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

Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Best of Show
Truck Art Childfinder Agency: Impact BBDO / Dubai + BBDO Pakistan / Lahore + Samar Minallah Khan / Islamabad Client: Berger Paints Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Series
CONTAINERS Agency: Xiaotu Tang / London Client: Personal project Category: Traditional / Accessories
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Changing The Game Agency: McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle Client: Microsoft Category: Innovation
Making Impossible Possible Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / London Client: Courtney Tulloch Category: Motion / Single or Series
Notpla Agency: Superunion / London + Notpla / London Client: Notpla Category: Design for Good / Product Design
The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: The Female Company Category: Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog / Press Promotional Kit
The Infinity Classroom Agency: BBDO / Minneapolis + BBDO / New York Client: Theirworld Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
The King Becomes Her Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Single
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Special Effects
Go Back To Africa Agency: FCB/SIX / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Social Media / Twitter
The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: The Female Company Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
Most Dangerous Street Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Single
The Gun Violence History Book Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + The Mill / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Changing The Game Agency: McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle Client: Microsoft Category: Design for Good / Integrated Campaign
Swipe Night Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Tinder / Los Angeles + M ss ng P eces / Los Angeles Client: Tinder Category: Social Media / Wildcard
Lessons in Herstory Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + GS&P Social / San Francisco + GS&P Labs / Santa Rosa + Elevel / San Francisco Client: Daughters of the Evolution Category: Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality
AirPods Pro Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Spatial Design / Retail Design
Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything Agency: antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin Client: Mercedes-Benz AG Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
The Truth Is Worth It: Fearlessness (ISIS) Agency: Final Cut / New York + Droga5 / New York + Furlined / Los Angeles + Significant Others / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
Great Performers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Design for Good / Interactive
The Others Agency: DDB, / Paris + Wanda / Paris + THE / Paris + MIKROS / Paris Client: Volkswagen Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Single
PACKAGING MADE FROM BAGASSE Agency: 33 and Branding / Beijing Client: BIOHYALUX Category: Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Single
The Hidden Essence Agency: SHA inc. / TOKYO Client: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Category: Poster / Series
Truck Art Childfinder Agency: Impact BBDO / Dubai + BBDO Pakistan / Lahore + Samar Minallah Khan / Islamabad Client: Berger Paints Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Series
Wonderful Tools Agency: BUCK / Los Angeles + TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles Client: Apple Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Motion Graphics
Go Back To Africa Agency: FCB/SIX / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Direct / Digital - Campaign
Changing The Game Agency: McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle Client: Microsoft Category: Innovation / Direct
The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: The Female Company Category: Innovation / Direct
Coachella Agency: Gentilhomme / Montreal Client: Tierra Whack Category: Innovation
Ice Cream For Adults Agency: 72andSunny / New York + Anonymous Content / Los Angeles + Halo Top / Los Angeles Client: Halo Top Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Campaign
CONTAINERS Agency: Xiaotu Tang / London Client: Personal project Category: Traditional / Accessories
Madness In Crowds Agency: Beehive Books / Philadelphia + Headcase Design / Philadelphia Client: Beehive Books Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Memory Agency: Minmin qu & qian jiang / Nanjing Client: JIANGSU ART MUSEUM Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: The Female Company Category: Direct / Wildcard - Single
The Last Goodbye Agency: Ami Vitale Productions / MIssoula Client: National Geographic Category: Wildlife / Single
The Haunted Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Photojournalism / Series
Us Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Agency: Edward Kinsella Illustration / Saint Louis + Waxwork Records / New Orleans Client: Waxwork Records Category: Packaging / Series
Back to School Essentials Agency: BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York Client: Sandy Hook Promise Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography - Single
WITH Agency: Michele Salati / Hong Kong + Córdova Canillas / Barcelona Client: Zurich University of the Arts Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Series
Ice Cream For Adults Agency: 72andSunny / New York + Anonymous Content / Los Angeles Client: Halo Top Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Campaign
Dot Translate. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Innovation / Single or Series
Life Print Agency: Africa / Sao Paulo Client: Ampara ANIMAL Category: Sustainable / Eco-friendly Fashion
The Hidden Essence Agency: SHA inc. / TOKYO Client: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Made in Fukushima. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: METER Group Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
A Pas de Deux of Color and Shape Agency: The Cut / New York Client: The Cut Category: Fashion / Series
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single

2020 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube

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

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Best of Show

ADC_MOT20_001G

2020 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube

Impact BBDO / Dubai + BBDO Pakistan / Lahore + Samar Minallah Khan / Islamabad

Berger Paints

Truck Art Childfinder

Design for Good / Illustration - Series

ADC_DFG20_001G

2020 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube

Xiaotu Tang / London

Personal project

CONTAINERS

Traditional / Accessories

ADC_FSN20_001G

2020 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube

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

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_001G

2020 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube

McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle

Microsoft

Changing The Game

Innovation

ADC_ITG20_001G

2020 Typography Best of Discipline Cube

Jones Knowles Ritchie / London

Courtney Tulloch

Making Impossible Possible

Motion / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_001G

2020 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube

Superunion / London + Notpla / London

Notpla

Notpla

Design for Good / Product Design

ADC_DFG20_003G

2020 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

The Female Company

The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination

Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog / Press Promotional Kit

ADC_BCD20_001G

2020 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube

BBDO / Minneapolis + BBDO / New York

Theirworld

The Infinity Classroom

Design for Good / Spatial Design

ADC_DFG20_005G

2020 Photography Best of Discipline Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The King Becomes Her

Music / Entertainment / Single

ADC_PHO20_001G

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Best of Discipline Cube

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

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Motion / Film / Special Effects

