hand-drawn cartoons Logos and Brands

Hand-drawn animation as an art form and industry sets the theme for the Hand-Drawn Cartoons section. Animation studios working in traditional drawing techniques and brands exploiting the aesthetics of hand illustration fall into this category. In their early days, Walt Disney, Fleischer Studios, and Warner Bros. created frame-by-frame animation on paper, and their logos embody the spirit of hand-drawn art. This section brings together the visual symbols of companies for which hand-drawn animation is a defining method or legacy.