The Pixar Ball, also known as the Luxo Ball, earned its first appearance and eventual name from 1986's Luxo Jr. The two-minute short had a relatively thin plot, but was made to further demonstrate ...

Pixar has long charmed audiences with Luxo Jr., the charismatic desk lamp who hops onto the capital I in PIXAR as the animation studio's production logo unspools at the start of each of its films.