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Big ideas for big business results: D&AD Festival 2026 Creative Impact Accelerator
The D&AD Festival returns this year with the ultimate goal of celebrating creative excellence across advertising, design, and craft. To…
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The creative’s guide to commanding the machine for better craft: D&AD Festival 2026 AI Accelerator
In recent years, the creative industry has witnessed the rapid progression of artificial intelligence. While many creatives fear that AI…
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Why They Won: D&AD Yellow Pencils Showcase takes the jury outside the room
Winning a D&AD Yellow Pencil is hard enough. Understanding why work wins one is a different conversation entirely — and…
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Awards News
The rarest pencil in the room: Revisiting D&AD 2025’s three Black Pencil winners
In a room full of pencils, the black one means something different. With no quota system for Pencil awards, D&AD…
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Your front-row seat to creative debates that actually matter: D&AD Festival 2026 Jury Insights
The D&AD Festival returns bigger than ever, bringing together the world’s most brilliant creative thinkers. The festival continues to serve…
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D&AD taps 26 of the world’s best — including Dörte Spengler-Ahrens, Cat How, Yasuharu Sasaki, — to champion creativity globally
For an organization whose pencils have long functioned as shorthand for the highest standard in advertising and design, D&AD‘s latest…
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Asian creatives take the jury table at D&AD Awards 2026
D&AD, the global non-profit championing excellence in design and commercial creativity, has revealed the jury for its 2026 Awards —…
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Ogilvy APAC’s Reed Collins, dentsu’s Yoshihiro Yagi, and 4 more named among D&AD Jury Presidents from Asia
The D&AD Awards has unveiled its Jury Presidents for the year, assembling a formidable collective that sets a new benchmark…
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D&AD Festival 2026 to spotlight innovation, leadership, and creative excellence
The D&AD Festival 2026 is set to return as one of the global creative industry’s most anticipated gatherings, bringing together…
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D&AD Festival 2026 puts creativity under review with expanded South Bank programme
The D&AD Festival 2026 returns from 19 to 20 May with a timely challenge to the global creative industry: is…
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Creative bravery: D&AD’s Donal Keenan shares why safe ideas are the biggest risk for brands
Our daily routines have shifted drastically over the last decade. From the moment we check our phones in the morning…
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People
D&AD names David Patton as new Chief Executive Officer
NEW YORK, USA — D&AD, the global non-profit championing excellence in design and commercial creativity, has appointed David Patton as Chief…
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Awards News
The 2026 D&AD Jury Presidents are setting the benchmark for creative excellence
LONDON, UK – Collectively responsible for over 900 D&AD Awards – including 74 Yellow Pencils, 2 White Pencils, and 4…
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