Introduction

In 1999, Tomm Moore and Paul Young was studying animation at Ballyfermot senior College, Dublin. They started an informal partnership, and when Nora Twomey joined not long after, the foundation of the Cartoon Saloon studio was set.

The founding members of Cartoon Saloon, Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey

Since then, the studio have grown into a multiaward-winning studio, producing anything from feature-length films to illustrated books. Their work has earned a reputation of being beautiful, imaginative and carefully thought through, with designs that are simplistic, but yet eye-catching, energetic and expressive. The most notable production of theirs is their mammoth-project "The Secret Of Kells", a 75 minute, fully 2D-animated film, which was nominated in the category of best animated feature in the academy awards 2009.
In this blog, we will look at the works of this studio, from their earliest shorts, to their feature films. What did they do to earn such a good reputation, and has it had any effect on the animation industry?

Picture sources: 
http://www.heanet.ie/conferences/2009/speakers.php
http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/services/directors/
Text sources:

http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/about/

http://www.cartoonsaloon.ie/services/directors/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601/