Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) is hosting the exhibition, Design at Play: The High Design and Low-Brow Humor of Cartoon Network, a formal presentation of the Atlanta-based network's multiple award-winning creative work that is scheduled to run at the museum's downtown facilities at 285 Peachtree Center Ave. The multi-media exhibit -- featuring wide samples of print advertising and marketing materials, billboard executions, premium design, on-air spots, websites and online games -- each designed to support the network's original animated programming-will spotlight the local talents of Cartoon Network's renowned team of designers, writers, animators, producers and graphic artists.
Spanning three full galleries at MODA, this first-time partnership also will explore the process of creating an animated television program from doodles and 3-D models to style guides and storyboards. Furthermore, Design at Play will review the "holistic" approach to branding and promotion through multimedia platforms, explore product design and packaging for retail, and highlight creative examples of more traditional advertising.
The exhibition also will highlight the work of creative masterminds behind some of Cartoon Network's most beloved cartoons, including animator Craig McCracken, who created the global cartoon sensation, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, and the network's current top original series, FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, recently featured as part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
Additional original shows that will be featured include ED, EDD N EDDY, MY GYM PARTNER'S A MONKEY, THE GRIM ADVENTURES OF BILLY & MANDY and CAMP LAZLO. A special treat for the Atlanta audience will be the inclusion of Cartoon Network's newest production, CLASS OF 3000, which premiered in November. The series, which is set in Atlanta, is created by Atlanta's own Andr
