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D&AD FESTIVAL 2018
with Adobe and Microsoft
D&AD Festival is a creative spectacular celebrating the world's best design and advertising, it took place on 24-26 April 2018 at The Old Truman Brewery, London.
Missed it? Visit the Liveblog and relive all the action. We interviewed judges, followed the speakers backstage and announced the winners at the Awards Ceremony.
D&AD x GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP
D&AD announces a revision to the timings of its partnership with Guardian Media Group, announced at this year's D&AD Festival. In order to put clear water between GMG's long-standing involvement with Cannes Lions and its new partnership with D&AD, GMG and D&AD’s new collaboration will start in June 2019. An inaugural event is planned for September 2019, while the new festival of creativity will take place in April 2020. The 2019 D&AD Festival will go ahead as usual. We look forward to creating a great event next year, and thereafter in partnership with GMG.
Let's talk. If you would like to be involved in next year's event please contact our Festival Director Bindi:
Bindi Houghton
D&AD Festival Director
bindi.houghton@dandad.org
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This year the festival addressed how Creativity Shapes Culture.
Human Voices
Promoting creative purpose to instigate positive change and build a more inclusive world
Failures and Successes in the Creative Process
Craft at the heart of creativty
Owning the Future
In a transforming world the time for excuses is over - the creative industries embracing and owning the change
TALKS, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES
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Blade Runner 2049: Building a New World:
David Sheldon-Hicks
25 April, TALK
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Impossible Foods - Sasha Markova:
Creating a new Paradigm
24 April, TALK
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Leila Fataar:
A Cultural State of Mind
24 April, TALK
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Trevor Eld:
Cultural Bankruptcy in the Attention Economy
25 April, TALK
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Joy Howard:
Mad Men, Mad Scientists
26 April, TALK
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Adam Smith:
Eliza Williams from Creative Review will interview Film Director Adam Smith
26 April, TALK
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Designing for Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs:
With Rachael Steven & Erica Dorn
26 April, TALK
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Past, Meet Future:
D&AD Awards Winners 2018
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Party at Village Underground:
The closing party is a chance to celebrate with this years D&AD Award Winners fresh off the stage
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Guardian Masterclass:
How to Create a Successful Podcast
25 April, WORKSHOP
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The Copy Book Session:
This Festival sees the launch of a new edition of The Copy Book
25 April, TALK
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#MakeItHard:
1stAvenueMachine with Cut + Run and Massive Music
25 April, EXPERIENCE
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Pixels of Fury:
Design Competition and Party
24 April, EXPERIENCE
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D&AD Festival Shop:
In collaboration with Material
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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The Talent Business:
How to not, not get a job as a creative
25 April, TALK
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Bo Hellberg:
Prototyping Your Creative Ideas
24 April, TALK
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Daniel Fox-Evans:
Being you in the industry
25 April, TALK
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Tom Evans:
The 1 hour Creative MBA
26 April, TALK
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Eat, Drink, Connect:
Explore the food and drink at this years Festival
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Creative Mentor Network:
Don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion. Do something.
25 April, WORKSHOP
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Happy Finish:
95 Story High VR Slide
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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The Talent Business:
“Under Pressure” - Developing resilience for aspiring creative leaders
26 April, TALK
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Creating Tools for Creatives:
Machine Learning Workshop
25 April, WORKSHOP
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Arif Haq:
What makes a good idea? And four and a half other irritating questions
26 April, TALK
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Creative Debuts:
Introducing the ‘Buy Art From Living Artists’ Concept Wall
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Kite Eyewear:
Kite Night: See Differently - Fringe
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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RARE:
Let's take a second to not talk about diversity
24 April, TALK
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Portfolio Surgeries with Wix:
Get your portfolio reviewed by industry’s leading creative professionals
24 - 26 April, WORKSHOP
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Pitch & Sync:
10 Octave Piano Installation + Vinyl Pop UP
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Patrick Collister:
Oh shi*! I’m in charge!
24 April, TALK
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Leila Fataar:
A Cultural State of Mind
25 April, WORKSHOP
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LABS:
Co-working Lounge
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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D&AD Clubhouse:
Take a break from the festival action
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Pitch Futures @ D&AD Festival:
School children explore creative careers
24 - 25 April, EXPERIENCE
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magCulture:
Offering a unique insight into the independent magazine scene
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Shaping Language:
Bruno Maag - Dalton Maag
24 April, WORKSHOP
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Guardian Masterclass:
The Essentials of Infographic Storytelling
24 April, WORKSHOP
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Eliza Williams:
Eliza Williams from Creative Review will interview Film Director Adam Smith
26 April, TALK
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Straight 8:
Film Workshops - Fringe Event
Date TBC, WORKSHOP
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These Are Not The Droids You Are Looking For:
How To Be More Persuasive
24 April, TALK
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Nick Eagleton & Katherina Tudball:
Old and New Collide: Reinventing Shakespeare's Globe
24 April, TALK
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Sky Creative:
COME AND KNOCK US OUT
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Acrylicize:
The Constant Need for Approval
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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L.A. Ronayne:
Digital Storytelling: Core Habit Crash Course
25 April, TALK
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The Nzinga Story Lab:
The future is here, but did you miss it?
