A stylized, grayscale illustration of a raven with textured, abstract orange lines and splatters evokes a moody, artistic feel—perfect for The Dark Wizard Doc’s HBO Opening Titles, set against faint, sketchy cliffs in the background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Brut Works Opens “The Dark Wizard” Doc Series on HBO

Barcelona studio Brut Works, whose many styles of animation we track here, assembles the energetic yet unnerving titles for a new HBO doc series, all powered by a foreboding track from American composer Dan Deacon. [Watch]

A light gray ECCO Biom 720 sneaker with a textured sole rests on a surface covered in small, white, round balls. The shoe features mesh fabric and lace-up closure, as seen in the ECCO Biom 720 Product Film by KORB. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Soft on Sneakers: KORB Launches the Biom 720 for ECCO

KORB founder/CD Rimantas Lukavicius, whose head-turning Chivas Regal film graces the cover of the Stash Annual 2025, translates the personality of ECCO’s Biom 720 sneaker into CG poetry in this new product film. [Watch]

Colorful, surreal landscape with crystal-like structures and flowers against a pastel blue and pink background. Large white text reads GUCCI and below, THE ALCHEMISTS GARDEN, inspired by the Gucci The Alchemist’s Garden brand film by Jieru Tang. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Jieru Tang Explores Gucci ‘s “The Alchemist’s Garden” in SCAD Thesis film

Atlanta-based motion designer and illustrator Spring (Jieru) Tang just dropped us her thesis project, an ambitious and alchemical spec CG Gucci brand film completed for her MFA at Savannah College of Art and Design. [Watch]

A collage featuring various “niceshit” logos in different fonts and colors, group photos, bold black and blue graphics, handwritten text, and branded merchandise items from the Niceshit Studio rebrand 2026. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Niceshit Celebrates a Decade of Design & Motion With Rebrand and Hand-Made Font

The crew at Niceshit Studio in Barcelona mark their 10th anniversary in the animation/illustration trade with a full rebrand anchored by a custom, hand-drawn typeface built from the handwriting of the studio’s three founders. [Watch]

Colorful illustration with tropical plants, flowers, and trees, traditional buildings, and stylized human figures—all interwoven with a winding red-and-yellow snake-like design—echoes how FutureBrand São Paulo unites the Brazilian Amazon with its new branding campaign. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

FutureBrand São Paulo Unites the Brazilian Amazon With New Branding Campaign

Transforming satellite imagery of the Amazon basin into expressive typography, FutureBrand São Paulo anchors the branding for a new Brazilian tourism and development initiative to the spectacular waterways that define it. [Watch]

A small, metallic silver RIMOWA suitcase is centered on flowing, textured blue fabric moving like a wave, against a softly lit blue background in this "Precision in Motion" spec film by Solve Studios. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Solve Studios Spec Up “Precision in Motion” for RIMOWA

With ample attention to materials and lighting, director/3D artists Lucas Oliveira and Gabriel Vitor at Solve Studios in Brazil make their Stash debut with this elegant and tactile spec film for luxury luggage brand RIMOWA. [Watch]