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:

Attendees could use Surface devices in masterclasses

D&AD is attended by thousands of people over three days

D&AD attendees could try out Surface Headphones

A tent-like invention that aims to help people focus at work

A dog house for your phone

Creatives of all abilities could hone their skills on Surface Devices

The Microsoft area at the D&AD Festival

An invention for self-watering plants

An invention to see over tall people, on show at D&AD

A Surface Laptop and Surface Headphones that people could try

Two Surface devices at the D&AD Festival

The Surface Studio can be layed flat, making it easier to draw on the screen

A jacket with indicators, designed by an inventor, on show at the D&AD Festival

A Surface Book

The Surface Studio has been designed with creatives in mind

Two visitors to D&AD draw on a Surface Studio

The Xbox Adaptive Controller was also available for people to use

A workshop at D&AD

You can use a pen or touch on the Surface Studio