D&AD Awards Judging & Festival 2016 – All You Need To Know

We’ve thrown open the doors to D&AD Awards Judging. Here, we explain what you can expect from the most exciting week in the creative calendar.

D&AD Festival will host 150 speakers over four stages. There’ll be events from morning to evening throughout The Old Truman Brewery. You’ll immerse yourself in an exhibition of the world’s best advertising and design, meet fresh talent from New Blood and taste our Training sessions. Simultaneously, local studios and agencies will open their doors for talks, tours and workshops. After all of that, parties will spring up at night time (but don’t worry, coffee will be plentiful).

Speakers will include advertising monolith Sir Martin Sorrell, fashion icon Sir Paul Smith and Graphic designer for the stars Annie Atkins. We’ll also be live streaming a studio tour with the beatnik illustrator Ralph Steadman. More living legends will follow, with current confirmed speakers including Ashleigh Axios, Adam Buxton, Tim Flack, Nils Leonard, Wayne Hemingway, Kate Dawkins, Lucienne Roberts and R. Balki.

Not only is there a new Festival, where you can question from the Judges yourself, but we’re bringing you updates from the Judges every morning.

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