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

House of '98 Agency: R/GA / New York Client: ESPN Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site
GAFA Online Degree Show 2020 Agency: Tian Bo Client: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Olive – Your virtual healthcare clinic Agency: Sid Lee / Montréal Client: Olive Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Crane Paper Company Brand Identity Agency: COLLINS + Crane Paper Company Client: Crane Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
20 YEARS 20 PEOPLE 20 STORIES Agency: Bofeng Liao Client: LAVIE MATÉRIELLE Bookstore Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Illuminating the Indigenous Soul Agency: Drill / Tokyo + DENTSU / Tokyo Client: The Foundation for Ainu Culture/UPOPOY National Ainu Museum & Park Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
The ACG Guide to Peace on Earth Agency: Anton + Nike / Portland + Art School Athletics, LLC / Los Angeles + Olio Creative / Los Angeles Client: Nike Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks
VICE News Tonight Agency: VICE News / New York City Client: VICE News Tonight Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks
Modular Signage System for Groupe Le Monde HQ Agency: Snøhetta / Oslo, Norway + Medicis / Lyon, France Client: Groupe Le Monde Category: Environmental Design / Wayfinding Systems
The Last Dance Deep Fake Agency: ESPN CreativeWorks / New York + Translation / Brooklyn + ArtClass Content / New York Client: ESPN / State Farm Category: Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video
UNBOXING Agency: FCB&FiRe / Madrid Client: Netflix / PlayStation Category: Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video
Boards of Change Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: City of Chicago Category: Innovation
Windows of Hope Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: HP Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
It Wasn't Me Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Cheetos Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
The Met Unframed Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York Client: Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology
Blooming of Life Agency: Tongxin Cai Client: Tongxin Cai Category: Personal / Passion Projects
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
Pixel Buds Agency: Google LLC / Mountain View Client: Google LLC Category: Consumer Electronics
The Met Unframed Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York Client: Verizon/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Experiential Design / Digital Experiences
WRITING AMADEUS Agency: Happy People Project / ISTANBUL + PIU ENTERTAINMENT / ISTANBUL Client: PIU ENTERTAINMENT & SAKM Category: Branding / Logo
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Agency: FCB / New York Client: Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA Category: Experiential Design / Installations
Life Below Water Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography
Fantastic Voyage Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe Client: Adobe Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography
Open Like Never Before Agency: 72andSunny / Amsterdam + The Coca-Cola Company + New Land London Client: The Coca-Cola Company Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
Season 4 – “Assimilation” Agency: Electronic Arts & Respawn Entertainment Client: Apex Legends Category: Advertising / Branded Content / Entertainment
Contemporary Kunqu Agency: Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing Client: Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd Category: Books / Text-Driven
The Hug Agency: BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin Client: Zalando Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
water Agency: Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing Client: Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd Category: Books / Image-Driven
Terrines, etc. by Maison Vérot Agency: Benoit Berger + Éditions du Chêne / Paris Client: Éditions du Chêne / HACHETTE Category: Books / Image-Driven
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
Life Needs Truth Agency: Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York + Somesuch / New York + Method Studio / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Search Black-owned Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
Not a Gun Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Courageous Conversation Global Foundation Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
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
Saitama Collection Agency: DENTSU INC. + amana inc. Client: Saitama city Category: Craft / Use of Technology
Grid Calendar 2021 Agency: Quinsay Design / Hang Zhou Client: Quinsay Category: Promotional / Calendar
Grey Glacier Studies Agency: Tim Mattimore Photography Client: Tim Mattimore Photography Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
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
Aliens Over the Mississippi River Agency: Timothy Client: Tim Mattimore Photography Category: Drone / Aerial
Move United - Redefining Disability Agency: Superunion / New York Client: Move United Category: Design for Good / Typography
Portraits with Erica Wilson Agency: Charles Grauke + Brittaney Banks Client: Self-Promotion Category: Portraiture / Series
Living Radars Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Innovation

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

R/GA / New York

ESPN

House of '98

Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site

ADC_INT21_029B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Tian Bo

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

GAFA Online Degree Show 2020

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD21_016B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Sid Lee / Montréal

Olive

Olive – Your virtual healthcare clinic

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD21_017B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

COLLINS + Crane Paper Company

Crane

Crane Paper Company Brand Identity

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD21_018B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Bofeng Liao

LAVIE MATÉRIELLE Bookstore

20 YEARS 20 PEOPLE 20 STORIES

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD21_019B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Drill / Tokyo + DENTSU / Tokyo

