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.
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Agency
Client
Title
Category
Annual ID
Records of Credit
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Canja Audio Culture + Colossal + The Youth
Client: The Recording Academy Category: Animation / Single
“No, Really, Are we Rome?“
Agency: Nicolas
Client: The Atlantic Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
Agency: The New York Times Magazine Labs / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
The Queen's Gambit
Agency: Leonardo Santamaria
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
A Rainy Day in New York
Agency: Longride / Tokyo + Tatsuro
Client: Longride Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Illustrated, Your Way
Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York
Client: Burger King Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Festival of Animation Berlin
Agency: INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin + Festival of Animation Berlin / Berlin
Client: Festival of Animation Berlin Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Agency: ANTI
Client: Norwegian Academy of Music Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
The Missing Piece
Agency: Bruno Cintra
Client: Hermoso Compadre Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Alem Illustration System
Agency: Fabrizio Lenci
Client: Alem.com.br Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Agency: ANTI
Client: Norwegian Academy of Music Category: Innovation
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Book / Series
IMBALANCE
Agency: indego design / Macau
Client: Naughty Roll Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
world2
Agency: Thomas Hedger + TWOMUCH.STUDIO / London
Client: Thomas Hedger Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Personal Portrait Illustrations
Agency: Alexis Eke
Client: Alexis Eke Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Glitter
Agency: Jiaqi Wang
Client: Self-Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Black Lives Matter
Agency: Dominique Ramsey
Client: Dominique Ramsey Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Balance And Kickflips
Agency: Peter Phobia
Client: Peter Phobia Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
"El Zahir" & "Funes El Memorioso" FICCIONES SERIES
Agency: TLaloC (aka Eduardo Corral)
Client: self-promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Alone or Lonely
Agency: Arushi Kathuria
Client: Self Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Truly Orginals – Mango Lemonade Fantasy
Agency: Boston Beer Company + 360i / New York
Client: Truly Category: Packaging / Single
Crack Open Happy
Agency: The Martin Agency / Richmond + Flutter/Jacky Winter Group / Melbourne + Spang TV / Richmond
Client: Happy Egg Category: Wildcard / Series
Black History Month
Agency: YouTube Art Department / San Bruno
Client: YouTube Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Boring Heroes
Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York
Client: Mucinex Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Juan Cun-Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan
Agency: Zhang Xin
Client: Self-promotion Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Afghanistan's First All Female Orchestra
Agency: Williams Murray Hamm / London + Orchestra of Saint John / Oxford
Client: Orchestra of Saint John Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Our Rhythms
Agency: Yani&Guille + Eugenia Mello
Client: Aguila Chocolates Category: Packaging / Series
Vasaknai Craft Beer
Agency: FOLK / Vilnius
Client: Vasaknos Manor & Brewery Category: Packaging / Series
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Canja Audio Culture + Colossal + The Youth
Client:
The Recording Academy
Title:
Records of Credit
Category:
Animation / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_038M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Nicolas
Client:
The Atlantic
Title:
“No, Really, Are we Rome?“
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_047M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine Labs / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_048M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Leonardo Santamaria
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
The Queen's Gambit
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_049M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Longride / Tokyo + Tatsuro
Client:
Longride
Title:
A Rainy Day in New York
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_069M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York
Client:
Burger King
Title:
Illustrated, Your Way
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_070M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin + Festival of Animation Berlin / Berlin
Client:
Festival of Animation Berlin
Title:
Festival of Animation Berlin
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_071M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
ANTI
Client:
Norwegian Academy of Music
Title:
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_072M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Bruno Cintra
Client:
Hermoso Compadre
Title:
The Missing Piece
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_073M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Fabrizio Lenci
Client:
Alem.com.br
Title:
Alem Illustration System
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_074M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
ANTI
Client:
Norwegian Academy of Music
Title:
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_051M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Mailchimp
Client:
Mailchimp
Title:
Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_052M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Book / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_039M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Leonardo Santamaria
Client:
Nike
Title:
Muscle Memory
Category:
Digital / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_040M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Mailchimp
Client:
Mailchimp
Title:
Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report
Category:
Digital / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_041M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Yuan Li + The Paper / Shanghai
Client:
The Paper
Title:
The Lost Spring
Category:
Digital / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_042M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
indego design / Macau
Client:
Naughty Roll
Title:
IMBALANCE
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_060M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Thomas Hedger + TWOMUCH.STUDIO / London
Client:
Thomas Hedger
Title:
world2
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_061M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Alexis Eke
Client:
Alexis Eke
Title:
Personal Portrait Illustrations
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_062M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Jiaqi Wang
Client:
Self-Promotion
Title:
Glitter
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_063M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Dominique Ramsey
Client:
Dominique Ramsey
Title:
Black Lives Matter
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_064M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Peter Phobia
Client:
Peter Phobia
Title:
Balance And Kickflips
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_065M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
TLaloC (aka Eduardo Corral)
Client:
self-promotion
Title:
"El Zahir" & "Funes El Memorioso" FICCIONES SERIES
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_066M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Arushi Kathuria
Client:
Self Promotion
Title:
Alone or Lonely
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_067M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Boston Beer Company + 360i / New York
Client:
Truly
Title:
Truly Orginals – Mango Lemonade Fantasy
Category:
Packaging / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_054M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
The Martin Agency / Richmond + Flutter/Jacky Winter Group / Melbourne + Spang TV / Richmond
Client:
Happy Egg
Title:
Crack Open Happy
Category:
Wildcard / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_076M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
YouTube Art Department / San Bruno
Client:
YouTube
Title:
Black History Month
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_045M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York
Client:
Mucinex
Title:
Boring Heroes
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_046M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Zhang Xin
Client:
Self-promotion
Title:
Juan Cun-Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_047M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Williams Murray Hamm / London + Orchestra of Saint John / Oxford
Client:
Orchestra of Saint John
Title:
Afghanistan's First All Female Orchestra
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_048M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Yani&Guille + Eugenia Mello
Client:
Aguila Chocolates
Title:
Our Rhythms
Category:
Packaging / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_055M