daily knowledge: throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, hanna-barbera was making waves in the american animation industry by pumping out shows for television seemingly nonstop. the studio's output had a very distinct style during this time, and this all thanks to the designs and layouts of ed benedict. taking a page out of UPA's book, benedict's abstract backgrounds and flatter character designs worked perfectly with the kind of limited animation that HB made heavy use of during this time
you can read more about him on van partible's blog, here