25 April, TALK
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Ollie Olanipekun:
The Great Power Shift
25 April, TALK
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Creative Collaborations:
Behind every groundbreaking creative idea is a brave client
26 April, TALK
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Meet the Makers:
D&AD Festival + Agency tours
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Michael Albers:
The Digital Renaissance: A Design-led Approach
25 April, TALK
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Craig Oldham:
Oh Sh*t… What Now?: Honest Advice for New Graphic Designers
26 April, TALK
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Nadya Powell & John Owen:
D&AD Leadership Accelerator
26 April, WORKSHOP
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Creative Use of Technology:
Understand what fresh opportunities tech has coming up
25 April, TALK
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Design Insights:
Ever wondered what a design super group would look like?
25 April, TALK
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Will Awdry:
Copywriting: Sorry is the hardest word
26 April, TALK
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Andrew Missingham:
Life beyond art-working another f**king toothpaste ad
25 April, TALK
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The VOWSS:
SheSays and The Voice of a Woman present a film festival featuring work made by women over the last year
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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The Mill:
Mimetics - gesturally responsive robotic installation
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Nucco Brain:
Discussing Content Production - Fringe Event
24 April, TALK
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Nick Eagleton:
Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
24 April, TALK
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Shake:
The Easy, Friendly, Drinky Networking - Fringe Event
24 April, EXPERIENCE
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Type Tasting:
Pop-up Typography Lab
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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ChromaYoga:
Ganzsound Meditation - Fringe Event
25 April, EXPERIENCE
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Global Trends Insights:
Highlighting inspirational worldwide communications
24 April, TALK
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Jelly x Boxpark:
#TurnUp - Fringe Event
25 April, WORKSHOP
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Aesop:
Breakfast & Skin Consultation - Fringe Event
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Joel Flory:
The Creative Industry's Missing Link
24 April, TALK
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Mother:
Not For Sale - Fringe Event
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Zone:
CX SELLS - Fringe Event
24 April, WORKSHOP
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The Acrylicize Party:
An evening of drinks and short talks by the Acrylicize team - Fringe Event
25 April, EXPERIENCE
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Psycle Shoreditch:
Spin Class - Fringe Event
24 April, EXPERIENCE
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Creativity & PR:
How do you keep coming up with innovative, PR-first creative ideas?
24 April, TALK
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The art and soul of Karma Cola:
How to make money without loosing your soul - Fringe Event
24 April, TALK
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Pitch & Sync. x BLOK London:
An immersive hour of music and fitness - Fringe Event
26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Wieden+Kennedy:
Exquisite breakfast - Fringe Event
25 April, EXPERIENCE
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Jade Tomlin:
Business Acumen for Creatives
24 April, TALK
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Naresh Ramchandani:
The Creative Industry and Sustainability Panel
26 April, TALK
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MPC:
"Tosser VR"
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Robert Montgomery:
Over-Emotional Billboards
26 April, TALK
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FITCH x Mastered:
How Gen z will force us to transform education and the creative industries
25 April, TALK
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Animating for Change:
From Brazil to the World
25 April, TALK
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Happy Finish:
A New Dimension: Creative and Commercial Possibilities of 2.5D Imagery
25 April, TALK
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Yoga & Mindfulness:
The Museum of Happiness
26 April, WORKSHOP
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Chloe Gottlieb:
Why Dimensional Diversity Drives Innovation
25 April, TALK
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Julia Blomquist:
How to be Human
25 April, TALK
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James Burke:
Beyond Convention
24 April, TALK
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Federico Gaggio:
Ideas that do, ideas that don’t – how to tell purpose from bullshit
25 April, TALK
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Jeff Goodby:
How Vandalism Will Save Advertising
26 April, TALK
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Thomas Kolster:
Everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes – what can you do about it?
25 April, TALK
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Ted Harry Mellström:
How to be Human
25 April, TALK
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Marsha Meredith:
The Company You Keep
25 April, TALK
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Crafting Winning Work:
This session celebrates the winners setting an envy-inducing standard
24 April, TALK
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Debbie Millman:
Why Design Matters
24 April, TALK
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Caroline Pay:
Do Not Watch This Talk!
25 April, TALK
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Ben Priest:
The Importance of Getting Things Utterly Wrong
26 April, TALK
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Designing the Tangible:
What makes design for the physical world really stand out?
26 April, TALK
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Pablo Rochat:
Low-fi High-fun
25 April, TALK
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Ciro Sarmiento:
Tales from the Mail Room
24 April, TALK
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Me & EU:
Post Brexit Post Card Exhibition
24 - 26 April, EXPERIENCE
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Dave Trott:
How to do what you’re not allowed to do
24 April, TALK
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Creativity & Media:
How we can harness the power of media
25 April, TALK
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Zen: Heaps + Stacks:
Minature zen garden making workshops
24 - 26 April, WORKSHOP
THE ADOBE 'MAKE IT' SPACE WITH MICROSOFT SURFACE
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Learn new skills and hone your abilities using the Microsoft Surface and Adobe’s Creative Cloud software, with workshops led by creatives including Perou, Shotopop and Picturesmith. Expect wisdom from a diverse range of disciplines – everything from UX/UI and graphic design to photography, art direction and animation.
Workshops were drop-in and began on the hour every day of the Festival.
GET THE APP
The D&AD Festival App is available on iOS and Android. The app is the perfect tool to guide you through the many events of the festival, to network with the creative community and share your experiences.
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
BECOME A FESTIVAL PARTNER IN 2019
D&AD is committed to building brand partnerships that deliver experiential relevance to our community. Collaborations range from headline sponsorship, brand activations, product demos, and content creation.
If you're interest in becoming a Festival partner, contact us.