D&AD 2015 Annual cover
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_phone_x2_/public/D%26AD-Yellow1.png?itok=YVPJc0v5×tamp=1443540111)
Description
I have shared a studio space with the fantastic David Pearson and Alistair Hall for 7 years. It is a great, supportive and creative environment to work in. We often discuss projects and have worked together on a couple of projects over the years, and our most recent collaboration is the D&AD 2015 Annual cover. David was commissioned by the 2015 D&AD President Mark Bonner to design the cover, we discussed the project a lot in the studio and decided that we should work together on it. It was a really enjoyable project to work on as it involved numerous discussions about design, communication, detail, reduction, simplicity, Gestalt theory, form and material! I am really happy with the results, as are David & Alistair!
You can read more about the process at Alistair’s blog, and in an It’s Nice That interview with David. You can also buy a copy here.
THE WOOD PENCIL
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_from_above_0005_Wood.jpg?itok=VzZ9mEro×tamp=1443538820)
THE GRAPHITE PENCIL
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_from_above_0004_Graphite.jpg?itok=euN6Yx1D×tamp=1443538775)
THE YELLOW PENCIL
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_from_above_0003_Yellow-f.jpg?itok=IkxiCmf_×tamp=1443538981)
THE WHITE PENCIL
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_from_above_0001_White.jpg?itok=vg-IQbWP×tamp=1443538732)
THE BLACK PENCIL
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_from_above_0000_Black.jpg?itok=4b1WElDI×tamp=1443538686)
THE BACK
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD-Yellow2.png?itok=WusjQdhk×tamp=1443539718)
THE SERIES
![D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn D&AD 2015 Annual designed by David Pearson, Alistair Hall and Paul Finn](https://www.fitzroyandfinn.co.uk/files/styles/full_width_tablet_uncropped/public/images/D%26AD_covers_together.jpg?itok=sk7tj-og×tamp=1443540188)