Don’t have a Cannes Lions account? That could be frustrating next week…

…except that GSD&M creative duo Brandon Curl and Dale Austin have launched Brain Cannesdy, a free visual archive designed to make Cannes-winning work easier to discover, browse and learn from.

Built by creatives for creatives, the platform brings together award-winning campaigns in a searchable, visual format that allows users to quickly explore work by agency, brand and category, while also accessing case study videos.

The origin story is simple. GSD&M creatives, Brandon Curl and Dale Austin, were frustrated by how difficult it was to find award-winning work without running into paywalls and scattered links. While existing sites are useful, they can prove time-consuming to dig through. So, they built their own site: braincannesdy.com.

The site is free and designed around how creatives typically look for inspiration. Users can quickly scroll through digital presentation images, search by agency, brand, or category, and watch case study videos. 

The archive currently features 2025 Cannes Lions winners are up, with plans to add 2026 work once this year’s results are released.

The team has also introduced a like feature, creating a way to see which pieces of work resonate most with the creative community throughout the festival. Additional insight features are also in development.

Brain Cannesdy is the latest project from the duo behind Fantasy Brands, a weekly social podcast tracking the collision of brands, sports and pop culture. Each year, Curl and Austin also run Fantasy Brands as a “fantasy football for Super Bowl ads” game and website.