The D&AD Awards ceremony took place at the Truman Brewery, London, on the 23rd of May 2019. Because #TheRand most of those nominated from South Africa couldn’t attend this Pound-fuelled event personally, but fear not, because iDidTht is here with all the results:
South Africa ranked 9^thin the top 10 countries shortlisted with 15 D&AD Pencils won – 2 Yellow Pencils, 4 Graphite, and 9 Wood Pencils.

A total of 720 Pencils were awarded at D&AD. The number of Pencils awarded by level are as follows: 6 Black Pencils, 58 Yellow Pencils, 196 Graphite Pencils, and 460 Wood Pencils.
Although not awarded with a Pencil at the D&AD Awards Ceremony, an additional 889 entries made the shortlist this year. Announced live throughout judging (18 – 20 May), the D&D Awards shortlist was introduced in order to acknowledge the volume of high calibre submissions that, even if they didn’t win a Pencil, were in close consideration.

‘But what does it all mean?’ we hear you clamour…

Wood Pencils: Our equivalent to a bronze award. The best in advertising and design from the year, worthy of a place in the D&AD Annual.
Graphite Pencils: Our equivalent to a silver award. Standout work, beautifully executed with an original and inspiring idea at its core.
Yellow Pencils: Awarded to the work that is judged to be the best in the world, selected from projects that receive a Graphite Pencil during judging. The Yellow Pencils are one of the most-recognised and coveted awards for creativity anywhere in the world.
Black Pencils: The ultimate creative accolade, reserved for work that is ground-breaking in its field. Only a handful of Black Pencils are awarded each year, if any.

Congratulations you beautiful Pencil-owners you, we couldn’t be prouder!

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