What if your Excel spreadsheet could sing? 🎶 FCB New York’s Spreadbeats turned Spotify RFPs into a music video full of glitches & ASCII art, earning viral buzz, 17:1 ROI & 16 D&AD Pencils (including a Black Pencil). More in D&AD Annual 2025: https://t.co/w2TaWi2bW6 @FCBglobal

“I am always suspicious when I see radical honesty being sold back to us now.” Naomi Shimada writes for D&AD Annual 2025 on when bold advertising becomes performative. Head over to D&AD now for the full piece 👉 https://t.co/PsinRASjqU #dandad25

Morning glories move from classroom windowsills to centre stage in ‘Diary of Glory’ for The Dentsu Advertising Awards. Created by DENTSU INC. with J.C.Spark and AOI Pro, it won a Wood Pencil in Illustration at D&AD Awards 2025. See more winners: https://t.co/g6xWFxZdrN

New York creatives — this is your moment 📣 D&AD #ShiftNewYork 2026 is open for applications! Work on real briefs with brands like Airbnb & Diageo, learn from top pros, and kickstart your creative career — no degree needed. Apply by 17 Nov ⏰ https://t.co/s5vfVSD0aC

Last night, we celebrated Kwame Taylor-Hayford’s inspiring year as D&AD President and welcomed Lisa Smith as she takes the reins for 2025/26. A night of gratitude, creativity, and new beginnings. ✨ Read more: https://t.co/P19J5EXBOp

D&AD names internationally acclaimed design leader Lisa Smith as President for 2025/26, succeeding Kwame Taylor-Hayford. The @uncommon_studio Global Chief Design Officer brings deep D&AD roots and a vision for a changing industry. Full press release: https://t.co/Okef7Fi9zd.

The numbers are in ✏️👀 D&AD’s 2025 Rankings have landed. We’re revealing the top spots for Advertising Agency, Design Agency, Production Company, Agency Network, and Client of the Year, plus standout talent across creative roles. See the winners: https://t.co/d1YUvzlwhv

From one of the world’s toughest shows, our first Graphite Pencil for Mountain Dew’s Play The Dew from @dandad has landed. We’re still pumped and buzzing with excitement from this honor. #DandAD #GraphitePencil #PlayTheDew

New York, it’s your time. 🚀 Applications for #ShiftNewYork 2026 are open. D&AD Shift is our free night school for self-taught creatives to break into advertising & design. Live briefs, major brands, top mentors — and no degree needed. Apply by 17 Nov 👉 https://t.co/aD7wKj1iHo

.@dandad has named Lisa Smith as president, marking the release of its Annual & Trend Report 2025. https://t.co/MQeyKNhV85

Flavour without flavour? How's it done? AirUp had the science, @motherlondon found the words. Winner of a Wood Pencil for Writing for Design at D&AD Awards 2025, this bold voice makes plain water feel anything but. See more Writing for Design winners: https://t.co/vbykawOTQc

What happens when a legendary car inspires a new typeface? 🚗 Written By GTI is an Arabic typeface drawn not by hand, but by the drifting tyres of a VW Golf GTI. See how its design DNA became letterforms in this Pencil-winning project; full interview here: https://t.co/2yFn5nBzqZ

"Spreadbeats" didn’t just sell ad space – it made media planners fall in love with the medium itself. FCB New York Creative Directors Roxane Schneider and Pieter Claeys gave @dandad a BTS look at the campaign where craft was rife and collaboration was key: https://t.co/HPC9W9y16k

Behind each Pencil-winning idea is a story. ✏️ From Excel-powered music videos to donkeys on Squarespace to a typeface born from the Volkswagen GTI, discover how this year’s D&AD winning work came to life in the 2025 D&AD Annual. Watch the interviews now: https://t.co/MxYdpTdvEc

“The power and the art of representation…storytelling that touches hearts and opens minds.” Selma Nicholls judged Casting at #DandAD25, spotlighting Desperados’ joy, Dove’s real voices and In Transit’s moving sound. D&AD Annual 2025 is coming. Sign up: https://t.co/UCuVBK0qZY

D&AD Annual 2025 is here. From deep dives into the most creative work across advertising and design, to the D&AD Trend Report and Rankings, this year's Annual features visuals by @jkrglobal and is full to the brim with creative gold. ✏️ Dive in here > https://t.co/I5ReFKXDpv

Lots of you have joined us at D&AD HQ tonight — we're diving into our 2025 Trend Report (created with @thethoughtpartnership), as our COO Donal Keenan takes us through all six trends coming out of this year's jury rooms. ✏️ See more in D&AD Annual 2025: https://t.co/Lxx2yhjUnc

They’ve done it! Huge congrats to the brilliant winners of the Secret 7" brief for @dandad New Blood Awards 👏 We're so grateful for this unique partnership and to celebrate everyone at the special event earlier this month. See the winning sleeves: https://t.co/tHSL2R9vSb

In advertising, The DandAD awards are arguably the hardest award to get finalist, let alone win. There were only 13 finalists in Radio this year, out of thousands across the globe. 1 of them was from South Africa. The only finalist from SA at DandAd in 2025. We just won 🥹