Colorful, playful cartoon drawings surround block letters spelling NodeFest on a textured background. Text reads the premier motion design event and Sydney November 13 2026, NodeFest Handmade Edition—don’t miss the creativity and excitement of the NodeFest event 2026!. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

NodeFest 2026 Lands in Sydney November 13

NodeFest, Australia’s premier motion design and animation event, crashes Sydney for the first time – delivering a full day of honest talks, genuine community, and inspiration that sticks. [Watch]

Three people: a woman with short hair in a blue top, a bald man smiling on a blue background with “Kevin Walker CCO at BUCK” text, and a person with glasses holding a sign—all posing for portraits during the Pictoplasma-NYC-2026 focus session with BUCK and Duolingo. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Pictoplasma NYC 2026: Industry Focus Session Presents BUCK & Duolingo, September 18

New at Pictoplasma NYC 2026, a focus session with Kevin Walker, CCO of BUCK, and Derek Gieraltowski & Shandy Tsai of Duolingo explores where character-driven storytelling is headed and how strategies succeed or fail in branding campaigns. [Watch]

Event poster with bold, overlapping text reading INN MOTION on a blue and black background for In Motion London creative event. Details: 18+19 September, Barbican London. Left: Fest on animation & motion design. Right: Playgrounds logo. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Boundary-Pushers & Media-Benders: In Motion Invades London Sept 18-19

In Motion returns to London in 2026 as the creative meet-up of the year. Expect two days full of trailblazing artists in animation, motion design, and liquid cutting-edge creativity. [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]

Animorsels Presents BUCK’s Jen Zheng and Friends April 16 in Nottingham

Join us at Animorsels, April 16 in Nottingham for an evening of animated time travel and drinks with talks from BUCK’s Jen Zheng, animation director Steff Lee, and animator/CD Sophie Johnson-Hill. [Watch]

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