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

Hall of Heroes Agency: BBDO / New York + Facebook / New York + Flight School / Los Angeles Client: St. Jude Category: Digital Experiences / Virtual Reality
Fuchun tea ceremony Agency: Linshaobin design / Shanghai Client: Hangzhou Fuyang Shanju Rongfu Restaurant Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
Uovo Agency: Denomination / Ultimo Client: Larry Cherubino Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
The Seedlip NOgroni Agency: Pearlfisher / New York + Seedlip / Beaconsfield Client: Seedlip Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
Changyu Cellar Storage 5 years Agency: TigerPan Packaging Design Lab. / Shenzhen Client: Yantai Changyu Grape Wine Sales Co., Ltd Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
IRL City Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Fashion / Single
Stimulate Annual Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo Client: Copywriters Club Nagoya Category: Books / Jacket - Series
AirPods Pro Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising
Independents on 5th: Shoppable Holiday Windows Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Standard Transmission / Brooklyn + Picture Farm / Brooklyn + Gattie and Lopez / New York Client: PayPal Category: Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising
Windows Into The Future Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus Client: Samsung Electronics Germany Category: Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising
M Next Vision Agency: Agnieszka Doroszewicz / Hamburg + BMW Group / Munich + Agnieszka Doroszewicz / Hamburg Client: BMW Group Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Pocky THE GIFT Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo Client: Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. Category: Products / Commercial / Series
McDonald's Moonlandings Agency: Jonathan Knowles / London + Leo's Thjnk Tank / München + McDonald's / München Client: McDonald's Deutschland Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Microsoft Surface Agency: Josh Dickinson Photo / NEW YORK + Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Microsoft Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Mini Electric Campaign Agency: Alex Rank / Venice + CoC Mini / Munich Client: Mini / BMW Group Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Id-Al-Fitr real life Agency: zien / Haarsteeg Client: Rabobank Netherlands Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Yamaha CIS Speaker Agency: knot / Tokyo + Yamaha Corporation / Shizuoka + HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S INC. / Tokyo Client: Yamaha Corporation Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Back to School Essentials Agency: BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York Client: Sandy Hook Promise Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
Web of Infamy Agency: 72andSunny / New York Client: Smirnoff Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
The Powerful Human Battery Agency: The Nine / Shanghai Client: Nanfu Battery Category: Packaging / Series
Senser Spirits -Lift Your Mind and Mood Agency: Magpie Studio / London Client: Senser Spirits Category: Packaging / Series
The Vilcek Prize for Excellence Agency: Sagmeister & Walsh / New York + Vilcek Foundation / New York Client: The Vilcek Foundation Category: Packaging / Series
Wynwood Fox Agency: Oscar Bastidas / Brooklyn Client: Wynwood Brewing Category: Packaging / Series
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Runaway Train 25 Agency: MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER / San Francisco + RSA Films/Black Dog / Los Angeles Client: National Center For Missing & Exploited Children Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
The adidas Wendejacket „Breaking Walls“ Agency: Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + 2WEI Music GmbH / Hamburg + adidas / Herzogenaurach Client: adidas Category: Traditional / Single
50 Years of Pride Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York + The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Deconstructing Bong Joon-ho Agency: Nicole Rifkin / Jersey City + The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
ART CONNOISSEURS Agency: The er / New York Client: THE NEW YORKER Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Coolest Kicks Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago Client: Serta Category: Traditional / Footwear
HANAO SHOES  Agency: CHIMASKI / Kyoto Client: Whole Love Kyoto Category: Traditional / Footwear
ATHLETIA packaging Agency: Sayuri Studio, Inc. / Minato-ku Client: EQUIPE, LTD. Category: Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Series
COMA – A GettyImages Original Series Agency: AlmapBBDO / Sao Paulo + Getty Images / Sao Paulo Client: Getty Images Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Campaign
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2019 Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + ADBRAIN Inc. / Tokyo + TYO MONSTER / Tokyo + Dentsu Live Inc. / Tokyo Client: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) Category: Wildcard / Series
Planet or Plastic? Agency: Pixel Square / Rio de Janeiro + Saatchi & Saatchi / Dubai Client: national geographic Category: Wildcard / Series
Royal Mail: Curious Customs stamps Agency: NB Studio / London + Royal Mail LTD / London Client: Royal Mail LTD Category: Wildcard / Series
Diversity in Disaster Preparation Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Digital Inc. / Tokyo + TYO Inc. / Tokyo + AID-DCC Inc. / Tokyo Client: Yahoo Japan Corporation Category: Wildcard / Series
His Dark Materials "Personal Daemons" Agency: 360i / New York + HBO / New York Client: HBO Category: Direct / Mail
Delta @ CES: The New Feel Of Flight Agency: Digitas / North America + [a] Non-Agency, Michelle Collins / New York Client: Delta Air Lines Category: Spatial Design / Trade Show Exhibit
A man in hat Agency: Woshi Bai / Shanghai Category: Personal / Unpublished / Series
HORNBACH "WERKSTÜCK Edition 002" Agency: HEIMAT / Berlin + Hort / Berlin + Tato Architects / Kobe + Bentele Becker Bewegtbild GmbH / Berlin Client: HORNBACH Baumarkt AG Category: Interiors / Home / Office / Furniture - Single or Series
Bon Iver Viisualiizer Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
ECHOs Agency: DDB, / Paris + makemepulse / Paris + Studio Press Play On Tape / London + Ubisoft / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
Cities in Motion Agency: Studio Dumbar (part of Dept) / Rotterdam Client: Exterion Media Category: Motion / Single or Series
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Motion / Single or Series
Tips for the bin Agency: Ogilvy / Germany + ALDI SUED / Muehlheim an der Ruhr Client: ALDI Sued Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - TV / Film / Single
OrthoSouth Agency: archimania / Memphis Client: OrthoSouth Category: Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers
SickKids Airbnb Agency: No Fixed Address / Toronto + SickKids Foundation / Toronto Client: SickKids Foundation Category: Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers
Look forward to the dentist Agency: Tend / New York Client: Tend Category: Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers

