The D&AD Awards 2024, international awards for design and advertising, began accepting entries on Wednesday, November 1.
Organized by D&AD (Design & Art Direction), a British non-profit organization, the awards consist of more than 40 categories and are judged by more than 300 designers and creators from around the world. The “Health & Wellbeing,” “Clothing,” “Luxury,” and “Sustainable Impact” categories were newly established this year.
From Japan, Technical Director Kanta Shimizu will be in charge of judging as head of the Digital category. Theseus Chan will head the Book Design category, Brian Collins will head the Branding category, and Andrew Sandos will head the Creative Transformation category.
Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, March 13, 2024, with the awards ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
For the 61st edition of the D&AD Awards 2023, the music video for Pharrell Williams’ “Cash In Cash Out” will be awarded in the Visual Effects category, and “Heartbeat Drum Machine” by the Swedish Heartchild Foundation will be awarded in the Product Design category. Drum Machine” from the Heartchild Foundation of Sweden won the highest award, the Black Pencil, in the Product Design category. Among Japanese entries, “Masquerader” by GOO CHOKI PAR and Toppan Printing won the Silver Award for Graphite Pencil, “MT Masking Tape” by Iyama Design and Kamoi Kakoshi won the Collaborative Award, and “Easy to Wear” by Hakuhodo Kettle, Hakuhodo and Cowardrobe won the Future Award. Hakuhodo Kettle Hakuhodo and Coward Drove’s “Easy to Wear, Just for You” won the Future Impact Award, and eight works were selected for the Wood Pencil, the Bronze Award.
