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The Creation Blog

33 field notes from a working animator — craft, AI, the industry, and the long game of making your own shows.

Take the Note, Not the Wound
5 June 2026 · Adult Animation

Take the Note, Not the Wound

Feedback Isn’t Personal: What 20 Years in Animation Taught Me About Protecting Your Head When I started out, all I wanted was to animate for a living. I’d…

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Growing With Emerging Technology
7 August 2025 · Creative Pipeline Strategy

Growing With Emerging Technology

Growing alongside emerging technology is a curious process. It touches so many areas of life that when you’re in your own little bubble, you don’t always…

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Sometimes, it happens
28 March 2025 · Animation

Sometimes, it happens

Everyone has heard the saying - Shit Happens. Working on projects that have defined timelines and pressures that come and go, you get to learn to roll…

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