A central cube with arrows pointing in four directions, set against a pink and green background with the partially obscured text Twisted Delicacy, Chaos, and Mercy, featured in the ADC 106th Annual Awards launch film by DixonBaxi. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

DixonBaxi Lead ADC in the Search for What’s Next

Art Directors Club, the planet’s longest continuously running creative awards program, refuses to act its age in this joyfully anarchic launch campaign for their 106th (!) edition via the motion crew at DixonBaxi in London. [Watch]

A collage of four stylized illustrations from the Any Run & Everyone film: a person wearing sunglasses, two people running on a path, a person running over stylized trees, and a smiley face icon held between two halves of a brain. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Paul Jordan & Friends Run the Run for Mental Health

Paul Jordan, a creative partner at adam&eveTBWA in London, spent a year wrangling 18 animators and 12 prodcos for this massive labor of love, a film for World Mental Health Day in collaboration with UK charity Sport In Mind. [Watch]

A grumpy-looking felted black cat sits next to a shattered ceramic cup on a yellow background, reminiscent of the Petey and Barnadette brand films. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Howatson+Company Peek at the Pet’s POV for Petbarn

Australian creative agency Howatson+Company merges 3D, 2D, VFX, and generative AI into a fun and fuzzy mock-stop-motion treatment for this set of films anchoring a new campaign for pet care retailer Petbarn. [Watch]

The 48th Annual Telly Awards call for entries is open with the Telly-Awards-48-CFE- early entry deadline of Friday, December 11, 2026; visit tellyawards.com to enter. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Telly Awards Season 48 Opens Call for Entries

Our partners at the Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens, and entries for the 48th season, “Made to Move” are open with new design and animation categories. [Watch]

A Polestar collage featuring artistic motion blur and brushstroke effects on its Prime front, wheel, interior door handle, and rear taillight. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Brickland Blurs the Line for Polestar’s Prime Package

In their latest work for premium EV marque Polestar, Swedish CG studio Brickland intros the company’s Prime equipment package with a stripped down and slightly surreal Houdini-intensive treatment. [Watch]

Shark Awards logo above gold, silver, and bronze shark fin trophies, with the text DESIGN ENTRIES CLOSE OCT 31st at the bottom against a teal background for the Sharks-Design-Awards-2026. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Sharks Design Awards 2026: Entries Close Oct 30th

We’re excited to announce that this year, Design will once again have its own dedicated space in our Calendar of Events! Like Advertising, Short Film and Music Video sections, Design and Design Craft now has its own slot in our annual schedule. [Watch]

A person with dark hair and a gold horn sits in a red robe, resting their head on an open book held by their hands in the music video for Belle. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

WIZZ Director Jules Bourgès Makes Music Video Debut With “Belle” for Mistthom

Director Jules Bourgès, who we first spotted in 2019 as one of the student co-directors of this Gobelins film, just released this hand-crafted animated fantasy for composer/producer Mistthom, produced thru WIZZ in Paris. [Watch]

A purple velvet banner titled The Creative Code of Arms for a We Love Pitching guest editorial, embroidered with colorful, abstract geometric patterns and finished with a row of tassels. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 20

In this edition of his series of Stash editorials, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils looks at why the creative pitching process usually feels like a four-alarm fire and suggests a few ways to keep the flames under control. [Watch]

Event poster for the Circus Conference 2026 in São Paulo, held on December 3 at Teatro Santander. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Circus Conference Premiers in São Paulo, Brazil, Dec 3

Circus, the brand new design and motion conference, makes its debut Dec 3 in São Paulo, with a speaker line-up including Studio Dumbar, FutureDeluxe, State, Zipeng Zhu, Cyla Costa, and many more. [Watch]

Three botanical illustrations of flowers for the Aether Scent CG short film, overlaid with scientific data and the text ARCHER SCENT. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Botanical Resonance: “Aether Scent” Short Film by Pleid St.

In their latest in-house motion project, Madrid CG design lab Pleid St. extends seven species of fauna beyond their natural boundaries into a poetic and mesmerizing visualization of scent. [Watch]

Close-up of a sweaty woman with an intense, determined expression, gritting her teeth, reminiscent of a scene from The Surrender film by Manu Mazzaro & Sauvage. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Manu Mazzaro & Sauvage Surrender to Andalusian Magic

Roma director Manu Mazzaro and Sauvage animation director Ernest Desumbila merge 3D, live-action, motion capture, and AI into the single most ambitious and un-touristy tourism film you may ever witness. [Watch]

A football centered over the letters BIG for BIGSTAR Opens Big Day on a light blue patterned background, with an ESPN microphone on the left and a pretzel on the right. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

BIGSTAR Opens Big Day With Peter Schrager for ESPN

ESPN’s new high-profile daily sports talk show Big Day with Peter Schrager launched with this fresh take on the textures and icons of New York City from the crew at hometown creative studio BIGSTAR. [Watch]

A collage showing a slab of stone, a sculptor at work, a carved plaque reading Torö ÅKERBÄRSVÄGEN, and the word EXEMPLAR in the serif typeface from the Letters from Sweden launch film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Set in Stone: Here-Now Launches Exemplar Typeface for Letters from Sweden

Designer/CD Edvard Scott at Here-Now in Stockholm just dropped us this treat for type fans, a very tactile and hands-on launch film for the Exemplar font designed by Göran Söderström at Letters from Sweden. [Watch]

Text graphic for the 3rd Pictoplasma London 2026 event, taking place on 30 October. Visit pictoplasma.com/london for more information. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Pictoplasma Returns to RCA in London October 30th

The Pictoplasma character design conference heads back to London for an all-new one-day event with six artist talks plus animation screenings and plenty of opportunities to connect with other character experts and enthusiasts. [Watch]