D&AD has revealed the winners of the 2018 New Blood Awards at a ceremony in London, with a total of 194 Pencils awarded.
New Blood Festival. Image supplied.
The winners impressed the judges with their creative thinking and practical skills and tonight received one of the industry’s most prestigious creative accolades: a New Blood Pencil. Handpicked by some of the industry’s leading lights from thousands of entries from across 54 countries, the winners represent the best of emerging talent from around the globe.
194 Pencils have been awarded in total, with one Black Pencil, four White Pencils and 29 Yellow Pencils among the coveted accolades. Judges also awarded Best Stand at the New Blood Festival and selected 39 graduates from 1,000 exhibiting students for its ‘One to Watch’ award.
Winning entries ranged from the playful – giving a nod to the fun that youth culture can add to advertising – to tackling important current issues such as homelessness, environmental impact, access to education, unsolicited imagery and feminism. Entries spanned across the full spectrum of design disciplines from digital design, illustration and graphics to intricately crafted animation, pointing to a rich culture for future commercial creativity.
Powerful, emotive and relevant
One Black Pencil was awarded this year, to #DearMrHousingMinister in response to the Nationwide and Shelter brief. Naomi Taylor from the School of Communication Arts 2.0 impressed the judges with her work, which was described as ‘a powerful, emotive and relevant piece grounded in humanity and hardship’. The judges further commented that her ‘spine-chillingly apt account of the housing crisis’ should be the level that future professional D&AD entries should be measured against. Naomi will certainly be one to watch.
Tim Lindsay, CEO of D&AD commented: “#DearMrHousingMinister offers a fresh perspective to an old problem and is a worthy winner for this year’s awards. It embodies what a New Blood Pencil is all about. It also speaks to the important role of creative thinking as a powerful tool for change. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners. Looking at the quality of work, I’m confident that the future of our industry is in capable hands.”
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The full Pencil statistics are as follows:
1 Black Pencil
4 White Pencils
29 Yellow Pencils
40 Graphite Pencils
120 Wood Pencils
Foot-in-the-door
The New Blood Awards are a platform for students and other new creatives to showcase their talents on real briefs, set by real clients. Brand representatives and industry experts decide what work wins a coveted New Blood Pencil, and the bar every year is extremely high.
Entry to the awards is open to anyone in full or part-time education, recent graduates who finished their course within the past two years and anyone 23 or under.
All Pencil winners were eligible to apply for the New Blood Academy 2018 with WPP, where 50 graduates attend a two-week creative bootcamp. The Academy provides an opportunity to learn from the best in the business, with attendees working alongside WPP agencies on a live brief in order to secure a foot-in-the-door with a series of paid placements up for grabs. This year students will be working alongside creative luminaries as well as working on a live brief in their final week.
The Black Pencil Winner Nationwide and Shelter – #DearMrHousingMinister Winner: Naomi Taylor College: School of Communications 2.0
The White Pencil Winners Digital McKinsey - Bolo. Banking for the Illiterate Winners: Deepika Desai, Donghoon Lee and Philip Tabah College: Miami Ad School San Francisco
Digital McKinsey - YETU Winners: Megan Egan and Jonothan Hunt College: School of Communication Arts 2.0
Dropbox Paper - The Dirty Winners: Manon Drielsma, Hou Fong (Brian) Lo, Lizzie Smith and Olivia Mullins College: University of Technology, Sydney
New Blood Side Hustle with Adobe - Made By Refugee Winner: Jillian Young College: Miami Ad School New York
A Selection of Yellow Pencil Winners Adidas - Pure Sweat Winners: Johanna Davis, Elin Hjelte, Ellen Marklund and Nicholas Sjöberg College: Berghs School Of Communication
Burger King - It’s Not the Same Without the Flame Winners: John Dillon, Nick Landon, Sydney Lindsey and Sydney Lippman College: The Creative Circus
giffgaff - #giffconsent Winners: Elise Smidt, Jennifer Dewar and Karina Bonnin College: Edinburgh Napier University
New Blood Side Hustle with Adobe - Bot Ad School Winner: Sam Cable College: NA
The Beano - Beryl The Third Winner: Aïcha Wijland College: University of Otago, New Zealand
Best Stand Winners Winner: Edinburgh Napier College BDes (Hons) Graphic Design Stand 40 & 41
Runner Up: Falmouth University BA (Hons) Graphic Design Stand 37 & 38
Runner Up: Arts University Bournemouth BA (Hons) Illustration Stand 78 & 79
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