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| Formerly | Nickelodeon Creative Labs (1994–99) |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry |
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| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
| Founder | Amy Friedman |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Nickelodeon Digital, often shortened toNick Digital and originally known asNickelodeon Creative Labs, is an Americananimation studio based inNew York City which opened in 1994. It is a division ofNickelodeon Animation Studio. Nickelodeon Digital produces some ofNickelodeon's animated series and creates digital content and motion graphics for theNickelodeon Group. The company'sBurbank, California branch createsCGI and visual effects for Nickelodeon's animated series.
Nick Digital has also worked on shows for other Viacom networks, includingTV Land,Noggin, andSpike TV.
Nickelodeon Creative Labs was founded in 1994 by Amy Friedman.[1][2] The company produced motion graphics and short-form material for theNickelodeon network, including the award-winningShort 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 byChris Phillips forNick 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 theNick Jr. seriesBlue's Clues in-house usingAdobe After Effects,Photoshop, andPower Macintosh computers.
In October 1999, Nickelodeon Creative Labs relaunched as Nick Digital; it was now also producingLittle Bill, another Nick Jr. series. In 2001, a Nick Digital branch atNickelodeon Animation Studio began producing visual effects for Nickelodeon's animated series. The same year, Nick Digital produced the secondBackyardigans 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 creatorJanice Burgess.
| Name | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Backyardigans | 2002 | unaired pilot |
| 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 andSpongeBob SquarePants segments |
| Noggin Mascot | 2002–03 | interstitial series |
| Play with Me Sesame | 2002–03 | |
| 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 | |
| Umizumiz | 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 | 2011–16 2019–23 | |
| 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 |