Advertising News
D&AD Annual Goes Digital for 2020
D&AD has launched its 58th Annual for free, in an exclusively digital format. Designed by Studio Dumbar, the digital Annual continues to showcase the best creative work from across the design and advertising industry, while offering additional interactive features that provide a deeper exploration of creative excellence.
2021 D&AD Awards Open for Entry
D&AD has opened entries for the 2021 Awards. Recognized globally as the ultimate creative accolade, the D&AD Awards have inspired the creative community since 1962 by celebrating and stimulating the finest in design and advertising.
Gretel Designs Visual Identity for MoMA's Seasonal Reveal Campaign
MoMA opened an expanded and reimagined Museum in October of 2019, with a commitment to a rotating collection presentation, with more works on view that have rarely or never been shown.
The One Club Launches 2nd Skill
Launched today, 2nd Skill is a unique online joint venture of The One Club and School of Visual Concepts (SVC) specifically developed to help traditional ad creatives - art directors, graphic designers, copywriters - to add new skill sets in UX Design, UI/Visual Design and Content Strategy/UX Writing to propel their second career.
ADC 100th Annual Awards
The One Club for Creativity has opened its call for entries for the historic ADC 100th Annual Awards. Under the 'Once in a Century' theme, this season's program is promoted by a rare look at a series of ADC Annual Awards call for entry posters from throughout the past century, created by some of the world's most legendary designers and creative agencies.
One Show 2021 Opens for Entries
The 2021 One Show is now open for entries. Notable changes have been made to help agencies and brands who continue to be affected by the global pandemic, including extended deadlines and new categories and disciplines that reflect the way the industry now works.
42nd Telly Awards: Call for Entries
The Telly Awards, the world's largest honor for video and television across all screens, has opened its 42nd annual call for entries with a host of new and expanded categories.
Type Champion Awards 2020: Call for Nominations
Nominations are open now for Monotype's 2020 Type Champions Award program. In its second year, the Award recognizes brands that are committed to excellence in design and typography.
Future Lions 2021: Call for Entries
Future Lions, AKQA's annual global competition to unearth the next generation of creative talent, is now open for entries. This year's Future Lions theme is a call to action for young people aged 18-25 to showcase how creativity is an essential skillset to 'Rebuild The World.' Young people are encouraged to use the power of imagination and technology to create a campaign, product, or solution that will help shape the future.
These Melting Sculptures Expose Florida's Dire Climate Crisis
1stAveMachine and Zubi recently launched a new campaign for nonprofit The CLEO Institute. Spearheaded by 1stAveMachine Director and inventor Bob Partington, the campaign, entitled #FlClimateCrisis, brings greater awareness to Florida's rising temperatures through melting wax sculptures installed across the state's major cities.
UTS's Respect.Now.Always. Wins 2020 Australian Good Design Award
The University of Technology Sydney's Respect.Now.Always. campaign has been recognized as one of Australia's most successful design projects for driving societal change.
New York Festivals Launches Bowery Awards
New York Festivals has launched 'Bowery Awards,' a new competition celebrating independent creatives in the commercial landscape. Proceeds of the 2020 Bowery Awards will be donated to Feed the Frontlines NYC.
JDO Puts Playful Spin on Social Distancing with 'Normville'
Created by JDO, Normville puts a positive and playful spin on social distancing, reinforcing its importance in a refreshing way that will resonate with a society suffering from a bit of lockdown fever.
Communication Arts 2021 Typography Competition
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 11th annual Typography Competition. The competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy, and hand-lettering.
Applied Arts 2020 Advertising Awards
Applied Arts is now accepting submissions for its 2020 Advertising Awards. The international competition is open to all forms of commissioned, published, unpublished and personal work from professionals and enthusiasts created between August 2019 and September 2020. Only digital entries are accepted for this competition.
