Calling all creatives — 🔊 D&AD Awards 2024 is now open for entries. 🔊 The ultimate standard of creative excellence, D&AD’s world-class Awards and Festival celebrate the very best in design, advertising, production, and craftsmanship from around the world. The benchmark for excellence is raised each year, setting new standards annually and igniting inspiration and connections within the worldwide creative community. Our jurors will be judging in person across all categories once again, including our new categories: Health & Wellbeing, Pharma, Luxury and Sustained Impact. We’re also excited to announce that next year, the D&AD Judging, Festival and Ceremony will have a new home at the Southbank Centre over two days in May 2024. Enter by 6 Dec to lock in your 30% Super Early Bird discount on the entry fee, with further discounts available for freelancers and small businesses. Head over to D&AD now for the key deadline dates, and to get started on your entry. Hit the link in bio and show us what you’ve got. . . . . . #dandad #dandad24 #dandadawards #designinspiration #creativeexcellence #magazinedesign #graphicdesigners #photographers #artdirection #typedesign #filmmakers #casting #illustrationinspiration #branding #cinematography #digitaldesign #technews #typography #creativetypes #pharma #luxurydesign #healthandwellbeing #visualartists

It's here ✏️ D&AD Annual 2023 is live. This is the ultimate free resource for the creative industry, made for anyone who wants to learn from the best. Get an inside look into how this year's winning work was made, by the people who made it. Take a deep dive into the big ideas the work represents, and explore insights from industry experts. Go behind the work with some of the most talked-about D&AD winners, including the team behind Pharrel’s music video for Cash In Cash Out, created by @division.global and @electric.theatre.collective, and @studio_drama_ltd, the designers behind Vogue Brasil’s new typeface. Our Voices section unpacks contemporary discourse around AI and documentary photography, neurodivergence in the creative industry, advertising in a climate emergency and much more. Plus you’ll gain access to the D&AD Trend Report created with The Thought Partnership, unpacking key creative and strategic trends. 💭 Whether you’re an emerging or professional creative looking for inspiration, or you’re in search of new talent coming up via New Blood Awards (also showcasing in the Annual), hit the link in bio to get stuck in. . . . . . #dandad #dandadannual #dandad23 #creativity #creativeinspiration #creativeresources #creativeeducation #behindthework #voices #creativevoices #trendreport #trends #creativeexcellence

Introducing the 2023 Trend Report from D&AD, created in collaboration with The Thought Partnership. This new report analyses this year’s winning work, and examines key emerging themes that dominated at D&AD Awards: Joyful Surrealism, Open-Source Casting, Ownable Iconicity, Augmentation For All, Preserving the Past, and Pay It Forward. There is also a look at how AI is developing a presence at the Awards, and predictions on how it will develop in the creative industry. Head to the D&AD Annual to download the Trend report for in-depth exploration. Link in bio. . . . . . #dandad #dandadannual #designtrends #trendreport #designideas #creativetips #creativeexcellence #dandadawards #newtrends

They’ve done it 👏 Our D&AD Shift with @Google cohort in London have now graduated. Over four months, these talented creatives have answered live briefs, ideated and executed their concepts, and made valuable industry connections — and are now ready to show their skills to the world. Here’s a look at their showcase event with Shift Graduates, Marcus Austin (@iammarcusaustin) and Jude Carmichael (@judecarmichael_), and Resident Life Coach, Nicola Rae-Wickham (@nicolaraewickham), sharing more about the #ShiftLondon journey, and what it can do for creatives looking to kickstart their careers. ✨ Emerging talent around the world are looking to #ShiftCreativity and get their start in the industry with D&AD Shift with Google, our free, industry-led night school for self-taught creatives. And to our London creative companies: this is the place to start when looking for your next hire. Meet the #ShiftLondon cohort and see their work at the link in bio. #dandad #creativeindustry #emergingcreatives #Londoncreatives #creativecareers

