D&AD has chosen its judges for the 61st annual Awards programme. This year they include 71 from across the Asia Pacific region.
Live judging will take place over four days May 7-10 at The Old Truman Brewery, London, in conjunction with a series of creative excellence insight panels, keynote talks, workshops, and an exhibition of the shortlisted work as part of the returning D&AD Festival. More details about D&AD Festival will be announced soon.
The D&AD Awards Ceremony will be held as the culminating event of D&AD Festival at BFI Southbank in London across two nights, May, 24 and 25 with a day programme of keynote talks on May 25.
The juries for this year’s Awards welcome participation from some of the Asia Pacific’s leading creative thinkers, including Eugene Cheong, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Asia; Kitty Lun, Director, Creative Shop Greater China, Meta; John Mescall, Global Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup; Natalie Lam, Chief Creative Officer, APAC & MEA Publicis Groupe; Noopur Datye, Type Designer / Co-founder, Ek Type; Ronald Ng, Global CCO, MRM; Seiichi Saito, Panoramatiks PrincipalAbstract Engine Co., Ltd.; and Tara Ford, Group Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys.
Globally, they include Alexandra Taylor, Freelance Art Director & Consultant, Mrs.McGuinty Ltd.; Astrid Stavro, VP CD, Collins; Aurélia Durand, Artist, Aurélia Durand Design Studio; Dörte Spengler-Ahrens, Managing Creative Director, Jung von Matt SAGA; Farid Mokart, Founder & Creative Chairman, Fred & Farid; Jayanta Jenkins, SVP, Head of Marketing, Virgin Galactic; Jim Sutherland, Creative Director, Studio Sutherl&; Jimmy Smith, Chairman, CEO & CCO, Amusement Park Entertainment; Joanna Monteiro, CCO, Publicis Toronto; Moses, Co-Owner & Chief Creative Officer, Those Creative People; Kwame Taylor-Hayford, Co-Founder, Kin; Laura Gregory, CEO, Great Guns; Neville Brody, Creative Director, Business Strategist, Typographer, Brody Associates / RCA; Priya Prakash, Designer & Founder, Design for Social Change (d4Sc); and Sergio Gordilho, CEO, Africa.
Donal Keenan, Awards Director at D&AD, commented, “Delighted that the D&AD Awards Judging, Festival and Ceremony, are all back and in person for 2023…The real life connections and experiences had during judging and festival are in-valuable so looking forward to bringing the community together again. The debates, stimulation and provocations are what make it all so special at D&AD.”
View all judges by category here.
D&AD Awards 2023 are now open for entry. The final deadline to enter is March 15. Freelancers and small businesses can save an additional 25% on submissions.
Full list of D&AD Awards Jury Presidents and Judges from the Asia Pacific:
| Jury | Role | Name | Title | Company | Nationality | Nation |
| Animation | Judge | Keng-Ming Liu | Founder & Creative Director | Bito | Taiwanese | Taiwan |
| Art Direction | Judge | Anyaa Dev | Senior Art Director | Wieden + Kennedy | Indian | Netherlands |
| Art Direction | Judge | Arata Kubota | Art Director | Dentsu | Japanese | Japan |
| Art Direction | Judge | Chow Kok Keong | CCO | Innocean Indonesia | Malaysian | Malaysia |
| Art Direction | Judge | Eugene Park | Global Creative Director | Cheil Worldwide | Korean | South Korea |
| Book Design | Judge | Jiahui Tan | Creative Director | Fable | Singaporean | Singapore |
| Book Design | Judge | Yoko Inoue | Art Director, Graphic Designer | Freelance | Japanese | Japan |
| Branding | Judge | Melissa Baillache | Executive Creative Director | For The People | Australian | Australia |