PRINT Awards 2020: Call for Entries
PRINT has announced its call for entries for the PRINT Awards 2020. Formerly known as the Regional Design Awards, the PRINT Awards has a fresh focus on global inclusion, new exclusive categories spotlighting design activism and the latest creative technology, and it continues to highlight talented student work.
One Club Announces 'One School' Portfolio Program for Black Creatives
The One Club for Creativity has announced the launch of ONE School, a free 16-week portfolio program for young Black creatives. The free program will be run by award-winning Spotify creative director Oriel Davis-Lyons.
Reebok Collaborates with Young Creatives for 'Write Your Legacy' Campaign
Reebok recently collaborated with young & aspiring artists to showcase its new upcoming product: Classic Leather Legacy.
Ragged Edge Rebrands Laka to Turn the Industry on Its Head
Ragged Edge has rebranded Laka, a community-based insurer of cyclists. The new brand sets Laka up to change the fundamentals of insurance, offering a revolutionary model to turn the industry on its head.
The One Show 2020 Global Creative Rankings Announced
The One Club for Creativity has revealed 'The One Show 2020 Global Rankings,' the definitive measure for global creative excellence. Led by the outstanding awards performance of 'Moldy Whopper' for Burger King, DAVID Miami landed the top agency position.
Young Guns 18: Call for Entries
The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for Young Guns 18, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger. Young Guns is the industry's only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today's vanguard of young creatives.
The 41st Annual Telly Awards Honors Winners
The Telly Awards, the world's largest honor for video and television content across all screens, has revealed the winners of this year's competition.
GDUSA American Inhouse Design Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the 57th GDUSA American Inhouse Design Awards. The Awards program presents a unique opportunity for in-house creatives and their departments to be recognized for the exceptional value they bring to the table on behalf of their organizations, brands, causes.
100 Archive Launches 'Map Irish Design'
100 Archive has launched Map Irish Design, which features 2,300 communication design projects collected since 2010. Funded by the Creative Ireland Programme, Map Irish Design sought to look more closely at these projects and their associated data to build a comprehensive picture of contemporary communications design in Ireland.
Innovative AI Project 'Touched' Aims to Create Historical Reminder of Our Unity in Isolation
During the COVID-19 crisis, Hjaltelin Stahl, part of Accenture Interactive in Denmark, has been working with a number of partners (Red Cross, Coop and the National Danish Art Museum SMK) to help the most vulnerable, and at the same time inspire artists to create art that reminds us of our unity in isolation.
Lantern Designs New Identity for Artificial Intelligence Brand 'Futr'
Lantern has designed a new identity for artificial intelligence brand Futr. Futr provides AI-powered conversations right across the messaging platforms that people use every day from Facebook to Alexa, and Skype to Slack.
B-Reel X Storytel Showcase the Power of Audiobooks in New Campaign
Audiobook publisher Storytel recently partnered with B-Reel to create a brand campaign that visualizes the physical experience of listening to an audiobook to showcase the power of audio storytelling.
United Nations Issues Global Call to Creatives
The United Nations has issued an open brief to creatives everywhere to help spread public health messages in ways which will be effective, accessible and shareable. The organization is looking for a multitude of creative solutions to reach audiences across different cultures, age groups, affiliations, geographies and languages.
Communication Arts 2020 Design and Advertising Competitions
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 2020 Design and Advertising Competitions. With an acceptance rate of less than 5%, these competitions are among the most exclusive major creative competitions in the world and inclusion is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry.
Creative Communication Award 2020
The second annual Creative Communication Award (C2A) is now open for submissions. The C2A will once again celebrate and promote the very best campaigns, creative solutions and ideas from around the globe, across eighteen different categories in communication design.
Lovie Awards 2020
The 10th Annual Lovie Awards is now open for submissions. The competition recognizes work across Websites, Video, Advertising, Apps, Mobile & Voice, Podcasts and Social.
