Tragic news.

[spatch]

Joe Ranft, one of the main creative forces at Pixar, was killed yesterday in a car accident. Not only was he a great storyteller and creative vocal artist, but he was one heck of a guy and described, by more than one person, as "the heart of Pixar."

It's also just heartbreaking to read how the company just effectively ground to a halt today, trying to process it all. Alas for Joe, alas for Pixar, alas for us.