MAKE Animation Thesis Grant Announces 2026 Winners
June 23, 2026
The crew at Seoul branding and design studio VEIG wraps plenty of style and drama around the TENAYA PACK 45L lightweight backpack in this social video for US outdoor and camping gear brand Sierra Designs. [Watch]
The next chapter in Cub Studio’s rampage thru pop culture (which includes Rugby and Trump, among many others), delivers a full body slam worth of classic wrestling characters and their vinyl doppelgangers. [Watch]
Another year has come around and the Sharks are now open for entries to the 2026 Advertising categories. [Watch]
In this latest of his Stash editorial series We Love Pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils dissects the creative brief and how it provides the foundation and sets the tone for the competitive pitch process. [Watch]
Geneva and Paris-based CG studio le truc launch the latest functional art piece from Maximilian Busser and his luxury watch and clock brand MB&F with an arresting combination of sleek visuals and visceral sound design. [Watch]
Directors Anaissa Ruiz Tejada and Cristian Sandoval lead a team of 30 fellow students at Savannah College of Art and Design in crafting the open for the 2026 edition of the school’s annual CoMotion design conference. [Watch]
In a straight-up weaponization of AI against it’s creators, director Chris Boyle and the crew at London mixed-media studio Private Island drop a satirical, three-minute boy band take-down of tech billionaires. [Watch]
The Stash panel at OFFF 2026 – BREAKING THROUGH: How to Get Seen & Get Results – generated far more audience questions than we could address on stage. Part 2 of our follow-up answers queries about getting started in design and dealing with self-doubt. [Watch]
Pixel x Pixel is a motion creative event bringing together leading creators from around the world across motion design, animation, VFX, and real-time graphics on Oct 17 in Toyko, Japan. [Watch]
Munich animation and illustration studio Musclebeaver capture the spirit and energy of elite international volleyball in this carefully drafted, action-forward opening film for the 2026 season of Volleyball Nations League. [Watch]
Discovering new animated work from Vancouver story tellers Giant Ant is always a happy occasion, and this hero compilation of four mini-brand films for AI digital experience platform Optimizely, is no exception. [Watch]
London-based animation director Joseph Clark and his Oh Studio crew help rally resistance to the data-thieves of Big Tech in this awareness campaign for We Are Better Than This. [Watch]
London-based illustrator and animation director Chen Wu just sent his new short film “Leave The Island”, a quietly beautiful tale about “departure, transformation, and the quiet traces that memory leaves behind.” [Watch]
After covering NotReal’s work for over seven years (including in one of Stash’s most viewed posts ever), I had the opportunity to sit down with co-founders Valeria Moreiro and Milton Gonzalez at OFFF Barcelona 2026. [Watch]
