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

“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title Agency: Aggressive / Ridgewood Client: Amazon Prime Category: Spatial Design / Set / Stage Design
Relearn How to be Human Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Brooklyn Film Festival / New York Client: Brooklyn Film Festival Category: Advertising
Power of Young Hollywood Package (August 5, 2020) Agency: Haley Client: Variety Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread
The Last Dance Deep Fake Agency: Translation / ESPNCW / Brooklyn, New York Client: State Farm Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
Flat Matthew Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Doritos Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
Drowned Requiem Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg Client: United4Rescue Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Agency: FCB / New York Client: Michelob ULTRA Category: Direct / Wildcard
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Innovation
Right Now Agency: Giant Ant / Vancouver + Ambrose Yu Client: Giant Ant Category: Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project
UNBOXING Agency: FCB&FiRe / Madrid Client: Netflix / PlayStation Category: Innovation
It Wasn't Me Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Cheetos Category: Innovation
Thinking Out of Box Agency: Tzu-Ning Hsu Client: None Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
CN100 Commemorative Book Agency: Sid Lee / Montréal Client: CN Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Never Undo - Opening of Bilibili New Year's Eve Agency: SOMEI DESIGN / Shanghai + Echoic Audio / London Client: Bilibili Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Life Below Water Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
The Hug Agency: BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin Client: Zalando Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Rats Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: Yvy Naturals Category: Products / Commercial / Single
It's kind of delicious and wonderful Agency: DDB / Paris Client: Glenmorangie Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Life Below Water Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Low Budget
A Woman's Place: Fight for Equality Agency: Digitas / Chicago + Vox Creative / NY + VENTURELAND / Los Angeles Client: KitchenAid Category: Motion / Film / Documentary
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Agency: FCB / New York Client: Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA Category: Promotional Materials / Dimensional
Shot on iPhone Ultra Wide Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile
Shot on iPhone Series A Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile
Unbreakable Agency: Roof Studio + Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York Client: Insmed Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Safely Feel The Real World Agency: Amber China / Shanghai + PA FASSION LAB / Shanghai Client: Durex Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Blooming of Life Agency: Tongxin Cai Client: Tongxin Cai Category: Personal / Passion Projects
Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair Agency: another design / Guangzhou Client: Guangzhou Sansan Culture Development Co., Ltd Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Print
Boring Heroes Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York Client: Mucinex Category: Posters / Billboard - Series
Nostalgic Film Locations Agency: AARP Instagram Client: AARP Category: Social Media / Series
Respond2Racism Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Living Radars Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Innovation
Disabled in the Coronavirus Crisis Agency: Leonardo Santamaria Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
"The Only One in the Room" Agency: Alexis Eke + The Canvas Agency / New York Client: Bloomberg Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
ON THE SEA OF TIME Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / NEW YORK + CALIDA Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Boards of Change Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: City of Chicago Category: Innovation
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Food / Series
The Queen's Gambit Main Title Design Agency: Saskia Marka Client: Netflix Category: Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Eurythenes plasticus Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH Client: WWF Germany Category: Innovation / Direct
SICK BEATS Agency: Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York + Claire’s Place Foundation / Redondo Beach, CA + Woojer / Herzliya, Israel Client: Woojer Category: Innovation / Direct
Living Radars Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Innovation / Direct
True Name Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Innovation / Direct
The OREO Doomsday Vault Agency: the community / Miami + OREO + 360i / New York + World War Seven Client: Mondelez / OREO Category: Innovation / Direct
Say it loud. Make a difference. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin Client: Laut gegen Nazis Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Copywriting for Digital
Instant Doctor Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: Tribute Category: Motion / Film / Narrative
Joji - 777 Agency: Pomp&Clout + Saad Moosajee Client: 88Rising Category: Innovation
Browser History Agency: Squarespace + One Thousand Birds + Bliss Client: Squarespace Category: Interactive / UX / UI
HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE "SESSION" Agency: GOO CHOKI PAR / Tokyo Client: ISSEY MIYAKE INC. Category: Promotional / Apparel
Merch Aid Agency: R/GA / New York Client: Merch Aid Category: Promotional / Apparel
Oakland Forever Agency: Golden State Warriors / San Francisco + Warriors Studio / San Francisco + Carville Collective / San Francisco Client: Golden State Warriors Category: Brand / Communication Design / Branding

2021 Spatial Design Bronze Cube

Aggressive / Ridgewood

Amazon Prime

“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title

Spatial Design / Set / Stage Design

ADC_SPL21_010B

2021 Typography Bronze Cube

TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York + Brooklyn Film Festival / New York

Brooklyn Film Festival

Relearn How to be Human

Advertising

ADC_TYP21_009B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Haley

Variety

Power of Young Hollywood Package (August 5, 2020)

Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread

ADC_PUB21_024B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Translation / ESPNCW / Brooklyn, New York

