D&AD: What happens when great creators get their hands on the latest laptops?
The D&AD Festival is a three-day event celebrating the best in craft, creativity and culture across the world.
Speakers include director Danny Boyle, musician Professor Green and presenter Lauren Laverne, while attendees can also take part in workshops and masterclasses from the world of advertising, art, design, fashion, film and more.
The theme of this year’s festival is Shaping the Future, and Microsoft was there to let people get their hands on a range of Surface devices and unveil some inventions that have been created using the company’s products.
Here’s what happened:
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- Attendees could use Surface devices in masterclasses
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- D&AD is attended by thousands of people over three days
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- D&AD attendees could try out Surface Headphones
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- A tent-like invention that aims to help people focus at work
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- A dog house for your phone
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- Creatives of all abilities could hone their skills on Surface Devices
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- The Microsoft area at the D&AD Festival
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- An invention for self-watering plants
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- An invention to see over tall people, on show at D&AD
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- A Surface Laptop and Surface Headphones that people could try
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- Two Surface devices at the D&AD Festival
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- The Surface Studio can be layed flat, making it easier to draw on the screen
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- A jacket with indicators, designed by an inventor, on show at the D&AD Festival
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- A Surface Book
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- The Surface Studio has been designed with creatives in mind
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- Two visitors to D&AD draw on a Surface Studio
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- The Xbox Adaptive Controller was also available for people to use
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- A workshop at D&AD
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- You can use a pen or touch on the Surface Studio