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March 31, 2025
With the construction of a mutating translucent labyrinth, ECD Erin Sarofsky and her design team set an enigmatic tone for the HBO Max series “The Staircase” while hinting at the calculated nature of the crime that inspired it. [Watch]
With help from Ponder director Tomas Jonsgarden, the creature VFX crew at Framestore, and Bonny Tyler, a pet reptile named Jeff goes walkabout (or vacuum-about) in this comic :60 for telco and internet provider Three Ireland. [Watch]
Panoply creative director Mark Lindner: “Verizon approached us to create a package of interstitials to accompany promotions for nine different programing genres on their Fios on Demand service.” [Watch]
This short blast of code-driven typography captures the edgy tone and intensity of the design and animation work created by Paris director Nicolas Lhomme for the Canal+ International sports program TDA (Talents d’Afrique). [Watch]
Combining a storybook illustration style with the VO of a precocious seven-year-old, Dress Code director Qian Shi and agency Madwell keep this spot for Inspire Clean Energy optimistic while delivering a serious environmental message. [Watch]
Director Jake Wegesin and his brand new animation studio Ambient Press just dropped this fabulous in-house short film, a comedic look at details and characters of the historic USA/USSR space race from 1955 to 1969. [Watch]
Bullion director Rawtape (aka Manchester-based Rory A Wood) just bolted onto the Stash radar with this riveting AI-enhanced music video for English rockers Kasabian. [Watch]
In their latest round with the ESPN app, director Diego Berakha and the team at 1stAveMachine Buenos Aires continue to simply have fun, mixing loose maximalist design with live-action highlights and personalities. [Watch]
Like some magic shot of creative adrenaline, Stash 153 is guaranteed 100% effective against boredom, ennui, and creative blockages of all kinds. [Watch]
Characters in breakfast cereal spots don’t often gorge themselves on civilians after rendering them homeless, but that’s the way BBH London chose to roll in this wacky Weetabix spot directed with retro-love by Goldenwolf thru Stink. [Watch]
Dell’s commitment to efficient, elegant, and eco-friendly packaging finds clear and effortless articulation in this new CG sequence from creative director Park Sungwoo and the team at Woot Creative in Seoul, South Korea. [Watch]
Director Ezequiel Pini and the teams at Six N. Five in Barcelona and Plenty in Buenos Aires transport us to a tranquil house at sunset to showcase the PlusMinus product line from American lighting brand Vibia. [Watch]
Director Elyse Kelly, who’s Fired Up short film still resonates five years on, marks the launch of her studio by gathering 20 animators for a collaborative love letter to the diversity of America called “The Greatest Poem”. [Watch]
Polish designer/animator/programmer Ksawery Kirklewski fuses the words of German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein with the music of Max Cooper in this fascinating exploration of generative typography called “Symphony in Acid”. [Watch]
