Nelson Diaz Promoted to Creative Director!

Congratulations!

Nelson Diaz (he/him) is an award winning Animator and a passionate Character Designer. He has taught Character Design at School of Visual Arts in NYC and has worked for clients such as Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, McDonalds, Hallmark, Verizon, Ford, Disney, TED-ed, Sesame Street and Food Network and more.

Nelson has been lucky enough to be Emmy nominated for Nick’s 2013 Halloween IDs as well as been part of an Annie Award Winning Project (Kung Fu Panda 2: Secrets of the Masters made by Duncan Studios for Dreamworks).

Nelson Diaz joined TAP in 2021 as Supervising Animator and hit the ground running, bringing new and exciting vision to TAP programming.

"Being able to help kids make the beautiful visions that are in their heads and hearts a reality by giving them access to new apps, equipment and arming them with the knowledge of a growing animation field is a joy and a privilege."

TAP can’t wait to see what Nelson can do in his new role as Creative Director!