Entries for the 53rd. D&AD Professional Awards have opened with a
number of new sub-category additions in response to the evolving creative
landscape. New media continues to play a large role in shaping creativity and
with such a diverse array of outstanding campaigns continuing to emerge in this
space; D&AD has created a new jury and category for Branded Film Content
& Entertainment. TV, film, online and documentaries will be recognised at
next year’s awards, in addition to a sub-category for Tactical Branded Film
Content & Entertainment.
Meanwhile, the White Pencil – Creativity for Good award has proved a
resounding success at the D&AD Professional Awards. Since its launch in
partnership with Unilever in 2012, the White Pencil has grown from a single
brief to an entire movement, whilst producing two Black Pencil winning
campaigns in 2014.
With its popularity increasing with each year, the category has expanded
from two to five sub- categories. With the ambition to encourage more entries
from big businesses, the jury now distinguishes between work for NGOs and brands
across both advertising & marketing communications and design. Service
Innovation is also a new addition, introduced to recognise service products
that seek to build brands and businesses by doing good.
Innovation was richly represented in 2014, with the three new categories
introduced across digital and integrated juries producing two Black Pencils
in ‘NS/ProRail’ and ‘The Most Powerful Arm’. To further celebrate
those pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation sub-categories have been
added to Packaging Design, Product Design and Radio Advertising. Innovation in
media is also recognised through the revamped Integrated & Innovative Media
jury.
Elsewhere, the TV & Cinema Advertising category is renamed to Film
Advertising and features a new Tactical sub-category for film advertising that
features a real-time, rapid reaction to breaking news. There is also a new
sub-category Casting for Film Advertising introduced within Film Advertising
Crafts.
Lastly, following its successful re-addition at the 2014 Awards, there
are two new sub-categories introduced within Music Videos. Direction and
Production Design for Music Videos take the number of sub-categories available
for entrants to seven.
Tim Lindsay, CEO of D&AD commented,
“There were two standout themes at last year’s awards: innovation and
creativity for good. Across the board we
saw some exceptional demonstrations of the power of creativity to push
boundaries through ideas that fundamentally change peoples’ behaviors for the
better.
“In 2014, we saw White Pencil winners also awarded the ultimate accolade
of a Black Pencil for the first time, but we don’t want to stop there. We want
to see even more inspirational and innovative ideas that raise the bar even
higher. In fact, one challenge I’d like
to set is to see White Pencil winning work from brands, as well as NGOs and charities.
Show us just how influential creativity can be by proving how you can do well. While the first jury announcements will be made in September, full information on categories, pricing & dates can be found at http://www.dandad.org/en/professional-awards/.
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