D&AD Awards 2011: The president has a question for the world via YouTube, 12 noon (GMT) today

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Screen shot 2010-11-03 at 12.24.23 PM.pngTo launch the D&AD Awards 2011, D&AD President Sanky has a question for every single purveyor of original thought in the world. Today – Wednesday 3 November 2010 – at 12.00pm GMT he will attempt to ask this question in as many languages as humanly possible. Join Sanky at www.youtube.com/dandad

(Note: The videos are already starting to appear on the D&AD YouTube channel. Here’s the English language version and the multilingual version).

The awards recognise the best work in advertising and design from around the world with its legendary Yellow and Black Pencils.

Screen shot 2010-11-02 at 8.49.19 AM.pngEligible entries will be accepted until Monday 31 January 2011. Work entered before 29 November 2010 will receive a 10% discount. Judging takes place from 11 to 14 April 2011 in London, with the winners set to be announced in May.

Visit dandad.org for further information.

D&AD 2011 Foremen

Art Direction – Alexandra Taylor, Mrs McGuinty,  UK

Book Design – Jim Stoddart, Penguin Books, UK

Branding – Stephen Doyle, Doyle Partners, USA

Digital Advertising – Mark Chalmers, Perfect Fools, Netherlands

Digital Design – Andy Sandoz, Work Club, UK

Direct  – Dave King – M&C Saatchi, New Zealand

Graphic Design – Michael Beirut, Pentagram, USA

Illustration – Paul Davis. Big Orange, UK

Integrated – Craig Davis, Publicis Mojo,  Australia, NZ

Mobile Marketing – Patrick Moorhead, DraftFCB North America, USA

Music Videos  – James Hackett, EMI, UK

Newspaper & Magazine Design – Ruth Ansel, Ruth Ansel Design, USA

Outdoor Advertising – David Nobay, Droga 5, Australia

Packaging Design – Jonathan Ford, Pearlfisher, UK

Photography  – Terry Jones, i-D Magazine, UK

Press Advertising – Russell Ramsey, JWT London, UK

Product Design – David Fisher, SeymourPowell, UK

Radio Advertising – Mike Schalit, Network BBDO, South Africa

Spatial Design – Peter Higgins, Land Design Studio, UK

TV & Cinema Advertising – Ben Priest, Adam & Eve, UK

TV & Cinema Communications – Karin Fong, Imaginary Forces, USA

TV & Cinema Crafts – Barnaby Spurrier, Tomboy Films, UK

Typography – Ben Scott, NB: Studio, UK

Writing for Advertising – Dave Trott, Chick Smith Trott,  UK

Writing for Design – Dan Germain, Innocent, UK