Getty Images Launches Visual GPS
Getty Images has launched Visual GPS, a new research report identifying four key 'Forces' - sustainability, technology, wellness and realness - that drive consumer preferences around visual content and impact purchase decision making.
Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design. Designers, agencies and companies are invited to enter their brands and creative works to this international design competition.
The One Club for Creativity Announces 2020 Global Portfolio Night
The One Club for Creativity has announced the 2020 Global Portfolio Night, which will take place on May 20 and will be hosted by 22 agencies and organizations in 23 cities around the world.
Ragged Edge Rebrands Advisory App Multiply
Ragged Edge recently rebranded UK's first FCA-approved automated financial advisory app 'Multiply.'
me&dave Creates Lifestyle-led Brand Design Strategy for Canary Wharf's Vertus
me&dave recently created an innovative, lifestyle-led branding strategy for Canary Wharf Group's first-ever build-to-rent (BTR) development, Vertus.
Marvel Partners with loyalkaspar to Launch 'Find Your Power' Campaign
Marvel has unveiled a new global campaign, including an ad airing in Times Square above the Disney Store, with creative strategy, visuals, and live-action spots delivered by loyalkaspar.
Ragged Edge Designs Brain-stretching Identity for Heights
Ragged Edge recently designed brand strategy, name and identity for innovative cognitive performance brand 'Heights.'
And/Or Creates Motion Strategy for Knotel Rebrand
And/Or has developed a motion design strategy and assets to align with workspace management startup Knotel's recent global rebrand.
Penguin Random House and Anyways Creative Promote the Joy of Reading with New Holiday Campaign
Penguin Random House has collaborated with Anyways Creative for 'Books Make Us Better,' a fresh and engaging campaign to promote the joy of reading by gifting books during the holidays.
LOEWE Launches Craft-led Campaign in Time for Christmas
The work of British Arts and Craft ceramicist William De Morgan has been brought to life in a stunning combination of stop-motion animation and live-action to launch LOEWE's new range of ready-to-wear and accessories for men and women.
Turner Duckworth Helps McDonald's Celebrate 40 Years of the Happy Meal
Turner Duckworth has created a new campaign for McDonald's that may remind you of your childhood.
The One Club Hosts Neurodiversity Creative Workshop 'PSAs Gone Wild'
The One Club for Creativity recently partnered with nine leading agencies and production companies to host 'PSAs Gone Wild,' the first neurodiversity creative workshop for talented artists with developmental disabilities.
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards 2020
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards is now open for entries for the 2020 competition. New York Festivals also announced the Midas Awards has merged into the prestigious NYF Advertising Awards.
41st Telly Awards Now Open
The celebrated awards show, Telly Awards, has opened its annual call for entries. This 41st edition of the Tellys is rolling out an all-new theme dubbed "Telly Award Winners Tell Great Stories" - focusing on their commitment to celebrating video content in countless languages from around the globe, and from various types of creators, including everything from editors and directors to animators and those producing content on new platforms.
The One Show 2020: Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for the 2020 One Show, one of the world's most prestigious awards shows recognizing the best creative work in advertising, interactive, design and branded entertainment.
One Club For Creativity Announces 'Right The Ratio' Gender Equality Summit
The One Club For Creativity has announced 'Right The Ratio,' a two-day summit aimed squarely at agency decision-makers, those with the power to advance workplace equality and foster a more gender-balanced environment.
Williams Murray Hamm Creates New Brand Identity for Hirsh London
Williams Murray Hamm has created a new brand identity for Hirsh London, the Mayfair luxury jewelry house, ahead of its 40th anniversary in 2020.
D&AD Launches 2020 New Blood Awards
D&AD has launched the briefs for the 2020 D&AD New Blood Awards. As one of the largest competitions for emerging creatives to exercise and showcase their talents on briefs set in partnership with some of the world's leading brands, the design-led briefs have been set by brands including BBC, Google, Penguin, and XBox.
