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May 8, 2026·Use caseOnboarding-flow mascot animation patterns
Onboarding-flow mascot animation patterns. Step by step, with the gotchas solo devs hit at 2 AM and the fixes that survive the second build.
May 7, 2026·Use caseLanding-page mascot animation best practices
Landing-page mascot animation best practices. Step by step, with the gotchas solo devs hit at 2 AM and the fixes that survive the second build.
May 7, 2026·Use caseBrand-mascot animation: the 2026 overview
Brand-mascot animation: the 2026 overview. A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 7, 2026·Use caseMeta-ad character-animation best practices
Meta-ad character-animation best practices. Step by step, with the gotchas solo devs hit at 2 AM and the fixes that survive the second build.
May 7, 2026·Use caseMusic-video 2D character animation: the working overview
Music-video 2D character animation: the working overview. A working overview for indie 2D devs — the real moves, the real numbers, no Adobe-suite buzzwords.
May 7, 2026·Use caseBanner-ad 2D character animation
Banner-ad 2D character animation. Step by step, with the gotchas solo devs hit at 2 AM and the fixes that survive the second build.
May 6, 2026·IndustryHow AI is changing 2D character creation
AI image generators won't put 2D animators out of business. They'll change what the work is — and which parts of it humans should still own.
May 6, 2026·GenreAnimating fighting-game characters in 2D
Fighting games are the most demanding 2D animation genre. Per-frame hit detection, signature poses, and 24-frame attack arcs change what the pipeline has to support.
May 6, 2026·Use caseCharacter animation for educational games
Edtech games live or die by character likeability. A static teacher mascot doesn't engage kids. A moving one does — and it's the cheapest production upgrade available.
May 6, 2026·IndustryWhy 2D character animation is having a renaissance
3D was supposed to win. It didn't. 2D character animation is louder, weirder, and more interesting in 2026 than it's been in twenty years.
May 6, 2026·IndustryThe state of 2D character animation in 2026
Where the field is now: browsers got serious, AI is creeping in, mocap is cheaper than ever, and Spine still rules the high end.
May 6, 2026·TutorialHow to export a 2D character animation as a GIF
GIFs aren't dead — they're just smaller now. Here's how to ship a character animation as a GIF that loops cleanly and stays under 1MB.