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

11.50 Rediscovering Discovery Agency: Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design / Minneapolis Client: Doug Pedersen Art Direction & Design Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
The Art of Storytelling Agency: Gallegos United / Los Angeles Client: Comcast Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Durable Goods / Transportation
Beat Machine Agency: BBDO / New York + Stink / New York Client: Bacardi Category: Video / Online Video
Lessons in Herstory Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + GS&P Social / San Francisco + GS&P Labs / San Francisco + Elevel / San Francisco Client: Daughters of the Evolution Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Most Dangerous Street Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
The Impactful Reminder Agency: Sid Lee / Montreal Client: Vision Zero Project and the City of Montreal Category: Design for Good / Experiential 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
A Holiday Reunion Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Santa Monica + Exile / Los Angeles + Legacy Effects / Los Angeles Client: Xfinity Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - TV / Film / Single
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Poster / Series
Cultural Heirs "Voice of the Wall" Agency: HEIMAT / Berlin + achtung! / Hamburg + Mokoh Music GmbH / Berlin + Visualtech GmbH / Berlin Client: Die Kulturellen Erben e.V. Berlin Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
83 Futures Agency: The Martin Agency / Richmond + Donate Life America / Richmond + Musictoday / Crozet, VA Client: Donate Life America Category: Design for Good / Fashion Design
#UnravelHate Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo / Toronto + Peace Collective / Toronto Client: Peace Collective Category: Design for Good / Fashion Design
Powerbeats Pro | Unleashed Agency: Doomsday Entertainment / Los Angeles + Beats By Dre / Los Angeles + Zambezi / Los Angeles Client: Beats By Dre Category: Innovation
Notpla Agency: Superunion / London + Notpla / London Client: Notpla Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
Chicken Wars Agency: GSD&M / Austin Client: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Category: Social Media / Twitter
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
Dot Translate. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing Client: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
Snickers fix the world Agency: AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London Client: Snickers Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single
Pocky THE GIFT Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo Client: Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. Category: Posters / Point of Purchase - Series
Go Back To Africa Agency: FCB/SIX / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Integrated / Digital
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Integrated / Digital
The Decade Wrapped Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Integrated / Digital
The E.V.A. Initiative Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors / Gothenburg Client: Volvo Car Corporation Category: Integrated / Digital
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
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site
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
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything Agency: antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin Client: Mercedes-Benz AG Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Train Agency: BBDO / New York + Furlined / New York Client: AT&T Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Use of Typography / Series
The New York Issue: Cover Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Use of Typography / Single
Printed by Parkinson's Agency: MediaMonks / Amsterdam + INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin Client: Charité - University Hospital Berlin Category: Innovation / Single or Series
Made in Fukushima. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: METER Group Category: Innovation / Single or Series
Most Dangerous Street Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
Air Co. Agency: Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York Client: Air Co. Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
Ninety-Nine Percent Fearless (Laura Dern) Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread - Single
Bloomberg — Charting Futures Agency: Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino Client: Bloomberg Category: Innovation
Covering Climate Now Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Direct / Wildcard - Single
All The Moods Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Animation / Series
Staffless Libraries Agency: Head Gear Animation / Toronto Client: Toronto Public Library Workers Union Category: Animation / Series
Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo Client: Mori Building Co., Ltd. Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single
The Small Escape Agency: Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH / Hamburg + BMW AG / München Client: BMW AG Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form

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 Illustration Silver Cube

Gallegos United / Los Angeles

Comcast

The Art of Storytelling

Promotional / Collateral / Series

ADC_ILT20_025S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland

Scott Sports

Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet

Durable Goods / Transportation

ADC_PRD20_002S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Stink / New York

Bacardi

Beat Machine

Video / Online Video

ADC_INT20_047S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

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

Daughters of the Evolution

Lessons in Herstory

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_016S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

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

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence

Most Dangerous Street

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_017S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

Sid Lee / Montreal

Vision Zero Project and the City of Montreal

The Impactful Reminder

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_018S

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 Advertising Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Santa Monica + Exile / Los Angeles + Legacy Effects / Los Angeles

Xfinity

A Holiday Reunion

Branded Content / Entertainment - TV / Film / Single

ADC_ADV20_018S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Poster / Series

ADC_TYP20_009S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

HEIMAT / Berlin + achtung! / Hamburg + Mokoh Music GmbH / Berlin + Visualtech GmbH / Berlin

Die Kulturellen Erben e.V. Berlin

Cultural Heirs "Voice of the Wall"

Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction

ADC_INT20_003S

2020 Fashion Design Silver Cube

The Martin Agency / Richmond + Donate Life America / Richmond + Musictoday / Crozet, VA

Donate Life America

83 Futures

Design for Good / Fashion Design

ADC_DFG20_020S

2020 Fashion Design Silver Cube

Zulu Alpha Kilo / Toronto + Peace Collective / Toronto

Peace Collective

#UnravelHate

Design for Good / Fashion Design

ADC_DFG20_021S

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 Packaging Design Silver Cube

Superunion / London + Notpla / London

Notpla

Notpla

Design for Good / Packaging Design

ADC_DFG20_034S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

GSD&M / Austin

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Chicken Wars

Social Media / Twitter

ADC_INT20_036S

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 Interactive Silver Cube

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

Dot Incorporation

Dot Translate.

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG20_027S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing

Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House

Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook

Books / Text-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB20_010S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London

Snickers

Snickers fix the world

Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single

ADC_ADV20_054S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

Pocky THE GIFT

Posters / Point of Purchase - Series

ADC_BCD20_021S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

FCB/SIX / Toronto

Black & Abroad

Go Back To Africa

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_004S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_005S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

The Decade Wrapped

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_006S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Forsman & Bodenfors / Gothenburg

Volvo Car Corporation

The E.V.A. Initiative

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_007S

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

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site

ADC_INT20_030S

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 Advertising Silver Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_027S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

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

Mercedes-Benz AG

Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_028S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Furlined / New York

AT&T

Train

Craft in Motion / Film / Animation

ADC_MOT20_003S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Use of Typography / Series

ADC_TYP20_016S

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 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

MediaMonks / Amsterdam + INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin

Charité - University Hospital Berlin

Printed by Parkinson's

Innovation / Single or Series

ADC_BCD20_017S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

METER Group

Made in Fukushima.

Innovation / Single or Series

ADC_BCD20_018S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

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

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence

Most Dangerous Street

Design for Good / Spatial Design

ADC_DFG20_038S

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 Packaging Design Silver Cube

Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York

Air Co.

Air Co.

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_001S

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 Publication Design Silver Cube

Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino

Bloomberg

Bloomberg — Charting Futures

Innovation

ADC_PUB20_013S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York

Columbia Journalism Review

Covering Climate Now

Direct / Wildcard - Single

ADC_ADV20_045S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

All The Moods

Animation / Series

ADC_ILT20_004S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Head Gear Animation / Toronto

Toronto Public Library Workers Union

Staffless Libraries

Animation / Series

ADC_ILT20_005S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

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

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO

Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single

ADC_ADV20_033S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

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

BMW AG

The Small Escape

Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form

ADC_ADV20_012S

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