@studio_drama_ltd created a dualistic headline typeface family for @voguebrasil to coincide with the magazine’s redesign in early 2022. Both sans-serif and serif styles were encapsulated by two polarising ideas: ‘vernacular’ and ‘elegance’. Go behind the work in D&AD Annual 2023, where Studio DRAMA Director Chris Nott explains how they effectively combined styles, creating an outcome that embodied Vogue’s iconic brand with the rich cultural and typographic heritage of Brazil. Link in bio to read. . . . . . #dandad #dandadannual #vogue #voguebrasil #voguemagazine #font #fontdesign #creativetypes #sansseriffonts #seriffonts #fontdesign #creativeexcellence #creativeinsights #designideas #designtips #typefacedesign #customtype #typedesign #typography #creativeexcellence

“I wish I’d done this!” says Astrid Stavro @astridstavro when talking about Instacart’s rebrand during D&AD Awards 2023. Wolff Olins partnered with Instacart to create a design system that helped transform the Instacart experience, including a streamlined carrot top that doubles as an arrow, showing that more than just food can be added to the shopping cart. 🥕 🛒 The team also created the Shop+Savor ethos, combining a commitment to product innovation with the emotion, satisfaction and value that is added to people’s lives by the service. Instacart’s rebrand impressed the judges at D&AD Awards 2023, bagging a Pencil in Branding. Lead | @wolffolins New York Client | @instacart Design Agency | @wolffolins New York Award | Yellow Pencil in Branding Country | United States 🇺🇸 Who else scored a Pencil in the Branding category? The D&AD Annual has all the winning work for you to explore right now, for free. Link in bio. #dandad #dandad23 #instacart #instacartshopper #branding #brandinginspiration #awardwinningdesign #brandingidentity #typography #typedesign #brandcolours #ecommerce #carrottop #rebrand #logodesign #graphicsdesign #creativeinspiration

Jo Barnard is a designer and problem solver. She is the founder of London-based industrial design consultancy @morramadesign and co-instigator of @design_declares, a global movement of creative practitioners committed to harnessing their skills to address our climate crisis. Signatories of the declaration are guided by the Eight Acts: stepping stones on a path that leads creative businesses towards a more planet-centred practice. It is Act 05 ‘Redefine Good’ that was on Barnard’s mind when judging this year on the D&AD Awards Product Design jury. For the 2023 D&AD Annual, Barnard reflects on the positive steps D&AD has made over the past few years to better champion positive environmental impact-driven creativity, and asks the question: How can we accelerate the perception shift in what we consider ‘good design’ in the wider context of community and planet? Read @barnard_jo’s thoughts in the D&AD Annual. Link in bio. . . . . . . #dandad #dandad24 #productdesign #productdesigners #climatematters #climateawareness #sustainability #sustainabilitytalks #climatecrisis #creativetypes #typedesign #sustainabledesign #awardwinningdesign #designindustry #designinsights #creativetips #creativeexcellence

Meet Marcus Austin, (@Iammarcusaustin), an art director who has created award-winning productions in scripted film. The “overly ambitious and an all-time dreamer” has just completed D&AD Shift with @Google in London and is ready to apply his skills to the industry. D&AD Shift is a free night school for self-taught creatives entering the creative industry from outside traditional pathways. Make Marcus your next hire and explore his work, as well as the rest of the cohort’s, via the link in bio. #ShiftCreativity #ShiftLondon #Londoncreatives #creativeindustry #dandad

“To me, design is revolutionary, and has the power to educate and change perspectives and I think this is just what the industry needs,” says Temitayo Ince (@moodymammma), who has just graduated from D&AD Shift with @Google in London 2023: a free night school for self-taught creatives entering the creative industry from outside traditional pathways. The art director and multidisciplinary artist has exhibited as part of the London Design Festival and facilitated workshops with Imperial College. On the Shift Programme, Temitayo has honed her talent into career-making skills, while gaining a global network of creatives at both peer level and industry level. Looking for a London-based creative to join your team? Explore Temitayo’s work and see the rest of the cohort’s work at the link in bio 🔗 #dandad #ShiftLondon #ShiftCreativity #LondonCreatives #creativeindustry

