New Blood Festival 2024
in partnership with
New Blood Festival 2023 took place on 5–6 July at Protein studios in London.
Last year we held a graduate showcase of more than 30 exhibiting universities, exclusive exhibitions of winners from New Blood Awards, New Blood: The Portfolios with Editor X, and our new schools programme New Gen Awards, talks by industry leaders, portfolio reviews, activations by Adobe, and more.
Details for 2024 coming soon.
Pencil levels
The Pencil levels were revealed at the New Blood Awards Ceremony
on 6 July 2023.
New Blood Awards 2024
Want to hear when New Blood Awards 2024 briefs launch? Share your email and we'll let you know the moment the briefs drop.
Festival talks on-demand
Two days of talks and insights from the best in the business.
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Nate Agbetu
Cultural Curator, Strategist + Educator
Free Form World
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Anita Chiba
Creative Director
Diet Paratha
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Larissa Eddy
Chief Student Officer
Unibeez
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Rachael Irvine
CEO
Irvine Partners
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Lou Millar-MacHugh
UX Designer & Researcher
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Greg McKneally
Co-Head of CG
Electric Theatre Collective
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Jake Myhre
Strategy Director
Design Bridge and Partners
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Teresa Leeming
Strategist
Design Bridge and Partners
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Joe Atkin
Midweight Designer
Design Bridge and Partners
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Miho Aishima
Design Director
Design Bridge and Partners
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Mingyue Cao
Solutions Consultant
Adobe
New Blood: The Portfolios
The Portfolios competition recognises excellent portfolio websites across a number of disciplines including Advertising, Animation, Illustration, Graphic Design, Digital. Share your email here and we'll let you know the moment the The Portfolios is open.
Hosted by D&AD and WPP, The D&AD New Blood Academy is an intensive online training programme fuelling the trajectory of hot new talent into the creative industry, in the space of just two weeks.
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2022 New Blood Festival University Showcase
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Norwich University of the Arts
BA(Hons) Animation
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Sheffield Hallam University
Illustration
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The University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Illustration
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
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Birmingham City University
Graphic Design
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Cardiff School of Art & Design | Cardiff Met
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication
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Coventry University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Edinburgh Napier University
BDes(Hons) Graphic Design
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Loughborough University
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication & Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Norwich University of the Arts
Graphic Design
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Nottingham Trent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Gray’s School of Art
BA(Hons) Communication Design
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Solent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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UAL London College of Communication
BA(Hons) Graphic Branding & Identity
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University Centre South Essex (UAL)
BA(Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Hertfordshire
Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of Huddersfield
Graphic Design and Animation
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography
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University of Portsmouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of West London
BA(Hons) Graphic Design (Visual Communication & Illustration)
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Anglia Ruskin University
BA(Hons) Digital Media Production
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
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Birmingham City University
Graphic Design
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Cardiff School of Art & Design | Cardiff Met
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication
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Coventry University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Edinburgh Napier University
BDes(Hons) Graphic Design
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Falmouth University
BA(Hons) Creative Advertising
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Loughborough University
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication & Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Norwich University of the Arts
BA(Hons) Animation
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Norwich University of the Arts
Graphic Design
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Nottingham Trent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Ravensbourne University, London
BA(Hons) Digital Photography
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Ravensbourne University, London
BA(Hons) Advertising & Brand Design
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Gray’s School of Art
BA(Hons) Communication Design
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Sheffield Hallam University
Illustration
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Solent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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The University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Illustration
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UAL London College of Communication
BA(Hons) Graphic Branding & Identity
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University Centre South Essex (UAL)
BA(Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Hertfordshire
Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of Huddersfield
Graphic Design and Animation
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography
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University of Portsmouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of West London
BA(Hons) Graphic Design (Visual Communication & Illustration)
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