Three stacks of white, square microchips with glowing symbols sit on a circuit board with green lit pathways, representing digital connections and technology integration—a visual style reminiscent of the CuspAI Brand Film by Wes Cockx. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

His Intelligent Materials: CuspAI Brand Film by Wes Cockx

CG motion master Wes Cockx serves up a smooth and concise helping of his surgically rendered 3D style in this brand film for British startup CuspAI and the launch of their global AI Materials Foundry. [Watch]

A grid of four vibrant, surreal digital artworks featuring cosmic scenes, abstract shapes, futuristic characters, and glowing neon colors in imaginative, sci-fi-inspired environments—each piece radiates the energy of Never Sit Still and captures the visionary spirit championed by The Design Conference. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Never Sit Still Opens The Design Conference With “Wonder, Divinity, and Chaos”

The Design Conference opened earlier this month in Brisbane, Australia, with these maximalist, over-the-top titles from the crew at Never Sit Still in Sydney that they describe as “a balance of wonder, divinity, and chaos”. [Watch]

Four scenes unfold: a person climbs into a white blob in an inventive space; a large wooden bowl sits center stage in a tranquil room; at a desk, someone meticulously assembles model cars—a nod to the Honda Your Dreams Engineered commercial by Ryun Chun and Black Kite Studios; finally, a woman gazes thoughtfully at floating objects near detailed technical drawings. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Black Kite Shapes “Your Dreams Engineered” for Honda

The VFX/post team at Black Kite Studios in London build out a magical and riveting, blob-filled world with Magna director Ryan Chun in the latest in Honda’s long-running and multi-award winning Power of Dreams campaign. [Watch]

A man in a suit stands in a room with classical decor, with bright, animated lightning bolts—evoking Alessandro Bavari’s surreal style—crackling around him. A wooden chair sits empty in the background as solid light from space illuminates the striking, black and white scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Alessandro Bavari Electrifies With “Solid Light From Space”

While many in the creative world hedge or hide their use of generative AI, Italian director/composer Alessandro Bavari runs full-speed in the other direction, embracing the media’s warts as well as it’s wonders. [Watch]

Four-panel image: Formula 1 cars racing, a car crash, multiple cars competing, and a scoreboard displaying Grand Prix race results—all rendered in Cub Studio’s vibrant, stylized animation style—create an engaging visual guide to the excitement of Formula 1 racing. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Cub Studio Drops High-Octane Guide to Formula 1

Working direct with Formula 1, director Frazer Davidson and Cub Studio expand on their portfolio of smart and snappy animated sports explainers with this thorough primer on the planet’s premier motorsport. [Watch]

A man and woman stand heroically atop office debris, holding a red flag that reads WE ♥ PITCH IN amid burning wreckage—a scene from We Love Pitching Part 7 by Claus Cibilis on Stash. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 8

In this latest of his Stash editorial series We Love Pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils continues his deep dive into the competitive creative process and how making the shortlist does not always feel like a victory. [Watch]