Cool 2d Animation tools

Pencil(Open Source) - http://www.pencil-animation.org/

FlipBookPro - http://www.flipbookpro.com/index.htm

The Code/Art Divide: How Technical Artists Bridge The Gap by Jason Hayes

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1651/the_codeart_divide_how_technical_.php

Credit Crisis Visualized

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

UP : Meet Kevin

Discovering a Lost World

Adrenaline Lemmings

Adrenaline Lemmings CGI test from Alex Orrelle on Vimeo.

ilovesketch

ILoveSketch from Seok-Hyung Bae on Vimeo.