ADC Awards
The ADC Annual Awards is the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world. Now in its incredible 102nd year, these awards celebrate the very best in advertising, digital media, graphic and publication design, packaging and product design, motion, experiential and spatial design, photography, illustration and fashion design all with a focus on artistry and craftsmanship.
Year
#
ADC Awards
Rankings
2022
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Design for Good / Typography
Points: 270.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
Points: 270.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
Points: 270.0
Shelter: Fight For Home
Agency: SUPERUNION / London Client: Shelter Category: Best of Typography
Points: 270.0
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Agency: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart Client: Audemars Piguet Category: Best of Spatial Design
Points: 180.0
THE AXIS OF PEACE
Agency: HAKUTEN / Tokyo Client: Yokosuka City Category: Best of Spatial Design
Points: 180.0
Novartis Pavillon - Zero-Energy Media Facade
Agency: iart - studio for media architectures / Basel Client: Novartis Category: Best of Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Points: 180.0
Ozworld
Agency: Jam3 / Amsterdam Client: Adidas Originals Category: Best of Apparel / Accessory / Footwear Design
Points: 180.0
Dot Pad. The first smart tactile graphics display.
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Fusion Cube
Points: 180.0
Dot Pad. The first smart tactile graphics display.
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Best of Product Design
Points: 180.0
Tough Turban
Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo / Toronto Client: Pfaff Harley-Davidson Category: Best of Fashion Design
Points: 180.0
The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand
Agency: Bartlett Brands / San Francisco Client: Ace of Air Category: Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
Points: 135.0
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Points: 135.0
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Show
Points: 135.0
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago Client: City of Chicago Category: Promotional / Wildcard
Points: 135.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm Client: Burger King Category: Out of Home / Poster - Series
Points: 135.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm Client: Burger King Category: Integrated / Traditional
Points: 135.0
The Lost Class
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago Client: Change the Ref Inc. Category: Best of Show
Points: 135.0
Meltdown Flags
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: METER Group Category: Data Visualization
Points: 135.0
Shelter: Fight For Home
Agency: SUPERUNION / London Client: Shelter Category: Design for Good / Typography
Points: 135.0
I Will Always Be Me
Agency: VMLY&R / New York Client: Dell Technologies & Intel Category: Best of Show
Points: 135.0
The Infinity Classroom
Agency: BBDO / Minneapolis Client: Theirworld Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
Points: 100.0
Most Dangerous Street
Agency: FCB / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Points: 100.0
Barbers
Agency: Furlined / Los Angeles Client: Apple Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction - Single
Points: 100.0
Truck Art Childfinder
Agency: Impact BBDO / Dubai Client: Berger Paints Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Series
Points: 100.0
Fantastic Rum Accelerator
Agency: Kevin Cantrell Studio / Mantua Client: Wired Magazine Category: Typography / Editorial - Single
Points: 100.0
Generation Wealth
Agency: Lauren Greenfield / Venice Client: Evergreen Pictures Category: Photography / Book - Series
Points: 100.0
Unboxing the Truth
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Thomson Reuters Corporation Category: Fashion / Apparel / Accessories / Single or Series
Points: 100.0
The Fake News Stand
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Points: 100.0
The Fake News Stand
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Wildcard / Single
Points: 100.0
The Flip
Agency: We Are Unlimited / Chicago Client: McDonald's Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Points: 100.0
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Agency: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart Client: Audemars Piguet Category: Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
Points: 90.0
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
Points: 90.0
Untouched by Light
Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Best of Packaging Design
Points: 90.0
FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Agency: BUREAU BERGER / Paris Client: Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE Category: Books / Image-Driven
Points: 90.0
Never Done Playing
Agency: Burn & Broad / New York Client: Nike Kids Category: Advertising / Series
Points: 90.0
United Sodas of America
Agency: CENTER / Brooklyn Client: United Sodas of America Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 90.0
Girl Scouts of America
Agency: COLLINS / New York Client: Girl Scouts of America Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
Points: 90.0
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
Points: 90.0
Bears
Agency: DDB / Chicago Client: Twix Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Points: 90.0
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Points: 90.0
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Experiential Design
Points: 90.0
Voice Watch
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo Client: Toyota Mobility Foundation Category: Best of Artificial Intelligence
Points: 90.0
Bedtime Stories
Agency: FCB / Chicago Client: Walmart Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Points: 90.0
McEnroe vs McEnroe
Agency: FCB / New York Client: Anheuser Busch Michelob ULTRA Category: Best of Experiential Design
Points: 90.0
Dead Space
Agency: Found Objects / New York Client: EA Games Category: Gaming / Music / Score
Points: 90.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Award:
2023 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Best of Advertising
Award:
2023 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Best of Typography
Award:
2023 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Advertising
Award:
2021 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Integrated
Award:
2021 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Shelter
Title:
Shelter: Fight For Home
Category:
Best of Typography
Award:
2022 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
270.0
Client:
Audemars Piguet
Title:
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Category:
Best of Spatial Design
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Yokosuka City
Title:
THE AXIS OF PEACE
Category:
Best of Spatial Design
Award:
2022 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Novartis
Title:
Novartis Pavillon - Zero-Energy Media Facade
Category:
Best of Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
Award:
2023 Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Adidas Originals
Title:
Ozworld
Category:
Best of Apparel / Accessory / Footwear Design
Award:
2023 Apparel / Accessory / Footwear Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Sephora
Title:
Black Beauty is Beauty
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2022 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Dot Incorporation
Title:
Dot Pad. The first smart tactile graphics display.