Young Ones Student Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 Young Ones Student Awards, one of the world's most acclaimed competitive showcases for advertising, digital communication, and design students. There are three ways to enter the competition: Young Ones Brief, Young Ones ADC, and Young Ones Portfolio.
ADC 99th Annual Awards
The 99th ADC Annual Awards, one of the world's longest-running and most prestigious global competitions celebrating excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of design and advertising, is now open for submissions.
D&AD Launches 57th Annual
D&AD has launched its 57th Annual - a collection of the best in creative work across the design and advertising industry.
isobel Develops 'Kapow' Campaign for Caffè Nero
isobel recently developed a new advertising campaign for Caffè Nero to support the unveiling of its new artisan food menu.
RKS Rebrands Child Safety Network for its 30th Anniversary
RKS recently partnered with Child Safety Network (CSN) to revamp the nonprofit's brand identity and mission statement in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Applied Arts 2019 Advertising Awards
Submissions are now open for the Applied Arts' 2019 Advertising Awards, an international competition open to all disciplines of advertising work including, but not limited to, traditional advertising work from print, out-of-home, radio, television, to interactive work and experiential promotional opportunities that work to strengthen a brand.
Communication Arts 2020 Typography Competition
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 10th annual Typography Competition. The competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and handlettering.
3rd Annual Athena Ad Awards: Call for Submissions
The 3rd Annual Athena Ad Awards, a joint project between The 3% Movement and Athena Film Festival, is accepting creative campaign submissions from all global brands and agencies. The Awards aims to honor creative work that accurately and respectfully depicts women, highlights their courage and moxie, and resonates with audiences.
D&AD New Blood Shift London 2019 Open for Applications
D&AD's life-changing program, New Blood Shift London, is now open for applications. The free 12-weeknight school is designed to provide young people without higher education with a foothold into the creative industries.
Young Guns 17: Call for Entries
The One Club for Creativity is calling for entries for Young Guns 17, the industry's only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today's vanguard of creatives age 30 and under.
Adobe's New 'Brand Stand' Visual Trend Report Unpacks Brand Purpose from Nike to Gillette
Adobe Stock recently unveiled its latest 2019 Visual Trend Report, 'Brand Stand,' exploring the explosive consumer demand for companies that align with their own values and how brands can seize the moment with high-impact creative that resonates.
Communication Arts' 2019 Design and Advertising Competitions
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 2019 Design and Advertising Competitions. With an acceptance rate of less than 5%, these competitions are among the most exclusive major creative competitions in the world and inclusion is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry.
Mode Fest 2019
Motion Design Education Summit invites students and emerging designers to submit to the second biennial MODE Fest taking place during the Summit in Wellington, NZ, May 30 - June 1.
9th Annual Lovie Awards Opens for Entries
The 9th Annual Lovie Awards is now open for submissions. The Awards honors work across Websites, Internet Video, Online Advertising, Apps, Mobile, Podcasts & Voice, and Social.
Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2019
Red Dot is now calling for submissions for its '2019 Brands & Communication Design Award.' Designers, firms, and agencies from around the world are invited to submit their design and creative projects to this international design competition.
Future Lions 2019: Call for Entries
The 2019 Future Lions, AKQA's global student competition to unearth the next generation of talent, is now open for entries.
Creative Exchange: World's Best Communication Design and Highlights from NRW
"Creative Exchange: World’s Best Communication Design and Highlights from NRW," on view at the Red Dot Design Museum from March 15 through June 2, will feature the best communication design achievements from North Rhine-Westphalia and all over the globe.
Public Rec Reveals Refined New Look and Smart New Voice by Studio.Build and Reed Words
Public Rec has revealed a new brand identity, with strategic support from writing agency Reed Words and branding and creative agency Studio.Build.
The One Club for Creativity Announces 2019 Global Portfolio Night
The One Club for Creativity has launched the 2019 Global Portfolio Night, an evening of advice, networking and recruitment that takes place in dozens of cities all across the globe on the same date to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.
