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D&AD has chosen Lisa Smith, global chief design officer at Uncommon as its president for 2025/6. She takes over from Kwame Taylor-Hayford, co-founder and creative executive, Kin, New York. Based in New York, Smith represents the …
D&AD has announced its 2025 winners. 688 Pencils were awarded, including 3 Black, 3 White, 48 Yellow, 176 Graphite and 434 Wood. Entries were submitted from 86 countries worldwide, the highest ever in the awards' …
D&AD Awards has announced its 2025 shortlists. The US leads the shortlist tally with 499 finalists, plus 30 in the New Blood Awards. The UK has 349, plus 49 in the New Blood Awards. Australia has …
Navigate AI with confidence? D&AD's AI & Creativity Report 2025, sponsored by Shutterstock, draws insights from 300 industry leaders to help with that. They share their perspectives on the real impact of AI on creative …
The creative industry consumes trend and insight reports hungrily. Are they all valuable? How? And how do you use the ones that are? Paul Drake, Foundation Director at D&AD, came to ADFEST to host the …
D&AD has appointed Kwame Taylor-Hayford as its new president for the 2024/2025 term, succeeding Jack Renwick. Taylor-Hayford is the first D&AD president based in New York, reflecting D&AD’s expanding influence in the United States. Elected annually …
D&AD Shift has nurtured of the talents of another 18 creatives, this time in Sydney. The D&AD Shift Sydney Class of 2024 experienced a curriculum of in-person learning led by 20 creative agencies across multiple …
179 D&AD New Blood Awards Pencils have been awarded following the invitation by leading global brands for emerging creatives to respond to a series of briefs tackling environmental issues, human connections and other challenges such …
D&AD has announced that Jo Jackson is stepping down from her part-time role as CEO to focus on her other business interests. Jackson’s tenure has included the successful revival post-Covid of the annual D&AD Festival …
Serviceplan has won D&AD 2024 Independent Agency Network of the Year. In the most successful year to date for Serviceplan at D&AD, the agency group won 2 Yellow Pencils, 4 Graphite, 12 Wood and 1 White Pencils. The most …
Ariel’s See the Signs of ‘Silent Separation’ #ShareTheLoad has won the prestigious White Pencil award in the sustained impact category. The White Pencil is reserved for exceptional and game-changingprojects that have resulted in significant behavioural, …
D&AD Awards has announced its winners at a ceremony took place on Wednesday May 22 2024 in London. 4 where Black Pencils were awarded in a total of 652 Pencils. The Black Pencil winners are: Dentsu Tokyo claimed one …