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2023 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Dot Incorporation
Title:
Dot Pad. The first smart tactile graphics display.
Category:
Best of Product Design
Award:
2023 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Pfaff Harley-Davidson
Title:
Tough Turban
Category:
Best of Fashion Design
Award:
2022 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
180.0
Client:
Ace of Air
Title:
The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand
Category:
Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Award:
2023 Advertising Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Environmental
Award:
2023 Typography Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2021 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Promotional / Wildcard
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Out of Home / Poster - Series
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Integrated / Traditional
Award:
2021 Integrated Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Change the Ref Inc.
Title:
The Lost Class
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2022 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
METER Group
Title:
Meltdown Flags
Category:
Data Visualization
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Shelter
Title:
Shelter: Fight For Home
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Award:
2022 Typography Gold Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Dell Technologies & Intel
Title:
I Will Always Be Me
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2023 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Theirworld
Title:
The Infinity Classroom
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Award:
2020 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Title:
Most Dangerous Street
Category:
Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Award:
2020 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Apple
Title:
Barbers
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Direction - Single
Award:
2018 Motion / Film Craft Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Berger Paints
Title:
Truck Art Childfinder
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Series
Award:
2020 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Wired Magazine
Title:
Fantastic Rum Accelerator
Category:
Typography / Editorial - Single
Award:
2018 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Evergreen Pictures
Title:
Generation Wealth
Category:
Photography / Book - Series
Award:
2018 Photography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Thomson Reuters Corporation
Title:
Unboxing the Truth
Category:
Fashion / Apparel / Accessories / Single or Series
Award:
2019 Packaging Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Columbia Journalism Review
Title:
The Fake News Stand
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Columbia Journalism Review
Title:
The Fake News Stand
Category:
Wildcard / Single
Award:
2019 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
McDonald's
Title:
The Flip
Category:
Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Award:
2019 Experiential Design Gold Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
Audemars Piguet
Title:
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Category:
Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
UNICEF Deutschland
Title:
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Category:
Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light
Title:
Untouched by Light
Category:
Best of Packaging Design
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE
Title:
FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Award:
2022 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Nike Kids
Title:
Never Done Playing
Category:
Advertising / Series
Award:
2023 Illustration Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
United Sodas of America
Title:
United Sodas of America
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Girl Scouts of America
Title:
Girl Scouts of America
Category:
Best of Brand / Communication Design
Award:
2022 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Warsaw Ghetto Museum
Title:
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Category:
Best of Brand / Communication Design
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Twix
Title:
Bears
Category:
Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Award:
2023 Advertising Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Award:
2021 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Best of Experiential Design
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Toyota Mobility Foundation
Title:
Voice Watch
Category:
Best of Artificial Intelligence
Award:
2023 Artificial Intelligence Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Walmart
Title:
Bedtime Stories
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Award:
2022 Interactive Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Anheuser Busch Michelob ULTRA
Title:
McEnroe vs McEnroe
Category:
Best of Experiential Design
Award:
2023 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
EA Games
Title:
Dead Space
Category:
Gaming / Music / Score
Award:
2023 Gaming Gold Cube
Points:
90.0
