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Artist of the Day: Mak Ying-Ping Artist of the Day: Mak Ying-Ping
Mak Ying-Ping

LOCATION: London, UK
PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop, Flash, After Effects]
EDUCATION: Royal College of Art [MA animation, 2012]
MAJOR PROJECTS:
States of Mind iPad app for the upcoming Wellcome Collection exhibition [interactive designer, 2015]
Are There Aliens? animated video for the Royal Observatory [animation director, 2015]
Moving Up educational app for the Serpentine Galleries [interactive designer, 2014]
Triumph online commercials [animation director, 2014]
WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED?
“Go for a walk.” Just a general piece of advice that I always forget. Whenever I’m stuck with something, instead of staring at the 15 inch screen and pulling my hair out, going out to the real world and looking at different things will help a lot.
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Artist of the Day: Mak Ying-Ping
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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.