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D&AD Alive. Where creativity lives.

D&AD Alive is a place where creativity comes to life. A place to mix, debate, play, learn and make things together.

A D&AD Ambassador pens an open letter to emerging creatives

A dedication to New Blood winners, Shifters, design graduates, interns and juniors. You got this.

The uncomfortable truth about judging your competitors

Cat How, founder of How&How, explains what bias, the Mere Exposure Effect and that sinking feeling in our stomachs tell us about creative awards

From dropping out of school to exhibiting work at the Barbican, the Southbank Centre and Chanel

D&AD Shift London alum and WPP Creative Technologist Razik Darji explains how he does it all

From store manager to award-winning creative

Part of the inaugural cohort of Shift London in 2016, Sophie McGovern reflects on a decade in the creative industry

From nursery worker to Ogilvy creative strategist

D&AD Shift alum and former D&AD Trustee Russie Miessi on reinvention, advocating for yourself and the power of a well-timed one to one

From designing casting flyers to art directing Bad Bunny in Tokyo

D&AD Shift alum Kibria Chavez on building a creative career without a blueprint

A day in the life with art director Marta Litson

D&AD Shift Germany alum Marta Litson shares why she loves being an art director

A day in the life with creative strategist Pathi Olivier

Spend a day with D&AD Shift São Paulo alum, creative strategist and entrepreneur Pathi Olivier

A day in the life with filmmaker Marcus Austin

Get to know Marcus Austin, adidas brand comms manager and freelance film director, as he shows some snippets of lens test day

Portfolio highlight: Lücy Austin, associate creative director

Portfolio highlight: Juliana Silverio, art director