D&AD has re-launched its New Blood Shift program in New York, a free opportunity for aspiring creatives without college qualifications to get a foothold in the creative industries. As the next generation of creative talent …
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D&AD New Blood Awards launches its 2021 briefs
October 14, 2020
Celebrate 100 years of the imagination of Disney; diversify the secondary school curriculum with Penguin; change the way that skin cancer is diagnosed in people of colour with 21Grams; reposition menopause as an issue affecting …
Naresh Ramchandani, Pentagram partner and one-time founder of both St Luke's and Karmarama, will succeed Kate Stanners, Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide chief creative officer, as D&AD president for 20/21. The D&AD President is elected annually from …
D&AD Annual 2020: Digital and free to explore
October 2, 2020
There has always been something very special about the D&AD Annual - its promise that creative excellence endures, its challenge to outdo the world’s best ideas…even the grandeur of its weight. This year, there will be …
Host/Havas: The making of Australia’s D&AD Black Pencil of the Decade
September 24, 2020
This year, the creative industries were invited to vote in a special edition of the D&AD Awards, the D&AD Black Pencil of the Decade. Four winners were chosen. Host/Havas' Palau Pledge "stood on the podium" …
D&AD: 14 Future Impact Pencil winners
September 23, 2020
D&AD has announced its 14 Pencil winners for this year's Future Impact category, which supports and accelerates ideas with the potential to create positive change. The category recognises newly released or prototypical designs and initiatives …
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D&AD: Amongst the unnecessary advertising gumpf, a few things have emerged to give us hope that we can and should exist [Jonathan Kneebone]
September 11, 2020
The D&AD Awards are done and dusted for 2020, a year in which a virus was the most potent influence in advertising - what advertising was made of and how it was made. Jonathan Kneebone …
D&AD: 4 Black Pencil winners. Rivers of Light, Viva La Vulva & Palau Pledge win Black Pencil of the Decade. Aus ranks #9
September 10, 2020
The 58th D&AD Awards Ceremony has taken place virtually. 4 Black Pencils were awarded to work considered by the judges to be truly ground-breaking. Black Pencil winners: INGO Stockholm/David Miami/Publicis Bucharest in PR for Moldy Whopper …
D&AD: The final shortlists before the ceremony on Sept 10
September 2, 2020
It has been a long wait for those who entered the D&AD categories that could not be judged fairly online. D&AD decided to postpone judging until it could be done in-person adhering to social distancing …
D&AD: Vote for the Black Pencil of the Decade
August 26, 2020
The D&AD Black Pencil is not just another ad industry award. It stands on a higher tier. A Black Pencil is reserved for work that is truly ground-breaking in its field. Only a handful are …
D&AD: How to watch the 2020 awards ceremony (and vote for your favourite Black Pencil of the decade)
August 18, 2020
D&AD’s virtual awards ceremony designed by Studio Dumbar will take place on September 10 at 6pm BST. With the final design categories to be announced, the celebration will also unveil the Black Pencil winners, President’s …
D&AD has announced the details of its New Blood Digital Festival, running July 6-10. It will host a virtual festival in place of its annual physical festival which usually takes place at London’s Truman Brewery. 2020 …