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

Typographic Design in China Agency: T-Change Design Studio / Nanjing Client: Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
‘Human Scum’ and Trump’s Tortured English Agency: Nicolas Ortega / New York + The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Oreo "Game of Thrones" Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York Client: HBO & OREO Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
OREO x Game of Thrones Agency: 360i / New York + Mondelez / East Hanover + HBO / New York Client: Mondelez (OREO) Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Cool Ranch Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica Client: Doritos Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
SIGNS Agency: MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt Client: German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
Dot Translate. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Notpla Agency: Superunion / London + Notpla / London Client: Notpla Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
Mental Fatigues Agency: TAXI / Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver/New York Client: Canadian Mental Health Association Category: Craft / Illustration
The New York Issue: Cover Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Use of Typography / Single
The New York Issue Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover - Single
C-MOJI Agency: Yidong Cai / Shanghai Client: Yidong cai Category: Personal / Unpublished / Series
Beat Machine Agency: BBDO / New York + Stink / New York Client: Bacardi Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design
Maria´s Message Agency: Wunderman Thompson BA / CABA Client: Movistar Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design
Green Dawn Agency: DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design
Powerbeats Pro | Unleashed Agency: Doomsday Entertainment / Los Angeles + Beats By Dre / Los Angeles + Zambezi / Los Angeles Client: Beats By Dre Category: Innovation
Shot on iPhone Series A Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile / Series
Shot on iPhone Series B Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile / Series
Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Fashion / Single
11.50 Rediscovering Discovery Agency: Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design / Minneapolis Client: Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
The Small Escape Agency: Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH / Hamburg + BMW AG / München Client: BMW AG Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
Let The Song Play Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
The Söhne Collection Agency: Klim Type Foundry / Wellington Client: Klim Type Foundry Category: Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series
Muses Agency: Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville Client: Christy Lee Rogers Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Naeem Agency: Park Pictures LLC / New York Client: Bon Iver Category: Motion / Film / Music Video
Lost In Yesterday Agency: Park Pictures LLC / New York Client: Tame Impala Category: Motion / Film / Music Video
Ninety-Nine Percent Fearless (Laura Dern) Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread - Single
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Sports / Leisure / Single or Series
SEVEN MOTHERS Agency: m ss ng p eces / Los Angeles + Popp Rok / Toronto Client: Pyer Moss Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television / Online Low Budget - Single
Creativity for All Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Buck / Toronto + One Union / San Francisco Client: Adobe Category: Animation / Single
"Velvet Buzzsaw" Main Title Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + Niel Kellerhouse / Los Angeles Client: Netflix Category: Animation / Single
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Poster / Series
Back to School Essentials Agency: BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York Client: Sandy Hook Promise Category: Craft in Writing / Online / Social - Single
CN100 - A Moving Celebration Agency: Sid Lee / Montreal Client: CN Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Bauhaus 100: Manifest of Practice in Taiwan Agency: ken-tsai Lee design lab / Taipei City Client: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
An Email First Visual Identity Agency: Snøhetta / Oslo Client: Bjarne Melgaard Enterprise Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo Client: Mori Building Co., Ltd. Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
Forge Ahead Agency: SenseTeam / Shenzhen Client: SHENZHEN FASHION WEEK Category: Branding / Logo
GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 8 MAIN TITLE Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York Client: HBO Category: Craft in Video / Title Design
"Conversations With A Killer" Main Title Sequence Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Netflix Category: Craft in Video / Title Design
Cool Ranch Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica Client: Doritos Category: Innovation
SIGNS Agency: MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt Client: German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss Category: Innovation
Green Dawn Agency: DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Innovation
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
A Year in America Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Photojournalism / Series
AND GOD CREATED WAR Agency: Edition Lammerhuber / Baden Client: NOËL QUIDU Category: Photojournalism / Series

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

T-Change Design Studio / Nanjing

Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA)

Typographic Design in China

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

ADC_PUB20_008S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Nicolas Ortega / New York + The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

‘Human Scum’ and Trump’s Tortured English

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT20_018S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York

HBO & OREO

Oreo "Game of Thrones"

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV20_020S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

360i / New York + Mondelez / East Hanover + HBO / New York

Mondelez (OREO)

OREO x Game of Thrones

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV20_021S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica

Doritos

Cool Ranch

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT20_014S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt

German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss

SIGNS

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT20_015S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT20_016S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul

Dot Incorporation

Dot Translate.

