iAniMagic 2019 Competition is kicking off!

Get ready to combine your love of animation and animals into one masterpiece – the iAniMagic Competition is back! The 8th iAniMagic, starting from August 1st, invites you to show off your animation skills whilst demonstrating your love for animals. The big winner this year will receive a monetary prize worth 700USD and more! 

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Words From an Aspiring Artist: Animation Desk User Story

Today, we are joined by Nick Sorrels, a self-taught artist from California with aspirations of becoming a professional. Nick uses Animation Desk, in addition to other programs, to refine his animation skills. Check out his interview to learn how these animation resources helped Nick teach himself to become an artist.

Hello Nick, thank you for taking time to join us for an interview. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? 

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Document your Experience with NoteLedge & Write-on Video

Sarah Melgar, one of Kdan Mobile’s interns in the spring of 2019, attended the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference on March 27-30. NCECA is a nonprofit organization that supports global education and appreciation for ceramic arts. While at the conference, Sarah used NoteLedge to take organized, multimedia notes on the event, and Write-on Video, to capture and share her experience. After the conference, Sarah answered some questions about her experience using these apps to document her trip:

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Looking Ahead: Preparing to Make the Next Ten Years Even More Creative than the Last

Kdan is celebrating ten years of creativity! In 2009, Kdan started on a kitchen table with our flagship app, PDF Reader. In the past ten years, through teamwork and growing our community, we’ve transformed into a global SaaS company with offices in Taiwan, China, and the U.S., introduced numerous productivity solutions, and planning to release another ground breaking service by the middle of 2019!
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Working Overseas | Expanding Kdan’s U.S. Office


Moving across the world to start a new life in a country with new people, a new company, and a completely foreign language is a huge first step for any recent college graduate. Joey DiGangi III and I (Chris Heron) took on this great task only months after earning a bachelor’s degree from Juniata College. While both of us started our own businesses in college, taking big risks and accepting challenges is something we were used to, but this was the biggest challenge yet. Continue reading “Working Overseas | Expanding Kdan’s U.S. Office”