Nexus Studios director Laurie Rowan powers up the kitschy fun of an 80s training montage in this keynote film for Google’s I/O 2026 event, a cheeky and tactile merger of 3D animation, puppetry, and AI. [Watch]
Spotify’s suite of Mix tools (that allow users to transform playlists into seamless DJ sets by accessing producer-level track data), gets a retro 2D airbrush vibe in this new product film from the BUCK team. [Watch]
A carefully curated selection of intense inspiration, Stash 177 is the latest addition to the ever-expanding archives of the Stash Permanent Collection, the only streaming platform dedicated to motion design and animation. [Watch]
Ashley Monaghan (former EP at Hornet) and Joey Recoskie (former director at Tendril) just dropped us the rich and riveting launch/manifesto film for SAGA, their new Toronto-based CG design and animation studio. [Watch]
In their new film for Italian lighting brand Lodes, co-founder/CD Jonathan Formento and his CG motion crew (whose work we track here), take a hyper-minimalist approach to keep attention tightly focused on the product. [Watch]
In direct contrast to the snappy elegance of their recent film for Sonos, the crew at LA 3D motion house Frame48 conjures two elemental torture tests to showcase the impact protection of Lazer’s cycling helmets. [Watch]
