New at Pictoplasma NYC 2026, a focus session with Kevin Walker, CCO of BUCK, and Derek Gieraltowski & Shandy Tsai of Duolingo explores where character-driven storytelling is headed and how strategies succeed or fail in branding campaigns. [Watch]
The fjords of Norway are certainly spectacular in real life but Amsterdam-based CD/motion designer Kim Taylor gives them a whole new dynamic intensity in this audio/video experiment based on georeferenced map models. [Watch]
In this week’s installment of his weekly series of Stash editorials, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils examines the need for fairness and clarity in the creative pitching process and how holding the line can help achieve both. [Watch]
The motion team at Nerdo Studio orchestrates a beautiful collision of Italian luxury brands in this electric spot for a collaboration between Turin fragrance maker Xerjoff and legendary automobile marque Lamborghini. [Watch]
CD and co-founder François Côme du Boistesselin leads the Unit Motion Design team in Paris into a grand CG world of high detail and higher drama in this trailer for Amplitude Studios’ strategy game Endless Legend 2. [Watch]
Blinkink stop-motion master Nicos Livesey continues his recent run of hits (see here and here) with this 40-second blast of frenetic fun for the launch of Apple’s newest iteration of the Mac mini thru TBWA\Media Arts Lab. [Watch]
