Forever Appoints Carolyn Taylor as VP, Client Partnerships
August 7, 2026
In this week’s installment of his series of Stash editorials on creative pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils considers the importance of trust as both the foundation of the process and the bond between stakeholders. [Watch]
Stylo Creative, whose spec Prada film made the Stash Annual 2025, pivots their CG talents to the energy industry in this dramatic brand film for Aalo Atomics, a Texas company mass-manufacturing nuclear plants. [Watch]
Half Rez is part education, part celebration, part reunion. This year, we’re taking over Chicago’s CineCity for an afternoon and evening of motion design, animation, creative work, and the lovely people making it. [Watch]
Working thru EU production agency C41, CD Salvatore Giunta and the CG motion crew at Ditroit in Milan (whose work we track here) conjure a cast of mischievous mascots, for Ray-Ban’s fuzzy new kid’s campaign. [Watch]
To mark the leap from Madrid-based agency to micro network (with offices in São Paulo, NYC, and LA), Omnicom’s LOLA enlists the one and only David Carson to add his signature graphic deconstruction to their rebrand. [Watch]
Prawn Rock is not a music category you’ll find on Spotify but that could change with the release of this spot from the all-Australian team of director/animator Josh De Boer, prodco Outer Circle, and agency Bonfire. [Watch]
In the summer of 2023, Antibody dropped the groundbreaking reveal trailer for Bungie’s team-based shooter Marathon, and now, after the game’s launch they’re back with a striking series of cutscenes and trailer elements. [Watch]
After winning the 2025/26 Premier League title in May (ending a 22-year drought), fans of Arsenal FC are justifiably in a good mood and this new spot from Nexus director Fx Goby reflects the glow of that joy perfectly. [Watch]
3D artist/animator Sebastian Marek, whose last gravity-defying short we featured in Stash 177, is back with a lighthearted take on identity and transformation in this bubblegum-related tragicomedy. [Watch]
The biennial Dash Bash Motion Design Conference returns May 19–21, 2027, expanding with new workshops and a Creative Leaders Summit while bringing together more than 500 creatives in Raleigh, NC. [Watch]
CD William Lebeda and the team at Picturemill in LA, whose Starfleet Academy titles we featured in Stash 176, enter full-on world-building mode to open season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+. [Watch]
Working with berlin-based director Natalia Bazina, the crew at Petrick expand their extensive portfolio of animation styles with this tactile take on stop-motion carpets for German soft drink brand WOSTOK. [Watch]
Specialized’s new suite of Vado 3 e-bikes rolls out with a campaign from founder/ECD Thomas Valente and the CG motion crew at Inertia Studios in London that strikes a nice balance of elegance, atmosphere, and insight. [Watch]
Straddling the fine line between parody and homage, the motion design crew at Giant Ant team with Vancouver audio house Playdate and composer Adam Potts for a manic trip into the chaos and catharsis of death metal. [Watch]
