D&AD50 book launched: celebrating 50 years of outstanding creativity in design and art direction

D&AD and Taschen have launched a new book, D&AD50, that gives a special insight into the last 50 years of global design and advertising, and offers a rich visual history of the society the creative industry helped to shape.

For this special anniversary volume, each of the last 50 years is represented by a D&AD president or other key figure who shares his or her favourites from the year.

Interspersed stories, biographies, and a timeline document the history and the development of the industry, through the experiences of the people who have been most involved with its evolution.

“From the birth of TV advertising in the ’60s to the digital revolution of the 2000s, D&AD has lived through it all and helped to shape what it is today,” says D&AD ceo Tim Lindsay. “This is the chance to explore the best from the world of creative communications over the past five decades.

“We wanted to create something that captured the important moments, celebrated the important work and added up to a joyful history of the first 50 years of D&AD and the society that design and advertising has helped shape.”

Softcover with jacket, 9.8 x 12.5 in., 360 pages, £34.99. ORDER HERE.