D&AD is an educational charity that represents the global creative, design and advertising communities. Since 1962, D&AD has set industry standards, educated and inspired the next generation and, more recently, has demonstrated the impact of creativity and innovation on enhancing business performance.

For Excellence
D&AD Global Awards – the biggest and the best, rewarding outstanding creativity, mould-breaking thinking and the highest standard of design and innovation.

For Education
Each year D&AD invests around £2 million running 18 different education programmes providing support for universities and colleges and their students and graduates, as well as working on behalf of the international creative community to bridge the gap between education and the workplace.

For Enterprise
D&AD builds understanding of the important contribution
of creativity, ideas and innovation to business performance through Creativity Works.

Not for profit
D&AD is a not-for-profit organisation, donating all of its generated funds back into the creative community through education and enterprise.