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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Guinness Dancing Can spot by Nexus and Johnny Kelly | STASH MAGAZINE

Johnny Kelly Gives the “Dancing Can” a Twirl for Guinness

Posted on October 24, 2024

Playing off Guinness’ infectious “Dancing Man” ad (an audience and industry fave from 1994), Nexus director Johnny Kelly and Yamination Studios mix live-action and stop-motion to channel the feel-good vibes of the original. [Watch]

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