D&AD Festival 2019
The 2019 D&AD Festival, UK's largest event celebrating global creative talent, returns May 21-23 to The Old Truman Brewery, London. The theme for this year's Festival is 'Shaping the Future,' echoing D&AD's position as an organization on a mission to drive the creative industries forward.
DesignThinkers Vancouver 2019
The 2019 DesignThinkers Vancouver conference will be held May 28 & 29 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Over its 20 year history, the DesignThinkers Conference has spanned massive changes in the communication design industry. From print to digital, visual identity to brand, websites to user experiences, design has evolved as new trend, technologies and philosophies transform the wider world.
Conscious Minds Creates 'As Seen on Instagram' Vending Machines
Conscious Minds has created a quirky and humorous new project to celebrate the iTunes launch of its acclaimed Instagram-focused documentary 'Social Animals.'
IIDA Named Merit Winner in HOW In-House Design Awards
HOW magazine recently honored IIDA with an In-House Design Award for its NeoCon50 campaign, the IIDA Design Manifesto.
Adidas Womens and Clubhouse Studios Champion Co-creation in Global Statement Collection Launch
Clubhouse Studios has delivered end-to-end strategy and creative to content and digital production for adidas' Statement Collection, a continuation of adidas Women's strategic direction to be the first co-created women's sports brand.
2019 World Illustration Awards Now Open for Entries
The 2019 World Illustration Awards is now open for entries. Illustrators, commissioners, agents and tutors are invited to submit work made in the 2018 calendar year to the eight categories of the Awards: Advertising, Books, Children's Books, Design, Editorial, Experimental, Research and Site Specific, representing the major areas in which illustration is made for today.
venturethree Designs New Brand for Sleep Pioneer Dreem
venturethree has created a new brand for Dreem, a sleep neurotech startup. The brand is designed to support the sleep science and technology company in its evolution from neurotech start-up to a global consumer platform taking on the world's growing sleep problems.
57th Annual D&AD Awards Open for Entries
The 57th Annual D&AD Awards are now open for submissions, with eleven categories reimagined to highlight the best of the modern creative industries: Animation, Casting, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Illustration, Photography, Production Design, Sound Design & Use of Music, Typography and Visual Effects.
Crowd Designs Social Advertising Campaign for Napa Valley Film Festival
Crowd has designed the digital marketing campaign for Napa Valley Film Festival, an annual celebration of food, film, and wine, lighting up the towns of Napa, Yountville, Calistoga and St. Helena at the most colorful time of the year.
The One Club for Creativity Announces Young Guns 16 Winners
The One Club for Creativity has announced the winners of the 16th Young Guns, the industry's only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today's vanguard of young creatives age 30 and under.
Deep Creates Launch Campaign for 1086 by Nyetimber
Deep recently created a nation-wide campaign for Nyetimber - the luxury sparkling wine producer based in the south of England.
Communication Arts Publishes Advertising Annual 59
Communication Arts magazine has published the results of its 59th annual advertising competition, on the most exclusive major advertising competitions in the world. Of the 2,831 entries submitted to the 59th annual advertising competition, only 119 were selected by a jury of respected creative professionals.
D&AD Launches Briefs for New Blood Awards 2019
D&AD today releases the briefs for the 2019 New Blood Awards. The Awards recognizes, educates and supports emerging creative talent from various backgrounds to get a foothold in the creative world - giving them a chance to respond to real briefs set by some of the world's biggest brands.
2019 New York Festivals AME Awards Open for Entries
The 2019 New York Festivals AME Awards is now open for submissions. Founded in 1994, the AME Awards honors international work that demonstrates ground-breaking solutions to challenging marketing problems.
_Action: No More Words
The AIA-NY Global Dialogues Committee is hosting its sixth annual discussion on how digital media is changing the way that we see, understand, discuss, and develop architecture. Past events focused on how blogs (like ArchDaily) were supplanting print media or how architects (like Bjarke Ingels) and companies (like Google Sidewalk Labs) used to these to grow and inform their practice.