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG20_027S

2020 Packaging Design Silver Cube

Superunion / London + Notpla / London

Notpla

Notpla

Design for Good / Packaging Design

ADC_DFG20_034S

2020 Fashion Design Silver Cube

TAXI / Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver/New York

Canadian Mental Health Association

Mental Fatigues

Craft / Illustration

ADC_FSN20_006S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Issue: Cover

Use of Typography / Single

ADC_TYP20_015S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Issue

Magazines / Magazine Cover - Single

ADC_PUB20_014S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Yidong Cai / Shanghai

Yidong cai

C-MOJI

Personal / Unpublished / Series

ADC_ILT20_024S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Stink / New York

Bacardi

Beat Machine

Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design

ADC_INT20_009S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Wunderman Thompson BA / CABA

Movistar

Maria´s Message

Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design

ADC_INT20_010S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris

Ubisoft

Green Dawn

Craft in Online / Mobile / Sound Design

ADC_INT20_011S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Doomsday Entertainment / Los Angeles + Beats By Dre / Los Angeles + Zambezi / Los Angeles

Beats By Dre

Powerbeats Pro | Unleashed

Innovation

ADC_MOT20_037S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Series A

Mobile / Series

ADC_PHO20_011S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Series B

Mobile / Series

ADC_PHO20_012S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Fashion / Single

ADC_PHO20_004S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design / Minneapolis

Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design

11.50 Rediscovering Discovery

Newspapers / Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB20_021S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

ADC_ADV20_057S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH / Hamburg + BMW AG / München

BMW AG

The Small Escape

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

ADC_ADV20_058S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

ADC_ADV20_059S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

Let The Song Play

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

ADC_ADV20_060S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Klim Type Foundry / Wellington

Klim Type Foundry

The Söhne Collection

Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_012S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville

Christy Lee Rogers

Muses

Fine Art / Conceptual / Series

ADC_PHO20_008S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Park Pictures LLC / New York

Bon Iver

Naeem

Motion / Film / Music Video

ADC_MOT20_023S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Park Pictures LLC / New York

Tame Impala

Lost In Yesterday

Motion / Film / Music Video

ADC_MOT20_024S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Ninety-Nine Percent Fearless (Laura Dern)

Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread - Single

ADC_PUB20_019S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland

Scott Sports

Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet

Sports / Leisure / Single or Series

ADC_PRD20_005S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

m ss ng p eces / Los Angeles + Popp Rok / Toronto

Pyer Moss

SEVEN MOTHERS

Television / Film / Online Video / Television / Online Low Budget - Single

ADC_ADV20_061S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Buck / Toronto + One Union / San Francisco

Adobe

Creativity for All

Animation / Single

ADC_ILT20_002S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + Niel Kellerhouse / Los Angeles

Netflix

"Velvet Buzzsaw" Main Title

Animation / Single

ADC_ILT20_003S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Poster / Series

ADC_TYP20_009S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York

Sandy Hook Promise

Back to School Essentials

Craft in Writing / Online / Social - Single

ADC_ADV20_040S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

Sid Lee / Montreal

CN

CN100 - A Moving Celebration

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD20_004S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

ken-tsai Lee design lab / Taipei City

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Bauhaus 100: Manifest of Practice in Taiwan

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD20_005S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

Snøhetta / Oslo

Bjarne Melgaard Enterprise

An Email First Visual Identity

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital

ADC_BCD20_002S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single

ADC_ADV20_062S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO

Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion

ADC_ADV20_002S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

SenseTeam / Shenzhen

SHENZHEN FASHION WEEK

Forge Ahead

Branding / Logo

ADC_BCD20_014S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York

HBO

GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 8 MAIN TITLE

Craft in Video / Title Design

ADC_ADV20_034S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + Netflix / Los Angeles

Netflix

"Conversations With A Killer" Main Title Sequence

Craft in Video / Title Design

ADC_ADV20_035S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica

Doritos

Cool Ranch

Innovation

ADC_INT20_023S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt

German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss

SIGNS

Innovation

ADC_INT20_024S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris

Ubisoft

Green Dawn

Innovation

ADC_INT20_025S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Motion / Film / Direction

ADC_MOT20_008S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

A Year in America

Photojournalism / Series

ADC_PHO20_018S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Edition Lammerhuber / Baden

NOËL QUIDU

AND GOD CREATED WAR

Photojournalism / Series

ADC_PHO20_019S

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