University of Otago and Dunedin School of Art graduate Aïcha Wijland has received a prestigious Yellow Pencil Award through the D&AD Awards for her design work for Beano. She has won a prestigious Yellow Pencil award in the 2018 Design and Art Direction Awards (D&AD), in the New Blood category for emerging writers and designers. Thousands of people from around the world enter the London-based awards every year. Ms Wijland is the first New Zealander to win a top prize.

Since 1962, D&AD has been inspiring a community of creative thinkers by celebrating and stimulating the finest in design and advertising. The D&AD Professional Awards are recognised globally as the ultimate creative accolade, entered and attended by the best from around the world.

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Published on 19 Jul 2018

Orderdate: 19 Jul 2018
Expiry: 27 Jul 2018