New Blood Festival 2025 took place on 30 June – 2 July at Protein Studios.
We hosted a graduate showcase of more than 40 exhibiting university courses, exclusive exhibitions of winners from New Blood Awards, New Blood: The Portfolios, talks by industry leaders, portfolio reviews, and more...
Two days of talks and insights from the best in the business.
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Conrad Haddaway
Creative
Mother London
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Kwame Taylor-Hayford
Co-Founder
Kin
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Stephen Hancock
Executive Creative Director
TBWA/Media Arts Lab
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Tom Foley
Executive Creative Director
Monotype
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Kadine James
Founder & Artistic Director
The Immersive KIND
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Kladi Vergine
Senior Design Evangelist
Adobe
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Felipe Serradourada Guimaraes
Executive Creative Director
BBH
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Sherwin Teo
Creative
Mother London
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Jordan Sheldrick Devine
Digital Creative Director
DesignStudio
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Rosie Isbell
Design Director
Wise
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Emma Hope Allwood
Brand Consultant and Founder
ursula
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Debbie Dillon
Head of Creative (Audio)
BBC Creative
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Emma Sexton
Founder
Inside Out® Community
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Nitya Thawani
UX Designer
Google
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Balwinder Bhatla aka @mrwhisper
Multidisciplinary Creator & Creative Director
Mr Whisper Studios
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Matt Watson
CCO
Pepsico, Sips & Bites
The Portfolios competition recognises excellent portfolio websites across a number of disciplines including Advertising, Animation, Illustration, Graphic Design, Digital.
The winners have been announced.
Events
Portfolio reviews
You joined us to get your portfolio reviewed by industry creatives, led by some of the world's top agencies and studios. An exclusive event as part of the New Blood Festival held at the D&AD Offices, Shoreditch.
Agency open houses
This year a selection of agencies opened their doors to New Blood Festival attendees to get a behind the scenes look at how they work and tour their space.
Pencil levels
The Pencil levels were revealed at the New Blood Awards Ceremony
on 2 July 2025.
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2022 New Blood Festival University Showcase
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Norwich University of the Arts
BA(Hons) Animation
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Sheffield Hallam University
Illustration
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The University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Illustration
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
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Birmingham City University
Graphic Design
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Cardiff School of Art & Design | Cardiff Met
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication
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Coventry University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Edinburgh Napier University
BDes(Hons) Graphic Design
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Loughborough University
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication & Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Norwich University of the Arts
Graphic Design
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Nottingham Trent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Gray’s School of Art
BA(Hons) Communication Design
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Solent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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UAL London College of Communication
BA(Hons) Graphic Branding & Identity
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University Centre South Essex (UAL)
BA(Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Hertfordshire
Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of Huddersfield
Graphic Design and Animation
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography
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University of Portsmouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of West London
BA(Hons) Graphic Design (Visual Communication & Illustration)
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Anglia Ruskin University
BA(Hons) Digital Media Production
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Arts University Bournemouth
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
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Birmingham City University
Graphic Design
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Cardiff School of Art & Design | Cardiff Met
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication
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Coventry University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Edinburgh Napier University
BDes(Hons) Graphic Design
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Falmouth University
BA(Hons) Creative Advertising
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Loughborough University
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication & Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Illustration
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Middlesex University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Norwich University of the Arts
BA(Hons) Animation
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Norwich University of the Arts
Graphic Design
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Nottingham Trent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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Ravensbourne University, London
BA(Hons) Digital Photography
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Ravensbourne University, London
BA(Hons) Advertising & Brand Design
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Gray’s School of Art
BA(Hons) Communication Design
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Sheffield Hallam University
Illustration
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Solent University
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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The University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Illustration
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UAL London College of Communication
BA(Hons) Graphic Branding & Identity
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University Centre South Essex (UAL)
BA(Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Hertfordshire
Graphic Design & Illustration
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University of Huddersfield
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of Huddersfield
Graphic Design and Animation
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Illustration
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University of Plymouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Communication with Typography
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University of Portsmouth
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
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University of West London
BA(Hons) Graphic Design (Visual Communication & Illustration)
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