ADC_MOT20_001G

2020 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube

FCB/SIX / Toronto

Black & Abroad

Go Back To Africa

Social Media / Twitter

ADC_INT20_001G

2020 Packaging Design Best of Discipline Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

The Female Company

The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination

Design for Good / Packaging Design

ADC_DFG20_002G

2020 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence

Most Dangerous Street

Experiential Design / Installations - Single

ADC_EXP20_001G

2020 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + The Mill / Chicago

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence

The Gun Violence History Book

Design for Good / Publication Design

ADC_DFG20_004G

2020 Integrated Designism Cube

McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle

Microsoft

Changing The Game

Design for Good / Integrated Campaign

ADC_DFG20_025G

2020 Interactive Gold Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + Tinder / Los Angeles + M ss ng P eces / Los Angeles

Tinder

Swipe Night

Social Media / Wildcard

ADC_INT20_039G

2020 Experiential Design Gold Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + GS&P Social / San Francisco + GS&P Labs / Santa Rosa + Elevel / San Francisco

Daughters of the Evolution

Lessons in Herstory

Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality

ADC_EXP20_002G

2020 Spatial Design Gold Cube

TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino

Apple, Inc.

AirPods Pro

Spatial Design / Retail Design

ADC_SPL20_008G

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin

Mercedes-Benz AG

Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC_MOT20_010G

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

Final Cut / New York + Droga5 / New York + Furlined / Los Angeles + Significant Others / New York

The New York Times

The Truth Is Worth It: Fearlessness (ISIS)

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC_MOT20_011G

2020 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Great Performers

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO20_022G

2020 Interactive Gold Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG20_026G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

DDB, / Paris + Wanda / Paris + THE / Paris + MIKROS / Paris

Volkswagen

The Others

Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Single

ADC_ADV20_037G

2020 Packaging Design Gold Cube

33 and Branding / Beijing

BIOHYALUX

PACKAGING MADE FROM BAGASSE

Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Single

ADC_PKG20_011G

2020 Typography Gold Cube

SHA inc. / TOKYO

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

The Hidden Essence

Poster / Series

ADC_TYP20_008G

2020 Illustration Gold Cube

Impact BBDO / Dubai + BBDO Pakistan / Lahore + Samar Minallah Khan / Islamabad

Berger Paints

Truck Art Childfinder

Design for Good / Illustration - Series

ADC_DFG20_001G

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

BUCK / Los Angeles + TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles

Apple

Wonderful Tools

Craft in Motion / Film / Motion Graphics

ADC_MOT20_014G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

FCB/SIX / Toronto

Black & Abroad

Go Back To Africa

Direct / Digital - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_041G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle

Microsoft

Changing The Game

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV20_047G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

The Female Company

The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV20_048G

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

Gentilhomme / Montreal

Tierra Whack

Coachella

Innovation

ADC_MOT20_036G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

72andSunny / New York + Anonymous Content / Los Angeles + Halo Top / Los Angeles

Halo Top

Ice Cream For Adults

Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_038G

2020 Fashion Design Gold Cube

Xiaotu Tang / London

Personal project

CONTAINERS

Traditional / Accessories

ADC_FSN20_001G

2020 Publication Design Gold Cube

Beehive Books / Philadelphia + Headcase Design / Philadelphia

Beehive Books

Madness In Crowds

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB20_001G

2020 Publication Design Gold Cube

Minmin qu & qian jiang / Nanjing

JIANGSU ART MUSEUM

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Memory

Books / Image-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB20_002G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

The Female Company

The Tampon Book: a book against tax discrimination

Direct / Wildcard - Single

ADC_ADV20_044G

2020 Photography Gold Cube

Ami Vitale Productions / MIssoula

National Geographic

The Last Goodbye

Wildlife / Single

ADC_PHO20_034G

2020 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The Haunted

Photojournalism / Series

ADC_PHO20_017G

2020 Illustration Gold Cube

Edward Kinsella Illustration / Saint Louis + Waxwork Records / New Orleans

Waxwork Records

Us Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Packaging / Series

ADC_ILT20_022G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York

Sandy Hook Promise

Back to School Essentials

Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form

ADC_ADV20_011G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Craft in Video / Cinematography - Single

ADC_ADV20_023G

2020 Publication Design Gold Cube

Michele Salati / Hong Kong + Córdova Canillas / Barcelona

Zurich University of the Arts

WITH

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Series

ADC_PUB20_017G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

72andSunny / New York + Anonymous Content / Los Angeles

Halo Top

Ice Cream For Adults

Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_065G

2020 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

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

Dot Incorporation

Dot Translate.

Innovation / Single or Series

ADC_BCD20_016G

2020 Fashion Design Gold Cube

Africa / Sao Paulo

Ampara ANIMAL

Life Print

Sustainable / Eco-friendly Fashion

ADC_FSN20_002G

2020 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

SHA inc. / TOKYO

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

The Hidden Essence

Posters / Traditional - Series

ADC_BCD20_023G

2020 Publication Design Gold Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

METER Group

Made in Fukushima.

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

ADC_PUB20_007G

2020 Photography Gold Cube

The Cut / New York

The Cut

A Pas de Deux of Color and Shape

Fashion / Series

ADC_PHO20_005G

2020 Advertising Gold Cube

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

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_001G

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