Three New Zealanders named as D&AD 2023 judges

LONDON, Today: D&AD has appointed three Kiwis as judges for the 61st annual awards programme – with 71 professionals from across the Asia Pacific region.

Live judging will take place over four days from 7-10 May at The Old Truman Brewery, London, in conjunction with a series of creative excellence insight panels, keynote talks, workshops, and an exhibition of the shortlisted work as part of the returning D&AD Festival. More details about D&AD Festival will be announced soon.

The D&AD Awards Ceremony will be held as the culminating event of D&AD Festival at BFI Southbank in London across two nights on 24 and 25 May, with a day programme of keynote talks on 25 May.

• Run co-founder/CCO Raymond Otene McKay has been named as a digital judge
• Colenso BBDO CCO Simon Vicars is an experiential judge 
• And Inhouse Auckland CD Arch MacDonnell is a graphic design judge.

D&AD Awards 2023 are now open for entry. The D&AD festival and awards ceremonies return as in-person events in London 9-10 May and 24-25 May

Key Dates

• 15 March – Final Deadline
• 5 April – Physical Shipment Deadline
• 5-28 April – Online Judging
• 7-10 May – Live Judging, The Old Truman Brewery, London
• 9-10 May – D&AD Festival, The Old Truman Brewery, London
• 11 May – Shortlist Announcement
• 24-25 May – D&AD Awards Ceremonies & D&AD Festival, BFI Southbank, London
• September – D&AD Annual published