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.

It’s a Small World: Anthony Farquhar-Smith & Not To Scale Make the Case for Peanuts

Posted on May 22, 2026

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]

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A person with glasses and a trimmed beard smiles slightly while standing near a window, with a green cactus plant in the background, reflecting the collaborative spirit behind Builders Club Appointments and Matt Shannon’s new role as Executive Producer Partnerships. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Builders Club Targets Growth with Appointment of Matt Shannon as Executive Producer / Partnerships

Posted on May 22, 2026

From the release: Global creative studio Builders Club today announces the appointment of Matt Shannon as Executive Producer / Partnerships. [Watch]

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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

Posted on May 21, 2026

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]

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A woman stands with hands in pockets next to a seated man. Both wear dark clothing and smile at the camera against a plain, neutral background, celebrating Versus bolstering leadership ranks with ECD Rosie Garschina & EP Kevin Anderson. The image is in black and white. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Versus Bolsters Leadership Ranks With Addition of ECD Rosie Garschina & EP Kevin Anderson

Posted on May 21, 2026

From the release: Versus has appointed Rosie Garschina as Executive Creative Director and Kevin Anderson as Executive Producer, bringing leaders behind some of the industry’s most influential brand and design work into the studio’s continuing growth. [Watch]

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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

Posted on May 21, 2026

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]

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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

Posted on May 20, 2026

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]

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