2020 Experiential Design Merit Honor

BBDO / New York + Facebook / New York + Flight School / Los Angeles

St. Jude

Hall of Heroes

Digital Experiences / Virtual Reality

ADC_EXP20_021M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

Linshaobin design / Shanghai

Hangzhou Fuyang Shanju Rongfu Restaurant

Fuchun tea ceremony

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_013M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

Denomination / Ultimo

Larry Cherubino

Uovo

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_014M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

Pearlfisher / New York + Seedlip / Beaconsfield

Seedlip

The Seedlip NOgroni

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_015M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

TigerPan Packaging Design Lab. / Shenzhen

Yantai Changyu Grape Wine Sales Co., Ltd

Changyu Cellar Storage 5 years

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_016M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

IRL City

Fashion / Single

ADC_PHO20_035M

2020 Publication Design Merit Honor

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo

Copywriters Club Nagoya

Stimulate Annual

Books / Jacket - Series

ADC_PUB20_032M

2020 Experiential Design Merit Honor

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

Apple, Inc.

AirPods Pro

Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising

ADC_EXP20_030M

2020 Experiential Design Merit Honor

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Standard Transmission / Brooklyn + Picture Farm / Brooklyn + Gattie and Lopez / New York

PayPal

Independents on 5th: Shoppable Holiday Windows

Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising

ADC_EXP20_031M

2020 Experiential Design Merit Honor

Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus

Samsung Electronics Germany

Windows Into The Future

Environmental Design / Window Display / Merchandising

ADC_EXP20_032M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

Agnieszka Doroszewicz / Hamburg + BMW Group / Munich + Agnieszka Doroszewicz / Hamburg

BMW Group

M Next Vision

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_052M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

DENTSU INC. / Tokyo

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

Pocky THE GIFT

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_053M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

Jonathan Knowles / London + Leo's Thjnk Tank / München + McDonald's / München

McDonald's Deutschland

McDonald's Moonlandings

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_054M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

Josh Dickinson Photo / NEW YORK + Sunday Afternoon / New York

Microsoft

Microsoft Surface

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_055M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

Alex Rank / Venice + CoC Mini / Munich

Mini / BMW Group

Mini Electric Campaign

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_056M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

zien / Haarsteeg

Rabobank Netherlands

Id-Al-Fitr real life

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_057M

2020 Photography Merit Honor

knot / Tokyo + Yamaha Corporation / Shizuoka + HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S INC. / Tokyo

Yamaha Corporation

Yamaha CIS Speaker

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO20_058M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

BBDO / New York + Smuggler / New York

Sandy Hook Promise

Back to School Essentials

Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital

ADC_ADV20_066M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

72andSunny / New York

Smirnoff

Web of Infamy

Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital

ADC_ADV20_067M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

The Nine / Shanghai

Nanfu Battery

The Powerful Human Battery

Packaging / Series

ADC_ILT20_059M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Magpie Studio / London

Senser Spirits

Senser Spirits -Lift Your Mind and Mood

Packaging / Series

ADC_ILT20_060M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Sagmeister & Walsh / New York + Vilcek Foundation / New York

The Vilcek Foundation

The Vilcek Prize for Excellence

Packaging / Series

ADC_ILT20_061M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Oscar Bastidas / Brooklyn