D&AD Shift with Google is a free industry-led night school where creatives on non-traditional paths can develop their skills and networks by attending workshops with professional creatives and answering briefs from brands like adidas and Airbnb. We recently spoke to the Shift London Class of 2023, a group of self-taught creatives including a BAFTA-qualifying filmmaker, a self-taught 3D artist, a former-model turned photographer and a graffiti artist turned graphic designer, to learn about their early creative starts, the challenges they’ve faced entering the industry, and their hopes for what lies ahead. On the brink of launching into their creative careers, the graduating group are asking themselves big life questions — how will their unique backgrounds and personalities play into their projects? How will they balance passion projects with jobs that pay the bills?? And how will they pay it forward and break down barriers to entering the creative industries? Featured here are our Shift London 2023 graduates: - Koto Shimada @kotophotoss, Marcus Austin @iammarcusaustin, Ali Mohamoud @nomadic_libaax, Ailis Martisius @nelisailis, Mercy Mapaba, Alexander Charman @soapy.al, Tom Godfrey @yerfdogizm and Temitayo Ince @moodymammma - Tom Godfrey @yerfdogizm, Temitayo Ince @moodymammma and Koto Shimada @kotophotoss - Ali Mohamoud, Mercy Mapaba, Tom Godfrey - Lourice Ramos @louricejramos - Tomi Afolabi @t_production34, Temitayo Ince @moodymammma and Ask Kleeves @askkleeves - Tomi Afolabi @t_production34 - Anne ‘Koice’ Manuales @koice.media, Tyler Pierreson @tylerpierreson and Julia N’Diamoi - Jude Carmichael @judecarmichael_ - Ask Kleeves @askkleeves, Marcus Austin @iammarcusaustin and Tolu Elusade @toluelusade - Julia N’Diamoi, Tyler Pierreson @tylerpierreson and Amira Renée @itsamirarenee Read the feature introducing this year’s London cohort as they graduate on D&AD. Link in bio. (images by Shift graduate @notsergioh and text by @madschowdhury)

At our ‘The Future of Product Design’ talk, hosted at Mother in London, a panel of industry experts unpacked the question, “What could the industry be doing more of, regarding sustainability in product design?” Afterwards, we caught up with audience members to get their take. From gamifying product experiences to retain user interest, to exploring more experimental processes and activities, here’s what they had to say. Featured here: Renée Anagbo, Illustrator & Product/Industrial Designer Andy Pye - Associate Director, Seymourpowell Meike Niggemann - UX Designer Ben Sammut - Innovation Design Lead/Product Design Engineer, Filament PD There’s one week left to get 30% off entries at D&AD Awards 2024, and up to 50% for small businesses and freelancers. The Product Design category includes the design of industrial and consumer products and prototypes, with the juries also considering the climate and ecological impact of the design. Super Early Bird discounts end 6 December — link in bio to get your entry started. #dandad24 #productdesign #creativeindustry #creative #dandadawards

“Just because you’re saving the world doesn’t mean your typography needs to suck,” says Priya Prakash, Founder and CEO of Design for Social Change (d4Sc) and member of D&AD’s Impact Council at The Future of Product Design talk, hosted at @motherlondon. During the talk, Jo Barnard (D&AD Product Design Jury President and Founder of the design consultancy Morrama) and the panellists explored how we can bring joy back into sustainable product design. Panellists: Jo Barnard, Founder & Creative Director, @morramadesign Eddie Hamilton, Senior Industrial Designer & Sustainability Lead, @seymourpowell Priya Prakash, Founder and CEO, Design for Social Change (d4Sc) @designforsocialchange Lex Fefegha, Principal, @comuzi_lab There’s more over at D&AD, where you’ll learn why Prakash believes that paying attention to the small details will add up to behavioural change. And at D&AD Awards 2024, the Product Design category includes the design of consumer and industrial products and prototypes. The climate and ecological impact of the design is also considered in this category. Link in bio to watch the panel talk, and find out how to enter your work into D&AD Awards 2024 (with 30% off entries until 6 December, and up to 50% for small businesses and freelancers). . . . . . . #dandad #dandad24 #productdesign #productdesigners #climatematters #climateawareness #sustainability #sustainabilitytalks #typography #creativetypes #typedesign #sustainabiledesign #awardwinningdesign #designindustry #designinsights #creativetips #creativeexcellence