A circular watch face surrounded by eight watch straps in various colorful, graphic patterns radiating outward, inspired by the Carson Time Destination NYC Swatch Watch. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

David Carson Time: Destination NYC Swatch Watch Launch Film by João Vaz Oliveira

Motion designer João Vaz Oliveira first worked with David Carson on the designer’s 2022 reel, and just recently re-teamed with him for a Swatch collaboration on a signature (and instantly collectable) pop-art time piece. [Watch]

A four-paneled collage of digital graphics for the Web Unleashed 2026 web design conference, featuring glitch art effects, abstract foliage, and the FITC logo. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Escafandra Studio Opens 2026 Web Unleashed Event With “Less Perfect” Title Sequence

FITC’s 2026 Web Unleashed conference opened in Toronto in Late October with this sequence from local studio Escafandra, a return engagement after creating the titles for the brand’s flagship FITC event this past spring. [Watch]

Abstract graphic of a diagonal split between light and dark sections for Renaud Hallée, overlaid with a pattern of T-shaped icons and a circular reticle containing a list of f-stop numbers for the PLUS short film. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Take a Break From Festive Feels and Get Lost in Renaud Hallée’s New Short Film “PLUS”

Montreal director/animator Renaud Hallée just dropped us his latest personal film, an exercise in music-driven visual precision that feels perfectly timed to counter the annual torrent of emotional Christmas ads. [Watch]

Two connected white, bulbous containers from a Cif Infinite Clean commercial holding green, cluster-like shapes encased in geometric wireframe structures. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Infinite & Invisible: Bleed Get Clean With LOLA MullenLowe

Director Paolo Cavalieri and Buenos Aires studio Bleed pull back the curtain on the pitch they used to win the assignment of visualizing the invisible for the global launch of Unilever’s probiotic cleaner Cif Infinite. [Watch]

Four-paneled graphic illustration from the Bass X Machina title sequence showing a glowing eye with electricity, a character in a wide-brimmed hat surrounded by dark silhouettes, a mechanical hand reaching through a crowd, and the text BASS MACHINA. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Alt Western: Buck Opens Bass X Machina on Netflix

Bass X Machina, the six-episode animated steampunk Western premiered on Netflix Nov 3 with this gritty title sequence, created by the motion crew at BUCK and powered by a track from singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe. [Watch]

The words DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE are centered over a translucent butterfly amidst abstract, colorful foliage in this festival trailer by Merijn Hos. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Merijn Hos’s Flora Takes Flight for Down The Rabbit Hole Music Festival

The 2026 edition of Down the Rabbit Hole (DTRH), a three-day music festival in The Netherlands, rolled out this summer wrapped in branding rich in organic fantasy courtesy of Utrecht-based artist/illustrator Merijn Hos. [Watch]