1921. They point to a connection between newspaper comic strips and early animated films

Indicates the software needed to create a gif animation.

Let Walt Disney himself show you how an animated cartoon is made.