Celebrating creative excellence in design & advertising ✏️ Supporting emerging creatives over on @DandADNewBlood 💫 D&AD Shift Edition is now live ⬇️
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What does AI’s shortcut really cost?
Find out in D&AD’s new AI & Creativity Report, sponsored by Shutterstock Studios, which explores six reckonings around originality, speed, talent, pricing, governance and leadership.
Get your free download: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xJn0z0
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Only a couple of hours left…
Who’ll walk away with the top prize, the D&AD Black Pencil? We’ll find out tonight.
See the 2026 Pencil winners: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yBt870
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Tonight's the night: it's all coming together as the 2026 D&AD Awards Ceremony lands in London.
Not long until we reveal this year's Black Pencils, Companies of the Year, President's Award recipient and much more. Swipe for some quick BTS moments, and stay tuned for the winners.
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“Art school is going to be the new MBA,” says David Lee, Chief Brand & Creative Officer at @Squarespace.
At D&AD Festival 2026, he explored why creativity could become one of the most valuable skills in an AI-driven world.
Watch the full talk now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yx5CV0
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UN//SCENE Festival returns to Conway Hall in Holborn on 17 September, bringing together fresh voices, forward-thinking ideas and urgent conversations about the world around us. It's volunteer-led, and all profits go to industry charities.
Tickets here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yjspW0
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“Savoir faire never goes away just because technology is there or just because innovation is there,” says Court Williams at D&AD Festival 2026. “The moment it does, we’ve lost the script.”
Watch now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yh5zg0
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The Black Pencil. D&AD’s highest accolade. Who’ll take one home this year?
On Thursday 24 September, we’ll find out at the D&AD Awards Ceremony at Christ Church Shoreditch, London.
Join us for the celebrations ✏️ Tickets available now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0y9SdS0
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Is it snow or plum blossoms? Chinese Plum Blossom Culture explores eight themes through interconnected booklets, all housed in a single slipcase — and was a Wood Pencil winner in Book Design at D&AD Awards 2026.
Explore more winning work: eu1.hubs.ly/H0y7l710
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They're here ⚡#ShiftLondon is now officially underway.
Our brand-new cohort has hit the ground running in our free creative night school here in London. There's been mentoring, workshops and agency visits covering brand strategy, goal-setting, ideation and more. Stay tuned.
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The clock is ticking. 👀 Only 1 day left to bid on one of 700 unique @secret7s record sleeves, with proceeds supporting @warchilduk. Who made which sleeve? Find out after the auction closes on 2 Sept.
Bid now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0x-ysq0
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F33 really stretched the brief for this one. 🍈
They turned an elastic band into a brand identity for Villarfresh's El Largo melons, earning a Wood Pencil in Packaging Design at D&AD Awards 2026.
See more winners in Packaging Design: eu1.hubs.ly/H0x-6yt0
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Four films. One night at Genesis Cinema on 19 Sept: PERFECT IMPERFECT.
We’re proud to see Deck The Ends, directed by D&AD Shift London alumnus Marcus Austin, on the bill. Think Attack the Block meets Home Alone, with a South London twist.
Get your tickets: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xYYGw0
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AI won’t decide the future of creative excellence...but how we use it will.
The six reckonings in D&AD's brand new AI & Creativity Report, The Cost of the Shortcut explores what that means for creativity, talent and judgement.
Get your free copy now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xTf8G0
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FUKT Magazine #23 turns a magazine into an instrument. With creative led by Ariane Spanier, its cover uses varnished line patterns to create tonal variations when scratched. It won two Wood Pencils for Magazine & Newspaper Design at D&AD Awards 2026.
More: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xSyV_0
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"You had a position and an opinion. How can you tap back into that?"
At #dandad26, Shakira Polite explored how identity, lived experience and relationships can reconnect us with our creative spark.
Need a creative reset? Watch the full talk on YouTube: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xR5kt0
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What makes a story impossible to ignore? Conflict. 👀
On 7 Sept, Jim de Zoete will show you how to find it in your work and turn it into stories that stick in our new D&AD Masterclass, Transform Your Work with Storytelling.
Places are going fast. Book: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xPGql0
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Meet AI with some of the best creative minds in the business.
AI for Creativity is D&AD’s new on-demand Masterclass, helping you stretch and stress-test your thinking, build smarter workflows and stay human.
Early bird ends soon. Save £100 until 23 Aug: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xLvgY0
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Think your portfolio could use an industry opinion? 👀
Get priority access to an exclusive Among Equals Portfolio Review on 16 Sept, with honest feedback from the creative team plus networking. 4–6pm, London.
Limited spaces, only a few left. Book now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xJGRV0
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