Wynwood Brewing

Wynwood Fox

Packaging / Series

ADC_ILT20_062M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Design for Good / Advertising - Single

ADC_DFG20_039M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

MUH-TAY-ZIK / HOF-FER / San Francisco + RSA Films/Black Dog / Los Angeles

National Center For Missing & Exploited Children

Runaway Train 25

Design for Good / Advertising - Single

ADC_DFG20_040M

2020 Fashion Design Merit Honor

Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + 2WEI Music GmbH / Hamburg + adidas / Herzogenaurach

adidas

The adidas Wendejacket „Breaking Walls“

Traditional / Single

ADC_FSN20_013M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Sunday Afternoon / New York + The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

50 Years of Pride

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT20_040M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Nicole Rifkin / Jersey City + The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

Deconstructing Bong Joon-ho

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT20_041M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

The er / New York

THE NEW YORKER

ART CONNOISSEURS

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT20_042M

2020 Fashion Design Merit Honor

Leo Burnett / Chicago

Serta

Coolest Kicks

Traditional / Footwear

ADC_FSN20_015M

2020 Fashion Design Merit Honor

CHIMASKI / Kyoto

Whole Love Kyoto

HANAO SHOES 

Traditional / Footwear

ADC_FSN20_016M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

Sayuri Studio, Inc. / Minato-ku

EQUIPE, LTD.

ATHLETIA packaging

Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Series

ADC_PKG20_012M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

AlmapBBDO / Sao Paulo + Getty Images / Sao Paulo

Getty Images

COMA – A GettyImages Original Series

Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_090M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + ADBRAIN Inc. / Tokyo + TYO MONSTER / Tokyo + Dentsu Live Inc. / Tokyo

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA)

TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2019

Wildcard / Series

ADC_ILT20_067M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Pixel Square / Rio de Janeiro + Saatchi & Saatchi / Dubai

national geographic

Planet or Plastic?

Wildcard / Series

ADC_ILT20_068M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

NB Studio / London + Royal Mail LTD / London

Royal Mail LTD

Royal Mail: Curious Customs stamps

Wildcard / Series

ADC_ILT20_069M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Digital Inc. / Tokyo + TYO Inc. / Tokyo + AID-DCC Inc. / Tokyo

Yahoo Japan Corporation

Diversity in Disaster Preparation

Wildcard / Series

ADC_ILT20_070M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

360i / New York + HBO / New York

HBO

His Dark Materials "Personal Daemons"

Direct / Mail

ADC_ADV20_091M

2020 Spatial Design Merit Honor

Digitas / North America + [a] Non-Agency, Michelle Collins / New York

Delta Air Lines

Delta @ CES: The New Feel Of Flight

Spatial Design / Trade Show Exhibit

ADC_SPL20_039M

2020 Illustration Merit Honor

Woshi Bai / Shanghai

N/A

A man in hat

Personal / Unpublished / Series

ADC_ILT20_065M

2020 Product Design Merit Honor

HEIMAT / Berlin + Hort / Berlin + Tato Architects / Kobe + Bentele Becker Bewegtbild GmbH / Berlin

HORNBACH Baumarkt AG

HORNBACH "WERKSTÜCK Edition 002"

Interiors / Home / Office / Furniture - Single or Series

ADC_PRD20_013M

2020 Interactive Merit Honor

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

Bon Iver Viisualiizer

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT20_055M

2020 Interactive Merit Honor

DDB, / Paris + makemepulse / Paris + Studio Press Play On Tape / London + Ubisoft / Paris

Ubisoft

ECHOs

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT20_056M

2020 Typography Merit Honor

Studio Dumbar (part of Dept) / Rotterdam

Exterion Media

Cities in Motion

Motion / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_024M

2020 Typography Merit Honor

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Motion / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_025M

2020 Packaging Design Merit Honor

Ogilvy / Germany + ALDI SUED / Muehlheim an der Ruhr

ALDI Sued

Tips for the bin

Design for Good / Packaging Design

ADC_DFG20_063M

2020 Advertising Merit Honor

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Branded Content / Entertainment - TV / Film / Single

ADC_ADV20_075M

2020 Spatial Design Merit Honor

archimania / Memphis

OrthoSouth

OrthoSouth

Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers

ADC_SPL20_017M

2020 Spatial Design Merit Honor

No Fixed Address / Toronto + SickKids Foundation / Toronto

SickKids Foundation

SickKids Airbnb

Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers

ADC_SPL20_018M

2020 Spatial Design Merit Honor

Tend / New York

Tend

Look forward to the dentist

Spatial Design / Health / Medical Centers

ADC_SPL20_019M

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