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.

Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

The Fake News Stand Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Planet or Plastic Agency: McCann / New York + National Geographic / New York Client: National Geographic Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Planet or Plastic Agency: McCann / New York + National Geographic / New York Client: National Geographic Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
If You Were Me Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
The Fake News Stand Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Book Burnings: An Anthology Agency: Thijs Verbeek graphic design / Amsterdam Client: Yuri Veerman Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
The New York Times For Kids: Halloween Cover Series Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Newspapers / Front Page - Series
Yu-ichi Inoue/ Shiko Munakata/Kazuo Yagi Agency: Minmin qu & qian jiang / Nanjing Client: The Commercial Press Category: Books / Text Driven - Series
Time-Less in Motion. Agency: Armin Walcher / Pürgg Client: Armin Walcher Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
The Fake News Stand Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Innovation / Publication Design
Inhuman Nature Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Story / Spread - Single
TOOLS Agency: MARU / Tokyo Client: MARU Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Planet or Plastic Agency: National Geographic / Washington, D.C. Client: National Geographic Category: Magazines / Cover - Single
How Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Cover - Single
Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty Agency: Sagmeister & Walsh / New York Client: Sagmeister & Walsh Category: Books / Jacket - Single
LIVEBLOG Agency: Nicole Caputo Design / NYC Client: Tyrant Books Category: Books / Jacket - Single
AGI New Members 2007-2017 Agency: hesign / Berlin Client: AGI Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE: Forgotten Works & Worlds of Herbert Crowley Agency: Beehive Books / Philadelphia + Headcase Design / Philadelphia Client: Beehive Books Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Tomorrow Is Too Late: A history of the 1980s Toronto hardcore punk scene Agency: Goods & Services Branding / Toronto + UXB Press / Toronto Client: Goods & Services Branding Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
#1917LIVE: The Russian Revolution in Tweets Agency: RT / Moscow Client: RT Category: Innovation / Publication Design
The Sick Bag Song Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing Client: Beijing United Publishing Co.,Ltd. Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
Six hundred poems of Tang Dynasty selected by Jin Shengtan Agency: Bai Fengkun / Beijing Client: Mugui culture company Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
The Indoek St. Augustine Issue Agency: ITAL/C / Los Angeles + Indoek / Los Angeles Client: Indoek Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Unknown Agency: To Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing Client: Jianyu Graphics Lab Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
L’Heptaméron des Gourmets – The World’s Most Exclusive Cook Book Agency: Bedow / Stockholm Client: Nunchi Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Utah Jazz 2017-2018 Player Yearbook Agency: 7D8 / Salt Lake City Client: Utah Jazz Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Variety: Lady Gaga On the Edge Series Agency: Robert Festino / Los Angeles + Variety / Los Angeles Client: Variety Magazine Category: Magazines / Story / Spread - Series
Variety: Leslie Moonves Agency: Robert Festino / Los Angeles + Variety / Los Angeles Client: Variety Magazine Category: Magazines / Cover - Single
Illuminated Editions Agency: Beehive Books / Philadelphia Client: Beehive Books Category: Books / Text Driven - Series
Blink To Speak Agency: TBWAIndia / Mumbai Client: NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute / Asha Ek Hope Foundation Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Memorabilia Agency: Lithuanian Artists’ Association / Vilnius + Kopa / Kaunas Client: Lithuanian Artists' Association Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Past/Forward: The LA Phil at 100 Agency: Content Object / Los Angeles + Philharmonic Association / Los Angeles Client: Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
The Field Revisited Agency: Stuart Geddes / Collingwood + National Gallery of Victoria / Melbourne + Matter of Sorts / Melbourne Client: National Gallery of Victoria Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Japan: The Cookbook Agency: Phaidon / New York / London Client: Phaidon Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
A Very Serious Cookbook: Contra Wildair Agency: Phaidon / New York / London Client: Phaidon Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Live a serious life:Notes Calendar Agency: Bai Fengkun / Beijing Client: Sanjie art company Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Night Falls on the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties Agency: Robert Nippoldt / Muenster Client: Taschen Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again Agency: Whitney Museum of American Art / New York Client: Whitney Museum of American Art Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
On Democracy: A compendium for a more perfect union Agency: SYPartners / New York Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
Secrets and Genes Special Section Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
IN & OUT Agency: A Black Cover Design / Bei Jing Client: Power Station of Art (Shanghai) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Series
Making a Motherland Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Story / Spread - Single
Fonts for Freedom Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Reporter ohne Grenzen e.V. Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
A Profound Waste of Time Agency: A Profound Waste of Time ltd / London Client: A Profound Waste of Time LTD Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
A New Type of Imprint v. 13 Agency: ANTI / Norway Client: ANTI Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Anxy No. 3: The Boundaries Issue Agency: Anxy Magazine / Berkeley Client: Anxy Magazine Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Anxy No. 4: The Masculinity Issue Agency: Anxy Magazine / Berkeley Client: Anxy Magazine Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
The Music Issue Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
The Unseasonal — Prelude Issue Agency: LA K50 / Los Angeles Client: The Unseasonal Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Mutual Observation and Learning Agency: T-Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing Client: Nanjing Graphic Designer Alliance Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

2019 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube

TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York

Columbia Journalism Review

The Fake News Stand

Design for Good / Publication Design - Series

ADC_PUB19001G

2019 Publication Design Designism Cube

McCann / New York + National Geographic / New York

National Geographic

Planet or Plastic

Design for Good / Publication Design - Single

ADC_PUB19002G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

McCann / New York + National Geographic / New York

National Geographic

Planet or Plastic

Design for Good / Publication Design - Single

ADC_PUB19002G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

If You Were Me

Newspapers / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19027G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York

Columbia Journalism Review

The Fake News Stand

Design for Good / Publication Design - Series

ADC_PUB19001G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

Thijs Verbeek graphic design / Amsterdam

Yuri Veerman

Book Burnings: An Anthology

Books / Text-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19015G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times For Kids: Halloween Cover Series

Newspapers / Front Page - Series

ADC_PUB19026G

2019 Publication Design Gold Cube

Minmin qu & qian jiang / Nanjing

The Commercial Press

Yu-ichi Inoue/ Shiko Munakata/Kazuo Yagi

Books / Text Driven - Series

ADC_PUB19018G

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

Armin Walcher / Pürgg

Armin Walcher

Time-Less in Motion.

