A colorful, cartoonish robot with a blue face and red star eyes stands before a black-and-white checkered background, as floating numbers and binary code form an @ symbol—evoking the Kairm Dabbèche Overload Short Film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Kairm Dabbèche Makes Stash Debut with “Overload” Short

Munich-based motion designer/illustrator Karim Dabbèche just dropped us his new feel-good micro-short called Overload, a whimsical multi-style exploration of “multiplicity, forms and identities”. [Watch]

Abstract, colorful, iridescent figures and shapes dazzle in four panels with white text overlays, blending fluid patterns and metallic tones in the 2026 GEMA Awards Title Sequence by Woodwork Amsterdam. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Woodwork Amsterdam Opens 2026 GEMA Awards Season

ECD Marvin Koppejan and the CG motion crew at Woodwork Amsterdam help The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences celebrate their 70th awards season with an arresting title sequence and graphics package. [Watch]

A white and orange device with glowing indicators sits among clear tubes, while colorful balls—featured in the Fat Brain Toys Air Toobz Film by Frame48—float and travel through the tubes, all set against an orange background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Totally Tubular: Frame48 Ramps Up the Fun for Fat Brain Toys

The toy category rarely gets much love from the design and adverting press but ECD Tom Teller and the crew at Frame48 in LA just changed that vector with this exuberant CG spot for Fat Brain Toys and their Air Toobz sets. [Watch]

A scientist in a lab coat examines a flask, surrounded by abstract, colorful shapes resembling cells and molecules on a swirling pastel background—a vibrant scene that captures the innovative spirit of UBC’s biotech research and the imaginative vision of AIM Creative. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

AIM Creative Adds Fuel to UBC’s Biotech Boom

Following up on their launch film for the University of British Columbia’s Push Forward campaign, AIM Creative re-teams with agency ONE23WEST to showcase the school’s innovations at the forefront of biotech. [Watch]

Three illustrated dogs in judo outfits stand on a pink background. One holds a sign reading DOG JUDO WINS SOCIAL MEDIA. Large white text says, The Dog Judo Show. Dog & Rabbit nail the socials for the Dog Judo series, bringing playful energy to every post. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Dog & Rabbit Nail The Socials for Dog Judo Series

New projects from London’s Dog & Rabbit are always a fun trip into eccentric hand-made irreverence (see here and here) and this new episode of their cult hit Dog Judo is certainly no exception. [Watch]

An ornate book titled The Creative Code of Arms is open on a stand, flanked by two suits of armor. Chronicles of artistry unfold across its pages as a shield with WE❤️P hangs behind, set against red curtains and lit candles. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 18

In the latest chapter of his series of Stash editorials, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils breaks down the loaded subject of who owns what in the creative pitching process and how ideas could be protected. [Watch]