New York Festivals 2019 Advertising Awards Now Open for Entries
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards is now accepting entries for the 2019 competition. This year the competition has announced a world-class advisory board, reduced categories by 35% and unveiled strategic new category groups and categories.
ADC Launches 98th Annual Awards
The 98th ADC Annual Awards is now open for entries. The Awards honors impeccable artistry and craftsmanship in advertising and design.
Ragged Edge Adds a Dose of Fun to the Sharing Economy with Whirli
From strategy and naming, through to identity and launch, Ragged Edge worked with entrepreneur Nigel Phan to build an exciting proposition centered around swapping for toys instead of shopping for toys.
The Young Guns 16 Finalists Announced
The One Club has revealed the finalists for its 16th Young Guns, the industry's only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today's vanguard of young creatives age 30 and under.
One Screen Short Film Festival 2019: Call for Entries
One Screen is the premier short film festival that celebrates and awards filmmakers from both the commercial advertising and film industries. Now in its seventh year, the festival aims to highlight creative brilliance, in hopes of fostering further collaboration within the creative arts.
COLLINS Brings SF Exploratorium's 'Inflatable - Expanding Works of Art' Installation to Life
COLLINS recently brought the 'Inflatable - Expanding Works of Art' installation to life for the SF Exploratorium.
Winners of Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2018 Announced
Red Dot has announced the winners of its 2018 Communication Design Award. This year, designers, agencies and companies from 45 countries entered the competition and handed in a total of 8,610 works.
2019 One Show: Call for Entries
The One Club is now calling for entries for the 2019 One Show, the world's most prestigious awards show recognizing the best creative work in advertising, interactive, design and branded entertainment. The brightest creative minds from advertising agencies, digital agencies, design agencies, production companies, consumer brands and non-profit organizations are invited to enter.
Ragged Edge Creates Identity for Assembly, The Hotel That Doesn't Want You to Stay
Ragged Edge has created the identity for Assembly, a new hotel brand from Criterion Capital.
D&AD Impact Introduces $20,000 Prize Fund
D&AD Impact is a global initiative and awards program that exists to shine a light on the power of creativity as a force for good in the world. This year D&AD Impact are introducing a cash prize of $20,000 to be awarded at the discretion of the D&AD Impact Council.
Ideas in Motion: Worldbuilding Through Design, Motion and VFX
Organized by FITC, 'Ideas in Motion' is an exploration of the concepts and design behind worldbuilding within broadcast and film. The one day event will give attendees insight on working on projects from 30 second commercial spots to feature film projects.
D&AD Announces 2018 New Blood Award Winners
D&AD has revealed the winners of the 2018 New Blood Awards. The Awards offer a platform for students and other new creatives to showcase their talents on real briefs, set by real clients.
Bentley Premieres 'Together We Are Extraordinary'
Bentley has premiered 'Together We Are Extraordinary,' a short film celebrating the centenary of the British luxury brand.
Seymourpowell Unveils Refreshed Brand Positioning for Luxury British Heritage Brand Christy
Seymourpowell was appointed by Christy England to re-establish their premium positioning and raise awareness among a younger demographic via a new brand identity.
Applied Arts 2018 Advertising Awards
Applied Arts 2018 Advertising Awards is now open for submissions. The contest is international and open to all forms of commissioned, published, unpublished and personal work from professionals and enthusiasts created between January 2017 and August 2018.
Music Data Drives These Butterflies in Trafalgar Square
Superunion has created a film and campaign with digital artist David McLeod to promote London Symphony Orchestra's annual summer concert in London's Trafalgar Square.
DesignThinkers Toronto 2018
DesignThinkers Toronto 2018, a must-attend event for forward-thinking communications design professionals, will be held October 24-25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts & St. Lawrence Centre.