Four abstract title card designs for FITC Toronto 2026 titles by Escafandra feature bold names: colorful geometric shapes, concentric ovals, radiating white bars, and red city-like blocks, all set against black backgrounds. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

FITC Toronto 2026 Celebrates 25 Years With Human-Made Titles by Escafandra

Posted on April 27, 2026

Toronto motion studio Escafandra, co-founded by Julieta Tobon and Luis Mejia, make their Stash debut with these playful, tactile, and “human-made” titles that opened the 25th anniversary edition of FITC Toronto earlier today. [Watch]

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A person rides atop a Friendly Fruit Giant—Tesco’s feel-good food creation—smiling in the middle of a suburban road, surrounded by houses and lush greenery. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Feel-Good Food: Nick Ball & Untold Studios Roll Out Tesco’s Friendly Fruit Giant

Posted on April 27, 2026

MJZ director Nick Ball and an army of VFX artists at Untold Studios make a giant case for UK grocery chain Tesco and their Free Fruit & Veg for Schools program in this spot thru BBH London with feel-good music by Supertramp. [Watch]

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A stylized armored figure with glowing orange eyes and flames rising from its helmet and weapon stands against a vivid green background, evoking the powerful presence found in Warframe Jade Shadows Constellations Short Film by The Line. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

The Line Levels Up With Warframe’s “Jade Shadows: Constellations” Short Film

Posted on April 25, 2026

Director Louve Sarfati Karnas taps into music-driven childhood memories as they lead The Line’s animation crew into a frenetic action/fantasy for online game Warframe, all fuelled by a punishing track from American metalcore band ERRA. [Watch]

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A vibrant digital artwork of a blooming flower with abstract, pixelated effects inspired by Rafik-Anadol’s Machine Dreams Rainforest. Overlaid text reads: “MACHINE DREAMS : RAINFOREST OPENING JUNE 20.”. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Refik Anadol Announces DATALAND Opening June 20, Downtown Los Angeles

Posted on April 25, 2026

From the release: DATALAND opens June 20, 2026 in Downtown Los Angeles. Under the artistic leadership of Refik Anadol Studio, DATALAND is conceived as a living museum where architecture is no longer static, but part of an intelligent framework. [Watch]

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Black text on a white, textured background reads: D&AD FESTIVAL 2026. 19-20 May. South Bank, London. D&AD Festival – tickets now live. A jagged black line runs vertically on the left side. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Stefan Sagmeister Headlines D&AD Festival, May 19-20

Posted on April 24, 2026

Six months after D&AD asked the question: is creativity dead or alive?, they have annouced the full program for D&AD Festival 2026, bringing together the most provocative voices in global creativity on May 19-20 at London’s South Bank. [Watch]

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A young girl in a blue dress with a red bow kneels on a sidewalk, peering into a storm drain—a nod to IT: Welcome to Derry. A bicycle lies nearby, and a missing person flyer rests on the ground in this small-town scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Filmograph Reveals the Fear (and Fun) Under the Fantasy in “IT: Welcome to Derry” Titles

Posted on April 24, 2026

Following their 2025 Emmy-nom for The Penguin titles, CD Aaron Becker and the motion crew at Filmograph reteam with HBO but shift to a campy mid-century illustration style in this open for supernatural horror series It: Welcome to Derry. [Watch]

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