9 D&AD pencils won across BA Graphic Design, BA Graphic Communication and BA Animation courses

A total of 19 students and one graduate across the three courses have been awarded either yellow, graphite or wood pencils in the 2021 D&AD New Blood awards. The awards, held each year, celebrate and recognise creative excellence to new graduates across the world. Real briefs are set by real clients for students to respond to using their creative specialism, and are judged by a variety of industry professionals. We are extremely proud of our winning students – congratulations! See the full list of winners below.

Watch the winning work in this playlist

Yellow pencil winners:

Duolingo Pillow Talk by Ruby Douglass, Ben Sanderson and Lily West, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

Graphite pencil winners:

Audible: There’s a Noise in the Shed by Cially Mae Antonio and Nancy Holmes, BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Wood pencil winners:

#DuoTheLingo by Sian Wong, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

BBCU by Tom Rogers, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication (graduated 2020)

Giffgaff Full Circle by Megan Pavey, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

Grey Poupon: Sealed Avec un Kiss by George Gray, Brandon Archer, Jake Mayes and Tom French, BA (Hons) Graphic Design

Key4Life & Landor: The Type to Change by Ruby Douglass, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

Grey Poupon: The Mustard Revolution by Chloe Chatenoud, Ellie Vickers and Hannah Francis, BA (Hons) Graphic Design

The Giffgaff Recycle Team by Nathan Ramos, Jack Titmas, Samantha Smith, Rachael Selby and Zak Smith, BA (Hons) Animation

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