Jury Insights

Join 2026 D&AD Awards judges and jury presidents as they unpack the work shaping creativity today.

Fresh from the jury rooms, these Jury Insight Sessions offer the very first look at standout projects, emerging trends, and honest reflections on what’s dead, what’s alive, and what’s next across design and advertising.

Expect sharp perspectives, real examples, and practical insights into how creative excellence is being defined in 2026. 

Programme & timings

You can see the full schedule and speakers on our website. The full programme will be released in the coming weeks.

Tuesday 19 May 2026

• 10:00–11:00 — Jury Insights: Culture Club
  Discover how creativity is influencing culture today. Join judges from the new Cultural Influence category as they share the work that stood out in the jury room, unpack emerging trends, and discuss what’s shaping taste, identity and relevance right now.
• 11:30–12:30 — Jury Insights: Scroll-Stopping or Soul-less?
  What does creative excellence look like in the creator economy? Step inside the jury room with judges from Creator Content to find out how creators are reshaping the rules of engagement, what impressed most, and what’s rising (or fading) in this fast-moving space.
• 13:00–14:00 — Jury Insights: From Fans to Fandoms
  Find out what made branded entertainment rise above the noise. Join judges from Entertainment and Sports Entertainment to discover the work that moved audiences, built communities, and turned fans into fandoms.
• 14:30–15:30 — Jury Insights: Type Talks Back
  Explore the power of letterforms with judges from the Typography and Type Design & Lettering juries as they reveal their favourite work from this year’s awards. Learn how designers are using type to express identity, emotion and clarity, and what creative trends are shaping the future of typography.
• 16:00–17:00 — Jury Insights: Frame by Frame
  Peek into the deliberations behind this year’s most finely crafted moving-image work. Join judges from Animation, Direction and Music Videos to find out what creative excellence looked like in 2025, and how storytelling, craft and originality earned recognition.

Wednesday 20 May 2026

• 10:00–11:00 — Jury Insights: Brand, Reborn
  What makes a brand identity breakthrough? Join judges from New Brand Identity, Brand Identity Refresh and Brand Transformation as they discuss this year’s most striking rebrands and reinventions, and what meaningful change looks like in today’s brand landscape.
• 11:30–12:30 — Jury Insights: Creativity That Counts
  Take a deep dive into the creative work driving real-world change today. Join D&AD Impact judges as they share their favourite work from the Future Impact, Impact and Sustained Impact categories, and explore how creativity is being used to move from intention to measurable impact.
• 13:00–14:00 — Jury Insights: Still Rolling
  Discover the very best in film advertising with judges from the Film jury, as they take you behind closed doors to reveal how standout work found fresh ways to sell, story-first, and what cinematic creativity looks like right now.
• 14:30–15:30 — Jury Insights
  Desire, Redefined: Join Luxury judges to explore how creativity is reshaping aspiration, craftsmanship and cultural relevance. From heritage brands to modern icons, discover the work that redefined desire and stood out in this year’s jury rooms.
• 16:00–17:00 — Jury Insights: Attention Economy
  Hear what impressed the judges when brands earned attention through ideas, not interruption. Join Direct and PR judges to uncover the work that broke through, sparked conversation, and set new benchmarks for influence.