adobo magazine Issue 64 | Page 83

INNOVATION THE WORK 82 TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH D&AD Black Pencil Award Winners’ Showcase D &AD may be a charity, but its awards are anything but. The 52-year-old British educational institution has schooled generations of the world’s best with its uncompromising standards. Entries don’t win by being the best among their peers for the year; they win by beating D&AD’s brutal standards. There are years when none can claim its grand prix, the Black Pencil. Even as the D&AD awards have constantly kept up with the changes in media and technology, its standards for excellence constantly demand ever more from the world’s best creative professionals. adobo magazine | July - August 2016