| Branding | Judge | Naomi Hirabayashi | Art Director, Graphic Designer | Plug-in Graphic | Japanese | Japan |
| Casting | Judge | Ko Iwagami | Head of Casting | Amazon Studios Japan | Japanese | Japan |
| Casting | Judge | Michael Stanish | Executive Producer | Ground Control | Australian | UK |
| Cinematography | Judge | Jo Motoyo | Filmmaker/Photographer | Tokyo | Japanese | Japan |
| Collaborative | Judge | John Mescall | Global Executive Creative Director | McCann Worldgroup | Australian | USA |
| Collaborative | Judge | Kitty Lun | Director, Creative Shop Greater China | Meta | Chinese | Hong Kong |
| Commerce | Jury President | Ronald Ng | Global CCO | MRM | Malaysian | USA |
| Commerce | Judge | Lauren Pleydell-Pearce | ECD | PwC UK | British/Australian | UK |
| Creative Transformation | Jury President | Shun Ishikawa | Founding Partner | KESIKI | Japanese | Japan |
| Creative Transformation | Judge | Ellen Fromm | Associate Creative Director | AKQA Amsterdam | Australian | Netherlands |
| Digital | Judge | Raymond Otene McKay | Co-founder and CCO | RUN | Māori | New Zealand |
| Digital | Judge | Tara Ford | Group Chief Creative Officer | The Monkeys | Australian | Australia |
| Digital Design | Jury President | Seiichi Saito | Panoramatiks Principal | Abstract Engine Co., Ltd. | Japanese | Japan |
| Digital Design | Judge | Wayne Deakin | Global Principal Creative | Wolff Olins | Australian/British | UK |
| Direct | Judge | Ankita Tobit | Senior Creative | Weiden + Kennedy London | Indian | UK |
| Direct | Judge | Cristina ‘Tin’ Sanchez | Executive Creative Director | Iris | Filipino | Singapore |
| Direct | Judge | Reed Collins | CCO APAC | Ogilvy APAC | Australian | Hong Kong |
| Direct | Judge | Kelly Pon | Chief Creative Officer | BBH China | Malaysian | China |
| Editing | Judge | Corey Esse | Managing Director / Executive Producer | Finch | Australian | Australia |
| Editing | Judge | Elise Butt | Editor | Trim Editing, Arc Edit | British, Australian | UK |
| Entertainment | Judge | Millicent Malcolm | Film Director / Writer | The Glue Society | Australian | Australia |
| Experiential | Jury President | Richard Yu | Regional Chief Creative Officer, Greater China | ADK Taiwan | Taiwanese | Taiwan |
| Experiential | Judge | Andrea D’Souza | Associate Vice President | Leo Burnett India | Indian | India |
| Experiential | Judge | Simon Vicars | CCO | Colenso BBDO | New Zelander | New Zealand |
| Film | Judge | Elvis Chau | CCO & Partner | Anomaly Shanghai | Singaporean | China |
| Gaming & Virtual Worlds | Judge | Anastasia Simone | Senior Art Director | Host/Havas | American | Australia |
| Gaming & Virtual Worlds | Judge | Malcolm Poynton | Global CCO | Cheil Worldwide | New Zealander | UK |
| Graphic Design | Judge | Arch MacDonnell | Creative Director | Inhouse | New Zealander | New Zealand |
| Graphic Design | Judge | Ryoji Tanaka | Web Designer, Graphic Designer | Semitransparent Design | Japanese | Japan |
| Illustration | Judge | Siuming Leung | Creative Director | Jones Knowles Ritchie | Hong Konger | China |
| Impact | Judge | Ben Cooper | Group Innovation Director | Tricky Jigsaw / M&C Saatchi | British | Australia |
| Impact | Judge | ElsaMarie d’Silva | Founder | Red dot foundation (safecity) | Indian | India |
| Impact | Judge | Ruchi Sharma | Founder & Chief Creative Officer | HumanSense | Indian | Sri Lanka |
| Integrated | Judge | Alice Chou | CCO | DentsuMB Taiwan | Taiwanese | Taiwan |
| Integrated | Judge | Vidya Manmohan | Founder & CCO | V4Good | Indian | UAE |
