What does AI’s shortcut really cost? Find out in D&AD’s new AI & Creativity Report, sponsored by Shutterstock Studios, which explores six reckonings around originality, speed, talent, pricing, governance and leadership. Get your free download: eu1.hubs.ly/H0xJn0z0

“Our issue isn’t with AI itself,” says speaker and New York bestselling author Baratunde Thurston. Speaking to D&AD for the 2026 Annual, he explores why some creatives are hostile towards AI, and how he responds to the pushback. Read the full interview: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zkghB0

Another look at our #ShiftSaoPaulo 2026 Showcase, celebrating five months of big ideas and bold work from our Shifters in Brazil. Could one of them be your next hire? Meet the Class of 2026 now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zhD_V0 🔗 #dandad #saopaulo

Luxury and AI? A surprisingly good match. Dazed Studio’s Global ECD Bunny Kinney spotted signs of change in the D&AD Awards 2026 Luxury jury room, with L&C NY using AI to connect Tiffany's iconic blue to ocean conservation. More from the 2026 jury rooms: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zhs0-0

New language unlocked: sign language. Jade Shu’s Spread Your Wings, created for @duolingo’s New Blood Awards 2026 brief, won a Wood Pencil with an idea to make language learning more inclusive. Explore the other winners: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zfKbg0

NPCs, pixelated fits and a financial system turned video game. 🎮 Coinbase’s Your Way Out brought the weird to life, winning TWO Black Pencils and five more at D&AD Awards 2026. Go Behind the Work with Isle of Any to see how they pulled it off: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zfzkX0 #dandad26

🍁 What’s next? Your next creative skill, for 20% less. Put your remaining L&D budget to good use with code MASTERCLASS20 at checkout for 20% off any D&AD Masterclass from 2026 - from branding to AI, copywriting to pitching, and much more. Sign up now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z8dKX0

A new chapter for creativity. 👀 D&AD Alive brings D&AD Festival and New Blood Festival together for the first time, with the D&AD Awards Ceremony opening three days of creative inspiration. 28–30 June 2027 at London’s Tobacco Dock. More info at D&AD: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z51mL0

D&AD is excited to announce the appointment of Nils Leonard (@nilsleonard, @uncommon_studio) as our new President for 2026/2027. “D&AD has shaped me and so many people I admire, so being asked to be President is a genuine honour,” he says. Read more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z4S6-0

The 5th Annual Signal Awards are almost here, and our friends at Red Setter's 'My Life in Design' podcast is in the running for an award 🙌 Voting's open until 15 October, and we'd love to see Red Setter take the win. Make sure to sign up and vote: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z2TCB0

Not long to go until A Foot In The Door... What are employers looking for in 2026? Join SheSays Global and The Drum to hear from industry experts, including our Foundation Director Paul Drake, on getting started in the creative industries. Tickets: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z14970

Can constraints make creativity stronger? If so, how? Sir John Hegarty, BBH co-founder, shares why a tight brief can spark big ideas, and how the Beatles turned limitations to their advantage in the brand-new 2026 D&AD Annual. Read the full interview: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z104Y0

Does being a jack of all trades mean holding your creativity back? 👀 At New Blood Festival 2026, AMV BBDO’s Nicholas Hulley explains why craft and taste still matter in the age of AI, and how to ditch the creative self-doubt. Watch Brave Ideas Only: eu1.hubs.ly/H0y_cnJ0

Two Black Pencils for only one project? 👀 Isle of Any’s ‘Your Way Out’ for Coinbase won Black Pencils in Visual Effects and Production Design, plus five more Pencils at D&AD Awards 2026. Watch the film here, and explore all the Black Pencil winners: eu1.hubs.ly/H0y_b2w0

Creativity is alive. And this year, we put it into print. Meet 'Print Is Alive', our new zine with @HP Industrial Graphics, featuring Pencil-winning work from D&AD Awards 2026 and insights from D&AD President Lisa Smith. Get your free copy: eu1.hubs.ly/H0y-Jwk0 #dandad26

The brief is in. 👀 Our London Shifters have got their hands on one of this year’s challenges, with @twix on board. Now it’s time for ideation, planning, mentoring and more. The brief’s unlocked and the hard work has begun. More #ShiftLondon: eu1.hubs.ly/H0ySBqN0

Not all attention is created equal. At D&AD Festival 2026, director Sara Dunlop joined Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer at TBWA, to discuss what makes creative work truly memorable. Watch the full conversation on D&AD’s YouTube: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yQ51s0 #dandad26

The 2026 D&AD Annual is here. ✏️ Get inside the thinking behind this year’s standout Pencil-winning work, hear from creative heavyweights in Voices, explore the D&AD Rankings and discover the trends shaping creativity right now. Dive in: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yM7L20  #dandad26

Live at D&AD HQ: Donal Keenan is taking us through the six trends from D&AD Awards 2026. We're currently exploring 'Institutional Courage', including how La Poste + Tetris joined creative forces to tackle a courier industry problem. Get your free report: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yKtmr0

The 2026 D&AD Annual Trend Report is here. 👀 50,000+ pieces of creative work. 89 countries. Six key trends revealing what’s resonating now and where creativity is heading, as shown in this year's Pencil-winning work. Get your free copy now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yKsQJ0 #dandad26

Where has creativity landed in 2026? 👀 The 2026 Annual Trend Report, created with The Thought Partnership, explores six themes from 50,000+ entries across 46 categories. Join us 30 Sep at D&AD HQ as Donal Keenan unpacks the findings: eu1.hubs.ly/H0yGm870 #dandad26