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Awards News
D&AD New Blood Awards 2027 puts human creativity at the forefront
D&AD, the global non-profit championing excellence in design and commercial creativity, has unveiled its latest New Blood Awards briefs, with…
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People
Nils Leonard named D&AD President for 2026/2027
D&AD has announced Nils Leonard, co-founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, as its new President for the 2026/2027 term. With more…
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Insight & Intelligence
D&AD finds creativity thriving under constraints in 2026
D&AD launches its 2026 Annual, bringing together insights from the year’s most awarded creatives alongside six trends emerging from 50,000…
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Featured
From Manila to the world: Ria Ocampo named D&AD’s 2026 Creative Director of the Year
Some awards recognize a campaign, while others describe the creative force behind the work. For VML London Associate Creative Director…
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Awards News
Isle of Any’s ‘Your Way Out,’ Uncommon Creative Studio’s ‘The Periodic Fable,’ and Publicis Conseil’s ‘Three Words’ bag Black Pencils at 2026 D&AD awards
D&AD has awarded four Black Pencils across three projects at its 2026 Awards Ceremony in London, celebrating the people and…
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Design
D&AD report warns AI could erase the training ground for creative judgment
D&AD, the global creative non-profit championing excellence in design and commercial creativity, launched The D&AD AI & Creativity Report 2026: The…
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Design
D&AD Shift at Ten: The free night school that turned a store manager, a nursery worker and a home care coordinator into industry creatives
A decade ago, Sophie McGovern walked into D&AD Shift as a store manager. She is now a Pencil-winning Senior Creative…
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Design
For Stefan Sagmeister, short-term everything is crap, long-term everything is fantastic
New York-based Austrian designer Stefan Sagmeister needs no further introduction. His reputation and philosophical, introspective take on creative thinking precede…
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Stefan Sagmeister on the ‘single worst job’ of his life
We live in such carefully curated times that it’s rare to hear a story of something that has gone really,…
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Awards News
Dispatch from D&AD 2026: What jurors couldn’t stop talking about before the Pencils dropped
As the D&AD Awards shortlists were being finalized, industry practitioners gathered at the iconic Tate Modern on London’s South Bank…
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adobo Exclusive
The biggest threat to art direction and craft is not AI
Images have never been easier to create, yet truly original perspectives have never felt more difficult to find. For dentsu…
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adobo Exclusive
In the age of AI and algorithms, the human POV is the real advantage
Badong Abesamis continues to champion advertising that cuts through noise without abandoning craft. As Founding Partner of GIGIL and one…
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adobo Exclusive
How ‘intra-tainment’ is changing the way audiences engage with entertainment
As entertainment continues to expand across film, gaming, audio, sports, creator content, and immersive experiences, storytelling itself is becoming increasingly…
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