Colenso wins 2 Yellow Pencils on first night of D&AD; 1 x Yellow for Special NZ

LONDON, Thursday: Following the first of two awards ceremonies taking place at BFI Southbank, London, D&AD has awarded New Zealand with three Yellow Pencils and three Wood Pencils.

Colenso BBDO has won two Yellow Pencils and two Wood Pencils for Skinny Phone It In plus a Wood Pencil for Spark/OutLine Beyond Binary Code.

Special NZ scored a Yellow for Kathmandu Summer Never Sleeps.

“There were a record number of entries, with nearly 30,000 individual pieces of work making up the 12,243 entries.”

The remaining Craft, Side Hustle, Design, Culture and Impact winners, alongside the Companies of the Year and President’s Award, will be announced tonight.

This year, there were a record number of entries, with nearly 30,000 individual pieces of work making up the 12,243 entries. At Wednesday’s ceremony, one Black Pencil, D&AD’s most coveted accolade, was awarded (to Division US).

• View all Pencil-winning & shortlisted entries here