“I'm thrilled and honoured, but this isn't about me, it's about continuing the good work that Dick, Tony, Simon, and the team at D&AD have been doing,” said Hamm, who is a passionate exponent of idea-based design working across all communication channels. “It's about what's right for D&AD, which will mean great, inspirational things to come for the creative community.”
“Garrick is no stranger to the beast that is D&AD,” said Waterfall. “He has been intimately involved with the Student Awards and education programmes from the beginning and I have been very lucky that he has agreed to become the next vice president. Let's hope the parties are as good.”
As chairman of the D&AD Education Committee from 2005-7 and a fellow of RSA, Hamm has a keen interest in design education, recently running design workshops in the UK, Beijing, Singapore, and Hong Kong. A winner of numerous major design awards, including a Yellow Pencil at D&AD and two Grand Prix winners at DBA, he has also judged on many International Awards panels, most recently the Cobra Vision Short Film Awards at the BFI.
The D&AD executive is comprised of members who are leading representatives from the creative community, who join in rotation. In addition to Hamm's election, five members will join the executive committee following elections in July:
Executive members remaining in post:
The following executive members will step down, having completed their term:
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