For the first time in 30 years, the D&AD Student Awards winners came from a team from outside the
The Student Awards identifies the best new talent in advertising and design. Twenty-two first prizes were awarded to students from the UK, South Africa, Italy, Sweden and Finland.
The awardees were selected from 388 entries by 180 juries composed of creative and business specialists. The D&AD Executive Committee led by Education Chairman Al Young and President Simon Waterfall selected the D&AD Student of the Year.
Young describes this year’s entries as having a quality of work the best he has seen in the competition’s history. “Despite some strongly held differences of opinion on the panel, Pin and Jeishings MTV project ultimately triumphed. We were knocked for six by their energy, wit and resourcefulness,” Young adds.