A smiling animated man with curly dark hair and a stubbly beard, wearing a blue denim jacket labeled Daniel, works under the hood of a vehicle outdoors in daylight—like putting his heart out to dry after laundry day. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Laundry Hangs Your Heart Out to Dry for Washington Lottery

Posted on June 3, 2026

Heart-tugging animated lottery spots may have hit an apex with this classic, but this new campaign from Laundry Studios thru Wunderman-Thompson keeps all the emotion while redefining the pipeline for the age of AI production. [Watch]

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Dark graphic for The Motion Awards X (10th edition, 2026)—featuring The Motion Awards Call for Entries banner with Stash discount code: Enter the 10th edition and get 25% off with STASHISTMAX25. Website: enter.motionawards.com. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Enter the Motion Awards X Before June 30th and Save 25%

Posted on June 3, 2026

The Motion Awards return for their 10th edition and Stash is excited to be part of the festivities. Submit to the awards that define motion design, and SAVE 25% off your entries with the Stash discount code. [Watch]

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Three adults pose against a plain gray background: two men in black shirts and a woman in a blazer with a red shirt. "Leo" appears in bright green, highlighting Publicis Javier Campopiano Joins Leo Constellation as CCO for Americas and Iberia. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Javier Campopiano Joins Leo Constellation as CCO for Americas and Iberia

Posted on June 3, 2026

From the release: Publicis Groupe announces the appointment of Javier Campopiano as Chief Creative Officer for Leo Constellation Americas and Iberia. [Watch]

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A person with wavy hair wearing large, dark sunglasses looks serious in this black-and-white close-up portrait by director Sarah McColgan. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Director Sarah McColgan Joins ELEANOR’s US/UK Roster

Posted on June 3, 2026

From the release: ELEANOR welcomes Sarah McColgan to its roster, an award-winning director and photographer whose work moves through beauty, music, fashion, celebrity, and commercial storytelling with a polished eye and a taste for the unexpected. [Watch]

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A collage featuring vintage cartoon characters and comic strips, inspired by the Felix the Cat Sizzle Reel by Soda Creative & Nacho Julian, with Felix’s face in a red burst at the center against a bold yellow and black background. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Soda Creative & Nacho Julian Fire Up Felix the Cat

Posted on June 2, 2026

Working thru LA agency Soda Creative, Buenos Aires designer/animator Nacho Julian updates the perennially cool Felix the Cat (107 years young and counting) in this sizzle reel for the IP’s current owners NBCUniversal. [Watch]

Category Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Design · Tags , , ,

Two soccer players with ponytails, one in a red uniform and one in yellow and blue, compete for the ball on a grassy field. The colorful, stylized image features blurred motion inspired by Eoin-Duffy-&-Ryan-Reynolds-Want-You-to-Know-Christine-Sinclair-is-'Kind-of-a-Big-Deal'. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Eoin Duffy & Ryan Reynolds Want You to Know Christine Sinclair is “Kind of a Big Deal”

Posted on June 2, 2026

Despite her Olympic gold medal and holding the record for the most goals scored in international soccer (for men or women), I’m willing to bet you have never heard of Canadian athlete Christine Sinclair. [Watch]

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