| Magazine & Newspaper Design | Judge | Satoshi Machiguchi | Book Designer, Graphic Designer | Match & Company | Japanese | Japan |
| Magazine & Newspaper Design | Judge | Vanessa Ban | Design Director | Studio Vanessa Ban | Singaporean | Singapore |
| Media | Judge | Jax Jung | Global Creative Director | Cheil Worldwide | Korean American | Korea |
| Media | Judge | Swati Bhattacharya | Creative Chairperson | FCB India | Indian | India |
| Packaging Design | Judge | Hiren Dedhia | Head of Design | Diageo | Indian | India |
| Packaging Design | Judge | Norito Shinmura | Graphic Designer | Garden Inc | Japanese | Japan |
| Photography | Judge | Pum Lefebure | Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer | Design Army | American | USA |
| Photography | Judge | Stanley Wong Ping-Pui | Founder & Creative Director | 84000 Communications | Hong Konger | Hong Kong SAR China |
| PR | Judge | Marcus Tesoriero | Chief Creative Officer | The General Store | Australian | Australia |
| PR | Judge | Satoshi Chikayama | ECD | HAKUHODO Tokyo | Japanese | Japan |
| Press & Outdoor | Jury President | Eugene Cheong | Chief Creative Officer | DDB Asia | Singaporean | Singapore |
| Press & Outdoor | Judge | Kalpesh Patankar | Chief Creative Officer | Leo Burnett | Indian | UAE |
| Product Design | Jury President | Gen Suzuki | Product Designer | Gen Suzuki Studio | Japanese | Japan |
| Product Design | Judge | Rolyn Lomocso | Senior Industrial Design Specialist | Design Center of the Philippines | Filipino | Philippines |
| Sound Design & Use of Music | Judge | Abby Sie | Head of Sound, Film & TV | MassiveMusic Sydney | Australian | Australia |
| Spatial Design | Judge | Chitra Vishwanath | Managing Director and Senior Architect | Biome Environmental Solutions | Indian | India |
| Spatial Design | Judge | Chris Lee | Founder | Asylum | Singaporean | Singapore |
| Spatial Design | Judge | Murray Bell | Founder | Semi-Permanent, Murray Bell | Australian | Australia |
| Type Design & Lettering | Jury President | Noopur Datye | Type Designer/ Co-founder | Ek Type | Indian | India |
| Type Design & Lettering | Judge | Min-Young Kim | Typography Consultant | Em Dash | Korean | Japan |
| Typography | Judge | Shitu Patil | National Head Of Art & Executive Creative Director | L&K Saatchi & Saatchi | Indian | India |
| Typography | Judge | Zhao Liu | Associate Professor | Central Academy of Fine Arts | Chinese | China |
| Visual Effects | Judge | Cody Amos | Creative Director | Heckler | New Zealander | Singapore |
| Visual Effects | Judge | Dani Pearce | Director | Revolver | Australian | Australia |
| Visual Effects | Judge | Taekyu Yang | Realtime Supervisor | Framestore | South Korean | UK |
| Writing for Advertising | Judge | Marie-Claire Maalouf | Executive Creative Director | IMPACT BBDO | Lebanese | UAE |
| Writing for Advertising | Judge | Juggi Ramakrishnan | Writer | Freelance | Singaporean | Singapore |
| Writing for Design | Judge | Katherine Fischer | Verbal Design Director | Re | Australian | Australia |
Key Dates
- 15 March 2023 – Final Entry Deadline
- 5 April 2023 – Physical Shipment Deadline
- 5 – 28 April 2023 – Online Judging
- 7 – 10 May 2023 – Live Judging, The Old Truman Brewery, London
- 9 – 10 May 2023 – D&AD Festival, The Old Truman Brewery, London
- 1 May 2023 – Shortlist Announcement
- 24 – 25 May 2023 – D&AD Awards Ceremonies & D&AD Festival, BFI Southbank, London
- September 2023 – D&AD Annual published
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