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19007S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York + Rebel & Rogue / New York

Columbia Journalism Review

The Fake News Stand

Innovation / Publication Design

ADC_PUB19003S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Inhuman Nature

Magazines / Story / Spread - Single

ADC_PUB19023S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

MARU / Tokyo

MARU

TOOLS

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB19011S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

National Geographic / Washington, D.C.

National Geographic

Planet or Plastic

Magazines / Cover - Single

ADC_PUB19020S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

How Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism

Magazines / Cover - Single

ADC_PUB19021S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

Sagmeister & Walsh / New York

Sagmeister & Walsh

Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty

Books / Jacket - Single

ADC_PUB19005S

2019 Publication Design Silver Cube

Nicole Caputo Design / NYC

Tyrant Books

LIVEBLOG

Books / Jacket - Single

ADC_PUB19006S

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

hesign / Berlin

AGI

AGI New Members 2007-2017

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19008B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Beehive Books / Philadelphia + Headcase Design / Philadelphia

Beehive Books

THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE: Forgotten Works & Worlds of Herbert Crowley

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19009B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Goods & Services Branding / Toronto + UXB Press / Toronto

Goods & Services Branding

Tomorrow Is Too Late: A history of the 1980s Toronto hardcore punk scene

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19010B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

RT / Moscow

RT

#1917LIVE: The Russian Revolution in Tweets

Innovation / Publication Design

ADC_PUB19004B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing

Beijing United Publishing Co.,Ltd.

The Sick Bag Song

Books / Text-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19016B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Bai Fengkun / Beijing

Mugui culture company

Six hundred poems of Tang Dynasty selected by Jin Shengtan

Books / Text-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19017B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

ITAL/C / Los Angeles + Indoek / Los Angeles

Indoek

The Indoek St. Augustine Issue

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19025B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

To Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing

Jianyu Graphics Lab

Unknown

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB19012B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Bedow / Stockholm

Nunchi

L’Heptaméron des Gourmets – The World’s Most Exclusive Cook Book

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB19013B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

7D8 / Salt Lake City

Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz 2017-2018 Player Yearbook

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB19014B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Robert Festino / Los Angeles + Variety / Los Angeles

Variety Magazine

Variety: Lady Gaga On the Edge Series

Magazines / Story / Spread - Series

ADC_PUB19024B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Robert Festino / Los Angeles + Variety / Los Angeles

Variety Magazine

Variety: Leslie Moonves

Magazines / Cover - Single

ADC_PUB19022B

2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Beehive Books / Philadelphia

Beehive Books

Illuminated Editions

Books / Text Driven - Series

ADC_PUB19019B

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

TBWAIndia / Mumbai

NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute / Asha Ek Hope Foundation

Blink To Speak

Design for Good / Publication Design - Single

ADC_PUB19028M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Lithuanian Artists’ Association / Vilnius + Kopa / Kaunas

Lithuanian Artists' Association

Memorabilia

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19031M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Content Object / Los Angeles + Philharmonic Association / Los Angeles

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Past/Forward: The LA Phil at 100

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19032M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Stuart Geddes / Collingwood + National Gallery of Victoria / Melbourne + Matter of Sorts / Melbourne

National Gallery of Victoria

The Field Revisited

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19033M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Phaidon / New York / London

Phaidon

Japan: The Cookbook

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19034M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Phaidon / New York / London

Phaidon

A Very Serious Cookbook: Contra Wildair

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19035M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Bai Fengkun / Beijing

Sanjie art company

Live a serious life:Notes Calendar

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19036M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Robert Nippoldt / Muenster

Taschen

Night Falls on the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19037M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Whitney Museum of American Art / New York

Whitney Museum of American Art

Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB19038M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

SYPartners / New York

N/A

On Democracy: A compendium for a more perfect union

Newspapers / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19060M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Secrets and Genes Special Section

Newspapers / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19061M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

A Black Cover Design / Bei Jing

Power Station of Art (Shanghai)

IN & OUT

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Series

ADC_PUB19047M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Making a Motherland

Magazines / Story / Spread - Single

ADC_PUB19052M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Reporter ohne Grenzen e.V.

Fonts for Freedom

Design for Good / Publication Design - Series

ADC_PUB19029M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

A Profound Waste of Time ltd / London

A Profound Waste of Time LTD

A Profound Waste of Time

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19053M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

ANTI / Norway

ANTI

A New Type of Imprint v. 13

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19054M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Anxy Magazine / Berkeley

Anxy Magazine

Anxy No. 3: The Boundaries Issue

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19055M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

Anxy Magazine / Berkeley

Anxy Magazine

Anxy No. 4: The Masculinity Issue

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19056M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The Music Issue

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19057M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

LA K50 / Los Angeles

The Unseasonal

The Unseasonal — Prelude Issue

Magazines / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB19058M

2019 Publication Design Merit Honor

T-Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing

Nanjing Graphic Designer Alliance

Mutual Observation and Learning

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB19039M

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