Wednesday, May. 22, 2024

Out of 652 Pencils awarded in the D&AD competition this year, four received the highest honor--the coveted Black Pencil, which is reserved truly groundbreaking work. Making up the Black Pencil quartet were:

  • Dentsu Tokyo claimed one Black Pencil in the Art Direction category for
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Friday, May. 27, 2022

On the second and concluding night (5/26) of virtual digital ceremonies, D&AD awarded three Black Pencils, a honor reserved only for truly groundbreaking work. The Black Pencil recipients were:

--“The Lost Class,” Leo Burnett Chicago, Branding, Tactical
To fight for common sense...

Thursday, May. 26, 2022

Two Black Pencils were awarded last night (5/25) during the first of two digital D&AD Award ceremonies. Celebrating achievements in Craft, Advertising and Collaborative, D&AD bestowed Black Pencils upon: DDB New Zealand for its “Samsung iTest” underscoring the battle between Apple and...

Tuesday, May. 17, 2022

The shortlist for this year’s D&AD Awards across all categories has been released. The winners will be revealed in two virtual ceremonies on May 25 and 26.   

Now in its 60th year, the D&AD Awards competition has grown to incorporate more than 40 categories judged by a cohort of...

Friday, Sep. 11, 2020

Last night (9/10), the 58th D&AD Awards ceremony took place in a virtual fashion, where four Black Pencils--the competition’s highest honor, reserved for groundbreaking work--were awarded. Designed by Studio Dumbar and hosted by D&AD president Kate Stanners, the virtual ceremony was an...

Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2020

D&AD has unveiled the Pencil winners for entries across the Advertising, Culture and Design categories, in the second round of Pencils for the 2020 D&AD Awards. 

371 Pencils have been awarded across the categories, with Apple, Africa, Mother London, Dentsu Inc., Droga 5 New York,...

Friday, Jun. 5, 2020

D&AD has unveiled the shortlisted entries for an additional 13 categories (Art Direction, Branding, Digital, Digital Design, Direct, Entertainment, Experiential, Illustration, Next Illustrator, Photography, PR, Press & Outdoor, Typography), resulting from the third stage of D&AD...

Tuesday, May. 5, 2020

Following D&AD’s confirmation earlier this year that the 2020 Awards would go ahead in a digital capacity due to the global coronavirus outbreak, the organization has now announced the program for the 58th edition of their annual awards. 

Since 1962, D&AD has stimulated,...

Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019

The final results for the 57th D&AD Awards have been unveiled, with DDB Worldwide named D&AD Network of the Year 2019. Also, Europe has been confirmed as the top ranking region for D&AD winners.

In rank order, the Network of the Year derby broke down like this:...

Thursday, May. 23, 2019

The 57th D&AD Professional Awards ceremony took place this evening in London, where six Black Pencils--the competition’s highest honor--were awarded.

Droga5 and Furlined won Black Pencils for The New York Times' “The Truth is Worth It” campaign, which sheds light on the rigor...

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