The Pale Blue Door, our magical, whimsical, wild!!! and utterly ridiculous (in the best!!! way possible) venue last night for the D&AD team dinner, is an idea by artist and set designer, Tony Hornecker. He …
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At D&AD: “Creators should not just solve problems, they should make them. #MakeItHard” [1st Avenue Machine, Massive Music & Cut + Run]
April 26, 2018
Music production company, 1st Avenue Machine, and music agency, Massive Music, share a motto, #MakeItHard. Making it hard, they believe, is how you stimulate creativity. You make it chaotic, for example, because when you ditch the process …
D&AD: A bigger, bolder, broader, global festival. D&AD partners with Guardian Media Group
April 25, 2018
Guardian Media Group and D&AD have created a partnership to establish a new global festival. The bigger, even bolder, broader and now global festival will celebrate the power of creativity and explore how creativity shapes …
Andrew Missingham is the co-founder of b + a equals, “the fastest, most creative management consultancy in the world”. It’s output agnostic, he says, and that’s where he believes his business model has an edge …
“We’ve got some real problems on our hands. So what do we do about it?” Trevor Eld is the chief creative officer at music and music lifestyle magazine, Fader, and its creative agency, Cornerstone. He's an …
At D&AD: “The one thing for sure is that everything has to change.” [Kate Stanners, global chief creative officer, Saatch & Saatchi]
April 24, 2018
Kate Stanners is among the next generations of ad legends, no question. She's just not old enough to be there yet. She is, though, old enough to have been there when women weren't exactly welcome, …
D&AD: “You can fuck up creative at any step of the way” and other insights from inside the jury room with Bridget Jung & Tara Ford
April 24, 2018
One hour after the doors to D&AD Festival day 1 were opened, the line to enter has wrapped itself around the building. Inside there’s a buzz. Chatter, presentations, clusters of people everywhere and some mood …
D&AD 2018 judging is over and 721 Pencils have been awarded. The Pencil colours will be announced on Thursday night (UK time). The US and the UK have topped the rankings by country. This is a …
D&AD: Australia #6, New Zealand #7 after Day 1 of judging
April 23, 2018
The first set of D&AD Pencils has been announced and 184 Pencils have been handed out. The colours of those Pencils won't be announced until the Award Ceremony at the Truman Brewery, London on Thursday, April …
This year, London Sweetshop has partnered with R-LDN, the leadership masterclass for creative minorities in partnership with D&AD and the brainchild of Australian founders, Stefanie DiGianvincenzo, creative director of Cotton On Group' and Tara McKenty …
On the road to D&AD: “We simply have to make a new kind of impact on our world” [Paula Taylor, D&AD Impact]
April 20, 2018
In 2010, Unilever and D&AD got together and began talking about doing good. That year, Unilever launched its Sustainable Living Plan, which set out clear goals for the company to improve the planet. The next …
D&AD is taking over The Stable next week. Keep coming back for awards results, interviews, behind-the-scene views and reports live from London. There are many good ideas in the world. There are far fewer great ad …