MakeMake Appoints Alex McDowell, RDI, as Director of New Narrative Design Department
July 17, 2026
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]
The 2026 edition of Forward Festival Berlin is where creative minds come together to exchange ideas, gain fresh perspectives, and push the boundaries of their work. Save on your tickets with discount code FORWARDFESTIVAL. [Watch]
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]
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]
Take a look at the how FutureDeluxe merged live-action and CG into the launch spot for Merrell’s MTL SpeedARC Peak, a shoe that spent five years in development and part of the brand’s 45th Anniversary collection. [Watch]
ECD Tom Teller and the 3D motion crew at Frame48 in LA pull directly from their own creative workflows to add UI realism to this product film for Lenovo’s premium ultra-portable Yoga Slim 7x Laptop. [Watch]
Assembling student work into an art school promo is a smart (aka cheap and effective) creative strategy where execution is everything. The Midnight Club gets it right in this riveting film for University of the Arts London. [Watch]
The 2026 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Title Design are all motion veterans with a total of 18 previous nods between them: Ronnie Koff at Imaginary Forces (x2 in 2026), Mason Nicoll at Digital Kitchen (x2 in 2026), Hazel Baird at Elastic, and Aaron Becker at Filmograph. [Watch]
New work from Berlin-based Taiwanese director/animator Cheng-Hsu Chung is always a treat and his latest blast of crazed maximalism for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block is no exception. [Watch]
Working thru agency MullenLowe, CD/founder Rui Figueiredo and his team at Reframe Studio in Seoul, spin up a silky launch film for Unilever’s TRESemmé Professional Thermo Sculpt Memory salon-grade haircare system. [Watch]
The deeply-rooted impatience of creators finally gets the recognition it deserves in this new global brand campaign from the motion team at BUCK for workflow automation platform n8n thru indie agency DUDE London. [Watch]
Stash 178 is the latest addition to the ever-expanding archives of the Stash Permanent Collection, the only video streaming platform dedicated to design, animation, and pure inspiration. [Watch]
Take a peak at the craft behind this stop-motion spot from director Paulo Garcia and the teams at Zombie and Jungler, an emotional take on the bonds of family for insurance giant AXA thru agency Publicis Conseil. [Watch]
Capetown filmmaker Zee Ntuli spins together the talents of DOP Julian Robinet and VFX artist/editor Blake Prinsloo for a poetic and heartfelt interlude disguised as a commercial for South African Breweries’ Castle Milk Stout. [Watch]
