WeWereMonkeys, aka the Montreal creative duo of Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser, give a nod to Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher in their “maze-like world of concrete structures” built for Tears For Fears’ new single “Break The Man”. [Watch]
Brazilian cel animator and motion designer Elias Velho lets loose in this punchy promo for his new online Motion Design School course Frame by Frame Ninja that promises to teach you “the hardcore way of animating, one drawing at a time.” [Watch]
Working from designs by US designer/animator Louis Wes, Barcelona animation studio Device spins up a fluid showcase of Japanese performing arts for Stage Beyond Borders, a new initiative from The Japan Foundation. [Watch]
Brooklyn’s Augenblick Studios updates classic Fleischer Brothers style animation in stand-out work for online brokerage platform Stake produced thru agency Bear Meets Eagle on Fire and powered by the spoken word prowess of Black Chakra. [Watch]
Few people do silly creatures better than AJ Jefferies, a 3D illustrator/animator based in Norwich, UK who burst onto the Stash radar in 2020 with his beat-perfect comedy “Horse” that also made the Best of Stash collections that year. [Watch]
No matter your take on the tidal wave of NFTs washing over civilization as we know it, this spot for Twitter’s new NFT profile pictures – with animation and VFX by Chicago studio Run Kick Shout – is pretty fun. [Watch]
