A collage of six images featuring a stylized B logo in various forms—including 3D models, a grayscale booklet labeled BOLDER, and technical drawings—highlights Bolder Creative Rebrands to Celebrate 20 Years of Design & Motion. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Bolder Celebrates 20 Years of Design & Motion With Rebrand

The team at London 3D and motion house Bolder are rightfully celebrating 20 years in a tough business with an ambitious rebrand in collab with UK studio Monday Nights and anchored by these launch and manifesto films. [Watch]

A collage of four images: a stone figure meditating, a person facing floating digital screens, a colorful toy and chair in a bright room, and a digital abstract shape with red markers on black—featured at Atlas Festival by Afonso Amaro and João Vaz Oliveira. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Afonso Amaro & João Vaz Oliveira Open The Atlas Festival

The 2026 edition of the Atlas Festival kicked off in Lisbon with this title sequence, infused with plenty of drama and a dash of Stoicism, by local motion masters Afonso Amaro and João Vaz Oliveira. [Watch]

A cartoonish pink monster with four eyes and blue tentacles towers over a city with burning buildings, while a small blue finch perches on one tentacle. The scene, reminiscent of Kirsten Lepore's style, unfolds beneath fluffy clouds. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Kirsten Lepore & Mathematic Do “Whatever It Takes To Get Through The Day” for Finch

Prettybird director (and Oscar-nominee/Emmy-winner) Kirsten Lepore works with the animation crew at Mathematic and ex-droga5 ECD Kevin Weir to channel the many eccentricities of personal wellness for self-care app ​Finch. [Watch]

A collage of twelve colorful images from Stash 177, featuring animated characters, abstract art, a beetle, a mushroom, a baby on a swing, people in various artistic styles, and a creature with large eyes and Japanese text. Frame from Stash Magazine article.
A collage of four futuristic images: a geometric perfume bottle, a shiny blue purse on a red background, a sports car with glowing lights, and abstract shapes with vibrant green and yellow light trails—capturing the bold spirit of SAGA. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Monaghan & Recoskie Launch SAGA With Manifesto Film

Ashley Monaghan (former EP at Hornet) and Joey Recoskie (former director at Tendril) just dropped us the rich and riveting launch/manifesto film for SAGA, their new Toronto-based CG design and animation studio. [Watch]

Two cylindrical, modern speakers in black and gold, wrapped with matching fabric straps, are set against a dark gradient background—echoing the sleek, minimalist style of the Lodes MAP lighting product film by jformento. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Lighting MAP: jformento Straps In to Illuminate Lodes

In their new film for Italian lighting brand Lodes, co-founder/CD Jonathan Formento and his CG motion crew (whose work we track here), take a hyper-minimalist approach to keep attention tightly focused on the product. [Watch]