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

Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Single
MOVEMENT Agency: NM type / Stockholm / Santiago de Compostela Client: Design Indaba Category: Innovation
Tangible Type Agency: Hyeong Geun Song / New York Client: Self-initiated Category: Innovation
Windows Into The Future Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + Unit9 / London Client: Samsung Electronics Germany Category: Craft / Use of Technology
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
Cool Ranch Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica Client: Doritos Category: Integrated / Traditional
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
Air Co. Agency: Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York Client: Air Co. Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
Snickers fix the world Agency: AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London Client: Snickers Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single
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
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Video / Interactive Video
The Truth Is Local Agency: The New York Times / New York + Local Projects / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Series
Train Agency: BBDO / New York + Furlined / New York Client: AT&T Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
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
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Sports / Leisure / Single or Series
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
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
Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing Client: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Poster / Series
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
Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
Brothers, Sisters, Strangers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
Caption Contest Agency: BBDO / New York + The er / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Social Media / Instagram
An Email First Visual Identity Agency: Snøhetta / Oslo Client: Bjarne Melgaard Enterprise Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital
The Söhne Collection Agency: Klim Type Foundry / Wellington Client: Klim Type Foundry Category: Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series
AI:01 Intelligens Agency: Fourkind / Helsinki Client: Mackmyra Category: Innovation
Muses Agency: Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville Client: Christy Lee Rogers Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Bloomberg — Charting Futures Agency: Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino Client: Bloomberg Category: Innovation
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Calligraphic Embroideries Agency: Olga Kovalenko / Moscow Client: - Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series
Beat Machine Agency: BBDO / New York + Stink / New York Client: Bacardi Category: Video / Online 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
The New York Issue Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover - 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
Back to School Essentials Agency: BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York Client: Sandy Hook Promise Category: Craft in Writing / Online / Social - Single
C-MOJI Agency: Yidong Cai / Shanghai Client: Yidong cai Category: Personal / Unpublished / Series
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
Dot Translate. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Design for Good / Interactive
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

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Music / Entertainment / Single

ADC_PHO20_013S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

NM type / Stockholm / Santiago de Compostela

Design Indaba

MOVEMENT

Innovation

ADC_TYP20_002S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Hyeong Geun Song / New York

Self-initiated

Tangible Type

Innovation

ADC_TYP20_003S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + Unit9 / London

Samsung Electronics Germany

Windows Into The Future

Craft / Use of Technology

ADC_SPL20_009S

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 Integrated Silver Cube

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

Doritos

Cool Ranch

Integrated / Traditional

ADC_ITG20_002S

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 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 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 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 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Video / Interactive Video

ADC_INT20_045S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

The New York Times / New York + Local Projects / New York

The New York Times

The Truth Is Local

Experiential Design / Installations - Series

ADC_EXP20_012S

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 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 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 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 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 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 Interactive Silver Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site

ADC_INT20_030S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Poster / Series

ADC_TYP20_009S

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 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO20_023S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO20_024S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + The er / New York

The New Yorker

Caption Contest

Social Media / Instagram

ADC_INT20_033S

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 Typography Silver Cube

Klim Type Foundry / Wellington

Klim Type Foundry

The Söhne Collection

Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_012S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

Fourkind / Helsinki

Mackmyra

AI:01 Intelligens

Innovation

ADC_PRD20_003S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville

Christy Lee Rogers

Muses

Fine Art / Conceptual / Series

ADC_PHO20_008S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino

Bloomberg

Bloomberg — Charting Futures

Innovation

ADC_PUB20_013S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single

ADC_ADV20_062S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Olga Kovalenko / Moscow

-

Calligraphic Embroideries

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_007S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Stink / New York

Bacardi

Beat Machine

Video / Online Video

ADC_INT20_047S

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

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

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

BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York

Sandy Hook Promise

Back to School Essentials

Craft in Writing / Online / Social - Single

ADC_ADV20_040S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Yidong Cai / Shanghai

Yidong cai

C-MOJI

Personal / Unpublished / Series

ADC_ILT20_024S

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 Interactive Silver Cube

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

Dot Incorporation

Dot Translate.

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG20_027S

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

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