O’SULLIVAN TO CHAIR D&AD AMBIENT JURY

The line up of Jury Foremen for the D&AD Awards 2009 was announced today which includes Mike O’Sullivan, ECD of Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand on Ambient and Ralph van Dijk from Eardrum, Sydney on Radio. The awards recognise the best work in advertising and design from around the world each year.

Foremen are leading creative specialists and play a vital role in upholding D&AD’s high standards of judging.  They each lead a jury of creatives who will decide what work represents the best of the year and will be included in the D&AD Annual. They will then decide what work sets new benchmarks of creativity and is therefore worthy of a D&AD Yellow Pencil.

Says O’Sullivan (pictured): “The first time I experienced the honour of D&AD was getting into ‘the book’ when I was a 23 year old art director in London. So to be foreman of a D&AD jury 18 years later is pretty damn flattering.  Ambient is the category without borders. I’m looking forward to seeing where the industry is going to take it to next. Roll on April 09.”

Eligible entries will be accepted from 15 October until 21 January 2009. Work entered before 19 November will receive a 10% discount.  Judging takes place from 20-24 April in London and the winners will be announced in June.

The campaign, created by TAXI Canada launches on 15 October at www.dandad.org/awards09. Details of D&AD jury members will be released from next week.