State Farm

The Last Dance Deep Fake

Craft in Video / Special Effects

ADC_ADV21_043B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Doritos

Flat Matthew

Craft in Video / Special Effects

ADC_ADV21_044B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg

United4Rescue

Drowned Requiem

Design for Good / Advertising - Single

ADC_DFG21_019B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

FCB / New York

Michelob ULTRA

Michelob ULTRA Courtside

Direct / Wildcard

ADC_ADV21_048B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Innovation

ADC_EXP21_008B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Giant Ant / Vancouver + Ambrose Yu

Giant Ant

Right Now

Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project

ADC_MOT21_032B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

FCB&FiRe / Madrid

Netflix / PlayStation

UNBOXING

Innovation

ADC_INT21_027B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Cheetos

It Wasn't Me

Innovation

ADC_INT21_028B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Tzu-Ning Hsu

None

Thinking Out of Box

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC_PUB21_018B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Sid Lee / Montréal

CN

CN100 Commemorative Book

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC_PUB21_019B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

SOMEI DESIGN / Shanghai + Echoic Audio / London

Bilibili

Never Undo - Opening of Bilibili New Year's Eve

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_026B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises

Life Below Water

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_027B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin

Zalando

The Hug

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_028B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

The Bloc / New York

Yvy Naturals

Rats

Products / Commercial / Single

ADC_PHO21_021B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

DDB / Paris

Glenmorangie

It's kind of delicious and wonderful

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC_PHO21_022B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises

Life Below Water

Television / Film / Online Video / Low Budget

ADC_ADV21_061B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Digitas / Chicago + Vox Creative / NY + VENTURELAND / Los Angeles

KitchenAid

A Woman's Place: Fight for Equality

Motion / Film / Documentary

ADC_MOT21_028B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

FCB / New York

Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA

Michelob ULTRA Courtside

Promotional Materials / Dimensional

ADC_ADV21_058B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Ultra Wide

Mobile

ADC_PHO21_017B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Series A

Mobile

ADC_PHO21_018B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Roof Studio + Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York

Insmed

Unbreakable

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_036B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland

CURAVIVA Schweiz

The Eventful Life of Rosemarie

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_037B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Amber China / Shanghai + PA FASSION LAB / Shanghai

Durex

Safely Feel The Real World

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_038B

2021 Fashion Design Bronze Cube

Tongxin Cai

Tongxin Cai

Blooming of Life

Personal / Passion Projects

ADC_FSN21_007B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

another design / Guangzhou

Guangzhou Sansan Culture Development Co., Ltd

Guangzhou Contemporary Art Fair

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Print

ADC_BCD21_021B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York

Mucinex

Boring Heroes

Posters / Billboard - Series

ADC_BCD21_027B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

AARP Instagram

AARP

Nostalgic Film Locations

Social Media / Series

ADC_PHO21_023B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Respond2Racism

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG21_023B

2021 Product Design Bronze Cube

lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Living Radars

Innovation

ADC_PRD21_008B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Leonardo Santamaria

The New York Times

Disabled in the Coronavirus Crisis

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_025B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Alexis Eke + The Canvas Agency / New York

Bloomberg

"The Only One in the Room"

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_026B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / NEW YORK + CALIDA

VANITY FAIR

ON THE SEA OF TIME

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_027B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago

City of Chicago

Boards of Change

Innovation

ADC_ILT21_028B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Food / Series

ADC_PHO21_016B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Saskia Marka

Netflix

The Queen's Gambit Main Title Design

Motion / Film / Title Sequences

ADC_MOT21_031B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH

WWF Germany

Eurythenes plasticus

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV21_050B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York + Claire’s Place Foundation / Redondo Beach, CA + Woojer / Herzliya, Israel

Woojer

SICK BEATS

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV21_051B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Living Radars

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV21_052B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles

Mastercard

True Name

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV21_053B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

the community / Miami + OREO + 360i / New York + World War Seven

Mondelez / OREO

The OREO Doomsday Vault

Innovation / Direct

ADC_ADV21_054B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin

Laut gegen Nazis

Say it loud. Make a difference.

Craft in Online / Mobile / Copywriting for Digital

ADC_INT21_023B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

The Bloc / New York

Tribute

Instant Doctor

Motion / Film / Narrative

ADC_MOT21_030B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Pomp&Clout + Saad Moosajee

88Rising

Joji - 777

Innovation

ADC_MOT21_033B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Squarespace + One Thousand Birds + Bliss

Squarespace

Browser History

Interactive / UX / UI

ADC_INH21_017B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

GOO CHOKI PAR / Tokyo

ISSEY MIYAKE INC.

HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE "SESSION"

Promotional / Apparel

ADC_BCD21_031B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

R/GA / New York

Merch Aid

Merch Aid

Promotional / Apparel

ADC_BCD21_032B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Golden State Warriors / San Francisco + Warriors Studio / San Francisco + Carville Collective / San Francisco

Golden State Warriors

Oakland Forever

Brand / Communication Design / Branding

ADC_INH21_013B

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