Five miniature figurines appear to climb a large peanut shell labeled "Not To Scale" using ropes. One figure on top cheers as others support or climb, all set against a plain green background—a fun nod to the National Peanut Board’s Peanuts Not Nuts campaign. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Anthony Farquhar-Smith Insists Peanuts are Not Nuts

Not To Scale director Anthony Farquhar-Smith invests his many stop-motion talents into building a Lilliputian world of peanut-obsessed characters for National Peanut Board thru agency Special USA. [Watch]

Two people stand in front of a large "WE [heart] PITCHING" sculpture in a lively city plaza. This scene, featured in We Love Pitching Part 1, captures the creative buzz highlighted by Stash Media’s guest editorial. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

We Love Pitching: Chronicles of a Necessary Mess – Part 3

In Part 3 of his guest editorial series We Love Pitching, Nerdo ECD Claus Cibils continues his surgical (and passionate) dissection of the creative pitch process with an examination of why more is not always better. [Watch]

A cheerful, animated square character with googly eyes and blue pipe cleaner arms sits on a chair, holding a newspaper and giving a thumbs-up—ready to tune into the Google I/O Keynote Film 2026 by Laurie Rowan & Nexus in the cozy, note-filled room. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Laurie Rowan & Nexus Chip In on Google I/O Keynote Film

Nexus Studios director Laurie Rowan powers up the kitschy fun of an 80s training montage in this keynote film for Google’s I/O 2026 event, a cheeky and tactile merger of 3D animation, puppetry, and AI. [Watch]

A glowing, stylized human face floats above a futuristic cityscape with abstract, geometric buildings as BUCK Follows the Flow for Spotify Mix Tools. A vibrant orange-pink gradient with stars and floating cubes creates a surreal, sci-fi atmosphere. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

BUCK Follows the Flow in New Film for Spotify Mix Tools

Spotify’s suite of Mix tools (that allow users to transform playlists into seamless DJ sets by accessing producer-level track data), gets a retro 2D airbrush vibe in this new product film from the BUCK team. [Watch]

Four colorful, crayon-style illustrations inspired by Yoko Yuki's animation "In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket" show a yellow, heart-shaped character feeling anxious, riding in a car, and interacting in a bright, whimsical world. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

You are Absolutely Not Prepared for Yoko Yuki’s “In the Big Yard Inside the Teeny-Weeny Pocket”

If you need something unexpected and unexplainable to break you out of a creative rut, a quick shot of this short film/music video – a delirious riot by Japanese animator Yoko Yuki – maybe the jump start you’re looking for. [Watch]

A collage of six images featuring a stylized B logo in various forms—including 3D models, a grayscale booklet labeled BOLDER, and technical drawings—highlights Bolder Creative Rebrands to Celebrate 20 Years of Design & Motion. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Bolder Celebrates 20 Years of Design & Motion With Rebrand

The team at London 3D and motion house Bolder are rightfully celebrating 20 years in a tough business with an ambitious rebrand in collab with UK studio Monday Nights and anchored by these launch and manifesto films. [Watch]