Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

D&AD has introduced key changes in categories for its 2022 Awards. The revised program addresses fundamental themes currently permeating the creative industries. Donal Keenan, awards director at D&AD, said that the competition’s new focus on categories recognizes “the work of those who...

Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021

D&AD has released the briefs for the 2022 New Blood Awards, inviting emerging creatives to respond to briefs set by some of the world’s leading brands including Audible, BBC, Disney, Duolingo, Google Fonts, Netflix, Penguin and Snapchat. 

Since 1980, the New Blood Awards has...

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021

Rebecca Wright has begun her term as D&AD president for 2021-’22. The dean of academic programs at Central Saint Martins/UAL, Wright succeeds Pentagram partner Naresh Ramchandani at the D&AD helm. 

The D&AD president is elected annually from the board of trustees to champion...

Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021

D&AD has unveiled the Pencil winners for the 2021 New Blood Awards, the organization’s annual awards program that celebrates emerging creative talent and creates opportunities to work on industry-set briefs. The announcement comes at the closing of this year’s New Blood Festival which has...

Friday, May. 28, 2021

In the second of two digital ceremonies on consecutive evenings (5/26 & 27), D&AD has unveiled three Black Pencil winners, alongside the President’s Award, companies of the year, and the remaining Pencil winners across the Culture, Design and Impact categories. 

Reserved for truly...

Thursday, May. 27, 2021

During the first of its two digital ceremonies, D&AD 2021 unveiled Pencil winners across the Craft, Next, Advertising and Side Hustle categories. A total of 430 Pencils were awarded last night (5/26)--44 Yellow, 132 Graphite, 241 Wood, 9 Next, 2 Side Hustle, and 2 Collaborative Pencils....

Tuesday, May. 18, 2021

D&AD has unveiled the shortlisted entries across the Advertising, Culture, Design, Impact and Next categories, following the second and final stage of 2021 D&AD Awards judging. The news follows the first round of shortlists announced last week, amidst robust submission figures after a...

Friday, Feb. 19, 2021

From short shrift to long-term Shift--that’s the progression for diversity and inclusion in at least one corner of our world as D&AD New Blood Shift New York recently held its first all digital Showcase. The culmination of the four month night school program for 2020 saw 18 aspiring...

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic, D&AD has gone digital with its New Blood Shift program in New York, a free opportunity for aspiring creatives without college qualifications to get a foothold in the creative industries. As the next generation of creative talent...

Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020

Naresh Ramchandani, Pentagram partner and one-time founder of both St Luke’s and Karmarama, will succeed Kate Stanners, Saatchi and Saatchi Worldwide CCO, as president of D&AD for 2020-’21.

The D&AD President is elected annually from the Board of Trustees to champion the...

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