D&AD to announce the All Time Pencil Winners on September 18: A 50th Birthday Celebration will mark the biggest names in design and advertising

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On 18 September 2012, D&AD celebrates its 50th Birthday. The organisation is staging a huge party and awards ceremony, at which the top ranked agencies, studios and people of the last 50 years of D&AD will be recognised with a one-off Award. The 2012 Black Pencils and President’s Awards will also be announced.

During its 50 year history, D&AD has set the standard for excellence in design and advertising, championing the best work at its Awards shows and in the famous Annual, and educating future generations of creatives through its education programmes. Winning a Yellow or Black Pencil is the crowning achievement of many careers.

D&AD has delved into its extensive archive of design and advertising to uncover the businesses and people that have collected the most Pencils. The winning names will be revealed on 18 September and honoured with eight special awards: Most Awarded Ad Agency / Design Studio / Production Company / Brand  / Art Director / Copywriter / Designer / Director. The top ten in each category are listed below in alphabetical order.  

Says D&AD CEO Tim Lindsay: “Being in the top ten is an enormous achievement and those that have made the cut should feel proud of the esteemed company they’re in. D&AD is the hardest award in the world to win, so those that have made this list really do represent the peak of creative achievement in the business.

D&AD was set up in 1962 to promote the value of design and creative business communication. Some of the biggest talents in the world have since won Pencils and been educated through D&AD’s programmes. It’s worth remembering that the creative industry is worth more to the UK’s economy than it is in any other country – it employs over two million people and is currently growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole. The robust nature of our business is predicated on talent, and the people and agencies listed here have contributed to a legacy of success that is often overlooked.”

THE TOP ALL TIME D&AD PENCIL WINNERS

Lists are in alphabetical order, not order rank. This will be announced.

Some lists contain more than ten names as a result of joint placements.

Screen shot 2012-07-19 at 10.45.36 PM.jpgAdvertising Agency

AMV.BBDO

Bartle Bogle Hegarty London

Collett Dickenson Pearce

DDB London (including BMP pre 1989 merger)

DDB London (pre 1989 merger)

DLKW Lowe

Saatchi & Saatchi London

TBWA\London

Wieden + Kennedy  Portland

Wieden + Kennedy UK

Design Studio

Apple

Carroll Dempsey & Thirkell (including Carroll & Dempsey)

Casson Mann

Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes (including Fletcher/Forbes/Gill)

Farrow Design

Michael Peters & Partners

Minale Tattersfield & Partners

Pentagram Design

Studio Dumbar

The Partners

Production Company

Academy

Alan Parker Film Company

Gorgeous Enterprises

MJZ

Park Village Productions

Partizan

Paul Weiland Film Company

Ridley Scott Associates

The Mill

Tony Kaye Films

Screen shot 2012-07-19 at 10.28.37 PM.jpgArt Director

Axel Chaldecott

Bob Isherwood

Craig Allen

David Horry

John Gorse

John Hegarty

John Webster

Neil Godfrey

Tony McTear

Walter Campbell

Designer

Brian Tattersfield

David Hillman

David King

Gilvrie Misstear

John McConnell

Marcello Minale

Michael Johnson

Michel De Boer

Mike Dempsey

Tony Meeuwissen

Jonathan glazer-web.jpgDirector

Alan Parker

Chris Cunningham

Chris Palmer

Frank Budgen

Hugh Hudson

Jonathan Glazer

Michel Gondry

Roger Woodburn

Tom Kuntz

Tony Kaye

Screen shot 2012-07-19 at 10.37.45 PM.jpgCopywriter

David Abbot

Eric Kallman

John Salmon

John Webster

Mike Cozens

Nick Gill

Nick Worthington

Steve Henry

Tom Carty

Tony Brignull

Brands

Apple

BBC Television

Benson & Hedges

Channel 4

Guinness

Honda

Levi Strauss

Nike

Sony

Sunday Times Magazine

 

D&AD/50 Birthday Dinner

18 September 2012

Battersea Evolution, Chelsea Bridge Entrance, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ

Event Format

Drinks reception: 6pm

Three course dinner and Awards: 7pm

After party: 10.30pm – 2am 

Ticket Prices

Member/Judge: £200

Non-Member Early Bird: £225

Early Bird Table of 12: £2,700

There are Corporate Hospitality tables available. Call +44 (0)20 784
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For more information or to book, contact celebrate@dandad.org or call 0800 054 6266 or +44 12 7376 5144 if you are outside the UK.