The Drum Awards for Design

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17 freelancers credited on 7 pieces of work that won at The Drum Awards for Design.

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The winning work

Brand Heritage C

Fortnum & Mason’s Animal Crackers

Fortnum & Mason · Design Bridge and Partners

Victorian brass nutcrackers became seven character-led 'Animal Crackers' packs, with copy inspired by the nonsense poet Edward Lear.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2025 Gold Packaging – 2D

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

Craft & Design C

Laphroaig: Unphorgettable

Laphroaig (Suntory Global Spirits) · Design Bridge and Partners

Real fans' descriptions of Laphroaig's divisive taste were turned into animated 'Taste Characters' to attract new drinkers.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2025 Silver Illustration

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Who made it · 4 freelancers

Purpose & Community B

Liming with Gran

Genomics England & University of Cambridge · Ketchum UK

A short film fronted by Liv Little uses a family game of dominoes to help families talk openly about inherited health conditions.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2025 Grand Prix +2 more awards

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Who made it · 6 freelancers

Entertainment & Music A

Magnetic Stories

Siemens Healthineers · Area 23, an IPG Health Company

Bedtime stories scored to the sounds of an MRI machine to calm children during scans.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2024 President's Award +3 more awards

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Brand Heritage C

Why the Rush?

Nippon Matcha · Ba'ndo

Ba'ndo built a calm, heritage-rooted identity and packaging for Nippon matcha around the deliberate pace of the Japanese tea ceremony.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2025 Gold Packaging – 3D

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

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Purpose & Community C

Zip Code Exam

Equality Health Foundation · Area 23

Hyperlocal billboards and official-looking health reports mapped life expectancy gaps onto ZIP codes to push residents to lobby for local health resources.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2025 Gold Use of Data & Insights +1 more award

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Who made it · 1 freelancer

Craft & Design C

Shot on Faber-Castell

Faber-Castell · DAVID São Paulo

Hyperreal pencil drawings presented as if they were photographs to show the professional-grade precision of Faber-Castell pencils.

Award: The Drum Awards for Design 2024 Gold Illustration

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Who made it · 1 freelancer