How COLLINS became the top-ranking design agency of 2021 | D&AD Annual 2021

The team at US design agency COLLINS won a total of seven Pencils at the D&AD Awards, elevating them in the rankings to become the design agency of the year. We caught up with some of the people behind COLLINS’ award-winning work to understand just what makes a design studio that can score so many wins. Watch them discuss their three pieces of winning work spanning branding, design and strategy for their clients – Robinhood, Crane Stationery and the San Francisco Symphony.

The 59th D&AD Annual is now live, published in a free-to-access digital format: https://www.dandad.org/annual/2021/

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Chapters:
0:00 Brian Collins, founder of COLLINS on company philosophy – “From the beginning, I wanted to have a team that would collaborate deeply”
1:41 What makes COLLINS good – “We learn together and we grow together”
2:52 Taamrat Amaize, Head of Strategy at COLLINS on making finance engaging for Robinhood
4:55 Ben Crick, Creative Director at COLLINS on making finance more interesting and rewarding for Robinhood
8:08 Louis Mikolay, Creative Director at COLLINS on creating a visual identity for San Francisco Symphony
12:02 Nick Ace, Creative Director at COLLINS on evolving the Crane’s brand identity for present day


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