The D&AD Awards, also known as the Design and Art Direction Awards, is an annual international creative competition that celebrates excellence in design and advertising. Founded in 1962, D&AD has become one of the most prestigious awards in the creative industry, recognizing outstanding work across various disciplines, including advertising, design, branding, digital, and more. D&AD exists to stimulate, enable and award creative excellence in design and advertising. Considered by many the world’s most prestigious benchmark for commercial creativity, the D&AD Pencil stands for rigour and integrity, everything that it takes to make the best creative work.
