D&AD Masterclasses
D&AD Masterclasses power up careers and future-proof businesses by focusing on the creative skills of tomorrow, taught by the stars of today. Online and offline, our creative learning programmes connect you and your business directly to the people making the most outstanding work today and enable you to learn skills to generate brilliant outcomes tomorrow.
Together, we explore the boundaries of creativity across four areas: Mindset, Industry Insight, Creative Skills and Culture & Technology.
All you need to know to ensure your work achieves creative excellence, has an impact and moves your audience. Perfect your art direction skills, get under the bonnet of branding and hone your design skills.
Learn how to harness creativity to gain a competitive advantage, sell your ideas and build better working relationships. Understand the power of creativity and boost your creative leadership skills.
Technical skills can only go so far without the mindset needed to make the best work possible. Unleash your best ideas by building your resilience, confidence and creative bravery.
Ensure your work is consistently relevant by learning from culture and the technology that is evolving around us, as well as the key opportunities for the year ahead in our revolving insight sessions.
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What Makes D&AD Masterclasses Different?
Inspiring and engaging, packed full of real-world experiences and unique case-studies.
The learning we provide extends beyond the classroom, and leaves you equipped with practical techniques and take-away tools.
Crafted to be reflective and reactive, the design and delivery of our Masterclasses are regularly updated to reflect the industry.
Connect and network with other creatives and make industry contacts to take back to the office.
Immersive and interactive, our sessions ensure you put new learnings into practice.
Taught by inspirational session leaders, who have won 358 D&AD pencils between them.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where do the Masterclasses take place?
D&AD Masterclasses are usually hosted at D&AD HQ, 64 Cheshire Street, London, E2 6EH. Occasionally, Masterclasses may be hosted off-site at a workspace nearby, or in other cities.
The locations are always specified on the Masterclass page in the Choose Your Course section. Just click on "Read more".
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How do I book a Masterclass?
The easiest way to book your spot on a Masterclass is to add it to your basket and proceed to checkout via the website. However, if you wish to pay via invoice, please get in touch with the team via masterclasses@dandad.org.
All available course dates are listed on the Masterclass page. If there is a Masterclass you’d like to attend that doesn’t have any dates listed, please register your interest on the page and check back in a couple of weeks.
Masterclasses are open to all. However, D&AD Members receive a 20% discount.
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How are Masterclasses run?
Masterclasses run from 9:30am - 5:30pm, unless otherwise specified in your confirmation email. The Masterclass will start promptly at 9:30am so please make sure you arrive early.
To ensure that the learning experience is enhanced, Masterclasses have up to a maximum of 14 delegates only.
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Is food provided?
Yes, a light breakfast is available before the start of the day. For full-day Masterclasses, lunch is provided and most dietary needs are catered to.
If you have specific requirements, including those above, please get in touch with the team on masterclasses@dandad.org at least a week in advance.
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Are your Masterclasses accredited?
D&AD Masterclasses do not offer official accreditation.
However, certificates can be issued to show your attendance on the course. To request a certificate, please email masterclasses@dandad.org with your name, and the name and date of the Masterclass you attended.
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Is this Masterclass suitable for me?
D&AD Masterclasses are suitable for anyone and everyone, creative or non-creative. Previous companies who've come through our doors include Barclays, The National Trust, Deliveroo, Chanel, Spotify, Sky, Deloitte, Adam & Eve DDB, Twitter, Geometry, and more.
For more information, please refer to the ‘suitable for’ section on the Masterclass description. If you’re still unsure whether it is the right class for you, please get in touch with us at masterclasses@dandad.org and we can assist you.
Online Learning
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Learn MoreThe D&AD Digital Campus combines the strength of D&AD offline Masterclasses with a self-serve digital platform that is available to a global audience. We constantly review and update the courses that are available on the D&AD Digital Campus to reflect the ever-changing nature of culture, technology and the industries we work with.
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Want to Train Your Whole Team?
Our bespoke service harnesses the collective power of our session leaders to create courses that solve your specific business challenges.
These courses are all fully tailored to you and your business needs.
Designed to fit all schedules, our bespoke Masterclasses can include sessions at our Shoreditch HQ, immersive sessions at top agencies, insight-packed evening events and much more.
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