Microsoft Visual Design team Launch Surface Copilot+PC

Working with style frames by veteran Brooklyn CD and CG innovator Wes Cockx, the Microsoft Visual Design crew merges abstract-realism with the pragmatic goals of highlighting the features and benefits of a new product. [Watch]

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Art&Graft Tease New Short Film “In Pursuit of Magic”

The team at London studio Art&Graft just dropped us the trailer for their latest in-house short film In Pursuit of Magic, an intriguing mix of 2D and 3D characters and techniques underscored with a sense mystery by Zelig Sound. [Watch]

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Bark&Bite Doubles Down for NBA Crocs

Following up on their retro-print inspired Crocs spot from last fall, the CG motion crew at Bark&Bite in Leeds slip into a new look based on the casual footwear brand’s partnership with the NBA. [Watch]

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Ditroit Pile On and “Play Smooth” for Nike’s LeBron 19

In a departure from the exacting style we most recently saw in their Hublot Full Carbon film, Italian CG specialists Ditroit let loose with a tower of cushiony chaos, a cheeky metaphor for the “Play Smooth” power of Nike’s LeBron 19 shoe. [Watch]

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ManvsMachine Hits the Runway in Comfort for PTSB

Leaving their signature CG skills aside for a moment, ManvsMachine take a seat in the director’s chair on this one-shot, all in-camera road trip (with post and rig removal via Framestore) for Irish Bank PTSB thru Publicis. [Watch]

Tektura Sony Walkman experimental short film

Tektura Studio Blurs the Line Between Art and Product

Polish CG house Tektura Studio just landed on the Stash radar with this kinetic in-house ode to the classic Sony Walkman, a stylish exercise in rendering and motion that nudges forward the boundaries of 3D brand and product films. [Watch]