Nickelodeon Digital, often shortened to Nick Digital and originally known as Nickelodeon Creative Labs, is an American animation studio based in New York City which opened in 1994. It is a division of Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Nickelodeon Digital produces some of Nickelodeon's animated series and creates digital content and motion graphics for the Nickelodeon Group. The company's Burbank, California branch creates CGI and visual effects for Nickelodeon's animated series.
Nick Digital has also worked on shows for other Viacom networks, including TV Land, Noggin, and Spike TV.
History Nickelodeon Creative Labs was founded in 1994 by Amy Friedman. The company produced motion graphics and short-form material for the Nickelodeon network, including the award-winning Short Films by Short People interstitial series. Soon after its founding in 1994, Nickelodeon Creative Labs introduced an animated mascot consisting of two eyes & a mouth voiced by Chris Phillips for Nick Jr. named Face, who would also often change to a different color and interact with the block's characters (on-screen and off). In 1996, Nickelodeon Creative Labs began producing the Nick Jr. series Blue's Clues in-house using Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Power Macintosh computers.
In October 1999, Nickelodeon Creative Labs relaunched as Nick Digital; it was now also producing Little Bill, another Nick Jr. series. In 2001, a Nick Digital branch at Nickelodeon Animation Studio began producing visual effects for Nickelodeon's animated series. The same year, Nick Digital produced the second Backyardigans pilot (featuring the same synopsis as the later episode "The Heart of the Jungle"). The studio used CGI and motion capture, a method that was ultimately rejected by creator Janice Burgess.
List of productions Name Year(s) Notes Face 1994–2003 interstitial series; animation production from 2000 to 2003 Natalie's Backseat Traveling Web Show 1996–97 interstitial series Blue's Clues 1996–2004 Little Bill 1999–2002 Garbage Boy 1999 short film SpongeBob's Nicktoon Summer Splash 2000–01 interstitial series Dora the Explorer 2000–14 Astrology with Squidward 2000 interstitial series Nick Jr. Presents 2000 interstitial series Blue's Big Musical Movie 2000 2001 Kids' Choice Awards 2001 animated graphics Nick Jr. Just for Me Stories 2001 interstitial series The Baseball Card Shop 2001 short film 2002 Kids' Choice Awards 2002 Jimmy Neutron and SpongeBob SquarePants segments Noggin Mascot 2002–03 interstitial series Play with Me Sesame 2002–03 Backyardigans 2002 unaired pilot Shpidah! 2002 unaired pilot Linny the Guinea Pig 2003 interstitial series 2003 Kids' Choice Awards 2003 The Fairly OddParents segment The Alan Brady Show 2003 TV Land special Gary the Rat 2003 This Just In! 2004 Blue's Room 2004–07 The Backyardigans 2004–10 My World 2004–05 interstitial series Mighty Bug 5 2004 interstitial series Big Shorty 2004 unaired pilot Go, Diego, Go! 2005–11 Umizumis 2006 unaired pilot Bubble Guppies 2006 unaired pilot Lolly and the Pipsqueaks 2006 unaired pilot Friday: The Animated Series 2007–08 Chickiepoo and Fluff: Barnyard Detectives 2007 interstitial series and unaired pilot Nicktoons Film Festival 5 2008 opening & bumpers Bubble Guppies 2011–162019–23 Charlie and Mr. Two 2013 short film Wallykazam! 2014–17 Welcome to the Wayne 2014; 2017–19 Dora and Friends: Into the City! 2014–17 Blaze and the Monster Machines 2014–21 Bad Bad Bunny 2014 short film Butterbean's Café 2018–20
Visual effects SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) Cry Baby Lane (2000) The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017) Invader Zim (2001–2004) Maniac Magee (2003) Stripperella (2003–2004) Whoopi's Littleburg (2004) Fatherhood (2004–2005) Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008) Catscratch (2005–2007) The X's (2005–2007) Holly Hobbie & Friends (specials, 2006–2007) Random! Cartoons (2006–2007) El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007–2008) The Modifyers (2007; pilot) Tak and the Power of Juju (2007–2009) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007–2011) The Mighty B! (2008–2011) The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–2012) Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009–2012) T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2013) Winx Club (2011–2016) Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2013) Robot and Monster (2012–2014) Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016) Earmouse and Bottle (2013; short film) Breadwinners (2014–2016) Harvey Beaks (2015–2017) Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015–2018) Shimmer and Shine (2015–2020) The Loud House (2016–present) Bunsen Is a Beast (2017–2018) Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie (2017) Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019) Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019) The Casagrandes (2019–2022)
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