A stylized, cartoonish giraffe figure with orange and white mushrooms explosively growing out of its side, set against a black background—an imaginative creation by Dimitrios Sakkas. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Dimitrios Sakkas Reveals the Invisible Beauty of Viruses

Athens-based director/CG artist Dimitrios Sakkas (whose Eallos film we featured in Stash 175), transforms virus-visualization into spectacular 3D motion art in this campaign for Income Insurance Singapore thru Leo Burnett. [Watch]

Four colorful, childlike drawings of aliens and astronauts: a McDonald’s rocket lands, an alien receives a Happy Meal in a Crayola spaceship, an astronaut with green hair floats, and a blue alien waves. Created with the playful spirit of Nexus Studios. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Shynola & Nexus Studios Pencil In Creativity for Crayola and McDonalds

Nexus Studios’ directing collective Shynola (Chris Harding, Jason Groves, Richard Kenworthy) let loose with Crayola pencils in this spot for the brand’s collab with McDonald’s, encouraging kids to embrace their creativity. [Watch]

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Jeff Low and Untold Studios Blow it Up for Confused.com

We’re coining the sub-genre “minimalist VFX comedy” for this understated and bone-dry spot from Biscuit director Jeff Low and London’s Untold Studio thru Leo Burnett for Confused.com, the UK financial services comparison platform. [Watch]

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Framestore Keeps it Cocky for Kellogg’s

First introduced in 1958, Kellogg’s mascot Cornelius the cockerel finally makes the leap to 3D courtesy of the CG creature crew at Framestore and MJZ director Matthijs van Heijningen thru Leo Burnett UK. [Watch]

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Heineken Campaign Looks to “Refresh Your Music”

Le Cube director Ralph Karam channels graphic styles from comic books to 60s psychedelia in this exuberant series of spots celebrating the diversity of modern music scenes for Heineken thru BBH Singapore. [Watch]

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McDonald’s UK “Imaginary Iggy” by Bert & Bertie and Framestore

Working with Object & Animal directing duo Bert & Bertie, the Framestore creature crew ramp up the furry charm of an imaginary friend named Iggy in this holiday tear-trigger for McDonald’s UK thru Leo Burnett. [Watch]