Think 2050 Fiction to Action by Daihei Shibata WOW | STASH MAGAZINE

“Think 2050: Fiction to Action” by Daihei Shibata

The increasing complexity of falling domino formations create a riveting metaphor for the problems and promise of Japans’s aging population in this all-CG spot by WOW director Daihei Shibata for the country’s Ministry of Economy. [Watch]

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Welcome to Gung-Kai Koo’s “Number Who”

New York designer, animator, and illustrator Gung-Kai Koo takes a whimsical look at the “many interesting shapes formed while we’re posing in our daily life – shapes like numbers.” [Watch]

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Guardian US “Teachers In America” by Mute

As part of their Teacher Takeover initiative where American teachers guest-edit news pieces on their failing schools, Guardian US commissioned director George Shelbourn at Mute in London to convey the raw emotion involved. [Watch]

BBC TWO BRAND REFRESH Superunion | STASH MAGAZINE

BBC Two: Brand Refresh IDs x 16

UK brand agency Superunion calls on an array of UK and international studios to rebrand BBC Two and reflect the diversity of its programming with 16 broadcast IDs all anchored by the curve of the numeral 2. [Watch]

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Andy Baker Chooses Between “Hell or Habito”

Considering how often “horror story” and “mortgage application” are uttered in the same breath, this way-over-the-top animated TVC from Strange Beast director Andy Baker seems somehow overdue. [Watch]

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SK-II “Art of Travel” Campaign by Future Power Station

Yibi Hu, CD at London design/animation studio Future Power Station, creates a series of finely detailed animations based on the illustrations of Yuko Shimizu for Proctor and Gamble’s SK-II skincare and beauty line. [Watch]

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