The Foundation for Ainu Culture/UPOPOY National Ainu Museum & Park

Illuminating the Indigenous Soul

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC_BCD21_020B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Anton + Nike / Portland + Art School Athletics, LLC / Los Angeles + Olio Creative / Los Angeles

Nike

The ACG Guide to Peace on Earth

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks

ADC_BCD21_022B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

VICE News / New York City

VICE News Tonight

VICE News Tonight

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks

ADC_BCD21_023B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

Snøhetta / Oslo, Norway + Medicis / Lyon, France

Groupe Le Monde

Modular Signage System for Groupe Le Monde HQ

Environmental Design / Wayfinding Systems

ADC_EXP21_004B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

ESPN CreativeWorks / New York + Translation / Brooklyn + ArtClass Content / New York

ESPN / State Farm

The Last Dance Deep Fake

Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC_ADV21_056B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

FCB&FiRe / Madrid

Netflix / PlayStation

UNBOXING

Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC_ADV21_057B

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 Illustration Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

HP

Windows of Hope

Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

ADC_DFG21_022B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Cheetos

It Wasn't Me

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT21_024B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York

Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met Unframed

Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology

ADC_INT21_025B

2021 Fashion Design Bronze Cube

Tongxin Cai

Tongxin Cai

Blooming of Life

Personal / Passion Projects

ADC_FSN21_007B

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 Product Design Bronze Cube

Google LLC / Mountain View

Google LLC

Pixel Buds

Consumer Electronics

ADC_PRD21_006B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York

Verizon/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met Unframed

Experiential Design / Digital Experiences

ADC_INH21_014B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Happy People Project / ISTANBUL + PIU ENTERTAINMENT / ISTANBUL

PIU ENTERTAINMENT & SAKM

WRITING AMADEUS

Branding / Logo

ADC_BCD21_024B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

FCB / New York

Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA

Michelob ULTRA Courtside

Experiential Design / Installations

ADC_EXP21_006B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises

Life Below Water

Craft in Video / Cinematography

ADC_ADV21_039B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe

Adobe

Fantastic Voyage

Craft in Video / Cinematography

ADC_ADV21_040B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

72andSunny / Amsterdam + The Coca-Cola Company + New Land London

The Coca-Cola Company

Open Like Never Before

Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video

ADC_ADV21_045B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Electronic Arts & Respawn Entertainment

Apex Legends

Season 4 – “Assimilation”

Advertising / Branded Content / Entertainment

ADC_INH21_011B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing

Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd

Contemporary Kunqu

Books / Text-Driven

ADC_PUB21_020B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

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

Zalando

The Hug

Craft in Motion / Film / Direction

ADC_MOT21_021B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris

Ubisoft

Tipping Point

Craft in Motion / Film / Direction

ADC_MOT21_022B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing

Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd

water

Books / Image-Driven

ADC_PUB21_016B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Benoit Berger + Éditions du Chêne / Paris

Éditions du Chêne / HACHETTE

Terrines, etc. by Maison Vérot

Books / Image-Driven

ADC_PUB21_017B

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

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York + Somesuch / New York + Method Studio / New York

The New York Times

Life Needs Truth

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV21_041B

2021 Integrated Bronze Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

Search Black-owned

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_024B

2021 Integrated Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Courageous Conversation Global Foundation

Not a Gun

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_025B

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 Fashion Design Bronze Cube

DENTSU INC. + amana inc.

Saitama city

Saitama Collection

Craft / Use of Technology

ADC_FSN21_005B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Quinsay Design / Hang Zhou

Quinsay

Grid Calendar 2021

Promotional / Calendar

ADC_BCD21_035B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

Tim Mattimore Photography

Tim Mattimore Photography

Grey Glacier Studies

Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

ADC_PHO21_019B

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 Photography Bronze Cube

Timothy

Tim Mattimore Photography

Aliens Over the Mississippi River

Drone / Aerial

ADC_PHO21_014B

2021 Typography Bronze Cube

Superunion / New York

Move United

Move United - Redefining Disability

Design for Good / Typography

ADC_DFG21_030B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

Charles Grauke + Brittaney Banks

Self-Promotion

Portraits with Erica Wilson

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO21_020B

2021 Product Design Bronze Cube

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

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Living Radars

Innovation

ADC_PRD21_008B

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