School of Motion 2019 Motion Design Survey | STASH MAGAZINE

Required Reading: 2019 Motion Design Survey Results

The School of Motion crew recently interviewed 1,000+ working motion designers from 95 countries to “identify and dissect key trends” in the industry including income differences based on gender, experience, education, and employment type. [Watch]

Supercell Brawlimation by This Thing of Ours | STASH MAGAZINE

Brawl Stars “Brawlimation” by This Thing of Ours

London digital agency Waste and its new design and animation studio This Thing of Ours created the base animation for this rollicking Brawl Stars spot then invited the Reddit community to have at it. [Watch]

Playgrounds - The Art Department 2019 Titles by Nick DenBour | STASH MAGAZINE

Headbanging and Assorted Chaos in Eindhoven

Toronto video artist Nick DenBoer smears his talent for the silly and surreal all over these titles for the Playgrounds the Art Department festival in The Netherlands, creating both the CG and the music. [Watch]

Mezcal El Silencio Duelo brand film | STASH MAGAZINE

Capturing the Alebrijes for Mezcal El Silencio

Director Kenneth Kegley and the crew at Current in LA team with fashion label Art Comes First to push the Mexican folk sculptures of fantasy/mythical creatures called Alebrijes into new and darker territory for Mezcal El Silencio. [Watch]

IBM Shape your cloud by NotReal | STASH MAGAZINE

Giving Shape to Your IBM Cloud

CDs Milton Gonzalez, Valeria Moreiro, and their NotReal motion crew in Buenos Aires help escalate the enterprise cloud computing wars with this snappy and confident volley for IBM’s offering. [Watch]

Almir Nago Press Enter short film | STASH MAGAZINE

“Press Enter” Experimental Short Film by Almir Nago

Almir Nago, a Paris-based art director, motion designer, and member of the eka.studio collective, takes us into a glitchy, enigmatic, and unpredictable virtual world via his new passion project called “Press Enter.” [Watch]

Google The Gap brand video by Buck | STASH MAGAZINE

Buck Narrows “The Gap” for Google Cloud

Creative director Gareth O’Brien and the Buck crew build a compelling case for the power of Google’s Cloud services by turning a client testimonial and dry facts into an abstracted and surprisingly emotional brand film. [Watch]

You Lovely Lovers short film by JaimeR | STASH MAGAZINE

“You Lovely Lovers” Exposes the True Art of Kissing

New Jersey animator Jaime Rodriguez (aka JaimeR) just unleashed his newest trip to the weird side with this seismic 2D slap to your frontal cortex he describes as “A simple lil toon about two small birds sharing a kiss.” [Watch]

Leuki animated short film by Julien Leconte | STASH MAGAZINE

“Leuki” Animated Short Film by Julien Leconte

French director/animator Julien Leconte updates the classic man-and-his-dog narrative by moving it to a homestead in space, adding a horde of ominous tentacle creatures, then animating it all with heart, humor, and fine attention to craft. [Watch]

La Fine Equipe & Fakear 5th Season music video | STASH MAGAZINE

La Fine Equipe & Fakear “5th Season” Music Video

Director/animators Valère Amirault and Lili Des Bellons shatter the convention of rendering future dystopias in depressing tones in this vivid and dynamic CG sci-fi/fantasy for “5th Season” by French artists La Fine Equipe and Fakear. [Watch]

Stash 137 inspiration and insight | STASH MAGAZINE

The Stash 137 Preview: Two minutes of Pure Inspiration

Here’s your inspiration break for the day: a two-minute preview of STASH 137 – the latest compilation of 31 energizing motion design, animation, and VFX projects inducted into the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]

Blend Fest 2019 opening titles by Gunner | STASH MAGAZINE

Blend Fest 2019 Opening Titles by Gunner

This enchanting parade of eccentric characters opened the 2019 edition of the wildly popular Blend Fest motion conference on September 20 courtesy of Detroit animation/illustration studio Gunner and friends. [Watch]

Supinfocom Grads Release “Overrun” CG Short

After 185 festival screenings and 49 awards, this action/thriller CG short called “Overrun” – directed and animated by a team of six students at French animation school Supinfocom RUBIKA – is now available for your viewing pleasure. [Watch]

The School Of Life Intimacy and Closeness by Daniel Stankler | STASH MAGAZINE

Love vs Sex in The School Of Life

A recent graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, Daniel Stankler applies his frame by frame technique and bold animation style to explore the love/sex dichotomy in modern relationships for The School Of Life. [Watch]