D&AD has confirmed its design juries for the 53^rd edition of its Professional Awards.

D&AD Judging Week is moving in 2015 the Truman Brewery in Shoreditch and will take place between April 19 and 23.

The design jury foremen are:

• Chiara Ferrari, interior designer at Chiara Ferrari Studio (Spatial Design)
• Daljit Singh, executive creative director at Happiness (Digital Design)
• David Pearson, design director at David Pearson Design (Book Design)
• Eike Konig, owner/creative director at Hort (Graphic Design)
• Harriet Devoy, creative director at Apple Europe (Branding)
• Leigh Chandler, design director at Vault49 (Crafts for Design)
• Lisa Desforges, copywriter and creative strategist (Writing for Design)
• Matt Willey, designer (Magazine & Newspaper Design)
• Morten Warren, founder & CEO at Native Design (Product Design)
• Natalie Chung, creative director at Pearlfisher (Packaging Design)

Other confirmed foremen are:

• Kate Stanners, Creative Partner at Saatchi & Saatchi London (Radio Advertising)
• Steve Vranakis, Executive Creative Director at Google Creative Labs (White Pencil – Creativity for Good).

Tim Lindsay, chief executive at D&AD, commented, “The role of creativity and the value of design in our society has never been greater. Whether as vehicle for social change, enriching quality of life or finding the means to do well by doing good, we’ve seen some truly impressive innovation from across the advertising and design industries in recent years as boundaries are pushed and limits tested. After a remarkable 2014, we’re all looking forward to seeing what 2015 brings in the field of creative excellence.”

There are two new Pencils to put in your showcase.

And new innovation sub-categories have been added to Packaging Design and Product Design. 

Eager to enter? Entries for the 53^rd D&AD Professional Awards are now open. The eligibility period for the 2015 Awards has been extended to include work that ran from 1 January 2014 through to 28 February 2015.