The winners of the D&AD Pencils 2026 have been announced, recognising excellence and innovation in commercial creativity across a massive 46 categories, from craft to animation and advertising.
Some 573 awards were bestowed this year, including 52 coveted Yellow Pencils, along with two White Pencils celebrating creative work designed for social good and two Future Impact Pencils for new projects with the potential to drive behavioural, environmental, societal,or policy change. There were also 149 Graphite Pencils and 368 Wood Pencils.
