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

Covering Climate Now Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Design by Disruption / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Direct / Wildcard - Single
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Video / Interactive Video
Mental Fatigues Agency: TAXI / Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver/New York Client: Canadian Mental Health Association Category: Craft / Illustration
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
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography - 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 / Cinematography - Single
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
AirPods Pro Agency: TBWAMedia Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Sound Images Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: Berliner Philharmoniker Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign
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
Powerbeats Pro | Unleashed Agency: Doomsday Entertainment / Los Angeles + Beats By Dre / Los Angeles + Zambezi / Los Angeles Client: Beats By Dre Category: Innovation
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
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
MORI BUILDING URBAN LAB Agency: SIX INC. / Tokyo + MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED / Tokyo + Bascule Inc. / Tokyo Client: MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
Festival of Remembrance - WW1 and Descendants Agency: Kate Dawkins Studio / London Client: Royal British Legion / BBC Studios Events Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
LIFEBOAT - The Experiment Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + achtung! / Hamburg Client: Sea-Watch Category: Spatial Design / Installation 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
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
Calligraphic Embroideries Agency: Olga Kovalenko / Moscow Client: - Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series
The Art of Storytelling Agency: Gallegos United / Los Angeles Client: Comcast Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Chicken Wars Agency: GSD&M / Austin Client: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Category: Social Media / Twitter
Moving Agency: Eugenia Mello / Brooklyn Client: Victionary Category: Book / 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
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
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 - Online Video / Short Form
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Use of Typography / Series
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
We don’t care Agency: Marcel / Paris Client: Médecins du Monde Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
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
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
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
Snickers fix the world Agency: AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London Client: Snickers Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single
Air Co. Agency: Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York Client: Air Co. Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
An Email First Visual Identity Agency: Snøhetta / Oslo Client: Bjarne Melgaard Enterprise Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital
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
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
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

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 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Video / Interactive Video

ADC_INT20_045S

2020 Fashion Design Silver Cube

TAXI / Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver/New York

Canadian Mental Health Association

Mental Fatigues

Craft / Illustration

ADC_FSN20_006S

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 Advertising Silver Cube

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

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Video / Cinematography - Single

ADC_ADV20_024S

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 / Cinematography - Single

ADC_ADV20_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 Advertising Silver Cube

TBWAMedia Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino

Apple, Inc.

AirPods Pro

Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_005S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker

Sound Images

Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_006S

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 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

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 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 Spatial Design Silver Cube

SIX INC. / Tokyo + MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED / Tokyo + Bascule Inc. / Tokyo

MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED

MORI BUILDING URBAN LAB

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_002S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

Kate Dawkins Studio / London

Royal British Legion / BBC Studios Events

Festival of Remembrance - WW1 and Descendants

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_003S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + achtung! / Hamburg

Sea-Watch

LIFEBOAT - The Experiment

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_004S

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

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 Typography Silver Cube

Olga Kovalenko / Moscow

-

Calligraphic Embroideries

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_007S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Gallegos United / Los Angeles

Comcast

The Art of Storytelling

Promotional / Collateral / Series

ADC_ILT20_025S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

GSD&M / Austin

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Chicken Wars

Social Media / Twitter

ADC_INT20_036S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Eugenia Mello / Brooklyn

Victionary

Moving

Book / Series

ADC_ILT20_009S

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 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

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 - Online Video / Short Form

ADC_ADV20_013S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Use of Typography / Series

ADC_TYP20_016S

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 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Marcel / Paris

Médecins du Monde

We don’t care

Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography

ADC_MOT20_007S

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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 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

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