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

The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand Agency: Bartlett Brands / San Francisco + 4Sight / New York + Clevertech / New York Client: Ace of Air Category: Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
BTC Cast 01 Agency: Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris Client: BUREAU BERGER Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project
Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Social Media / Twitter
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Interactive / Data Visualization
Kūtu / Nest Mural Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Design for Good / Typography
#ENDviolence Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
COPYRIGHT Agency: Ziqi Xing + Qiang Zhang + Viktoriia Nastina Client: Ziqi Xing Category: Traditional / Clothing Design
Squarespace Agency: Squarespace Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
You Can't Stop Us Agency: a52 / Santa Monica + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland + Joint Editorial / Portland + Pulse Films / Los Angeles Client: Nike Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
Fantastic Voyage Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe Client: Adobe Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
DOWN THE LINE Agency: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson Client: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC Category: Wildcard / Single
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Space-age Airport for Cyclists Agency: Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft Client: Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI Category: Spatial Design / Transportation Hubs
Shot on iPhone Portrait Series A Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Portraiture / Series
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Endless World of Airmax Agency: BBDO / New York Client: Foot Locker Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy
Half Fans Agency: Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogota + ABinBev Colombia / Bogota + The Coach / Habla el balón / Dattis / Draftline / Lowe / Bogotá + Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogotá Client: ABinBev Aguila Beer Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla Marketing / Stunt
Eurythenes plasticus Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH Client: WWF Germany Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Proud Parent Agency: OREO + 360i / New York Client: Mondelēz International, Inc. Category: Motion / Film / Narrative
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
The Decameron Project Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021) Agency: Variety / Los Angeles Client: Variety Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Pedestal Project Agency: BBDO / New York Client: Color of Change Category: Design for Good / Interactive
The Met Unframed Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York Client: Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Interactive / Online / Mobile Websites
Mouthwatering Type, Your Way Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York Client: Burger King Category: Use of Typography / Series
Life Needs Truth Agency: Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
How It Works Agency: The New York Times For Kids / New York Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Full Issue
Browse Leipzig Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design CO., LTD. / Nanjing + Qing + Tao Client: Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
FACEGYM Agency: ESTABLISHED / New York Client: FACEGYM Category: Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Out of Home / Poster - Series
Eurythenes plasticus Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH Client: WWF Germany Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
The Spomeniks Agency: Yuzhao Huang Client: Personal project Category: Innovation
I'd rather be in a dark silence than Agency: Dejha Ti + Ania Catherine Client: Museum of Contemporary Digital Art Category: Innovation
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
2020 Covers Agency: The New York Times For Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Front Page
Great Performers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Use of Typography / Single
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Integrated / Traditional
Meltdown Flags Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich Client: METER Group Category: Data Visualization
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Website
#ENDviolence Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
RAN Agency: Ailun Jiang + Yatang Hsu Client: Self-Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
daydream Agency: hesign / Berlin Client: Jumping He Category: Books / Image-Driven
True Name Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Product Design
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Innovation / Press
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Branding / Logo
How Climate Change Will Remap Where Americans Live Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Photojournalism / Single
The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness / New York + Publicis Groupe / Tel Aviv + Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM / Tel Aviv + Pixel Farm / Minneapolis Client: Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM Category: Pharma / Health / Wellness

2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube

Bartlett Brands / San Francisco + 4Sight / New York + Clevertech / New York

Ace of Air

The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand

Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series

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2021 Typography Gold Cube

Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris

BUREAU BERGER

BTC Cast 01

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project

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2021 Interactive Gold Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot

Social Media / Twitter

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2021 In-House Gold Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Interactive / Data Visualization

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2021 Typography Gold Cube

Ben Johnston

Start India

Kūtu / Nest Mural

Design for Good / Typography

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2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH

UNICEF Deutschland

#ENDviolence

Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography

ADC_MOT21_003G

2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube

Ziqi Xing + Qiang Zhang + Viktoriia Nastina

Ziqi Xing

COPYRIGHT

Traditional / Clothing Design

ADC_FSN21_003G

2021 In-House Gold Cube

Squarespace

Squarespace

Squarespace

Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC_INH21_003G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

a52 / Santa Monica + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland + Joint Editorial / Portland + Pulse Films / Los Angeles

Nike

You Can't Stop Us

Craft in Video / Special Effects

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2021 Advertising Gold Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe

Adobe

Fantastic Voyage

Craft in Video / Special Effects

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2021 Illustration Gold Cube

THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson

THE JKBN GROUP, LLC

DOWN THE LINE

Wildcard / Single

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2021 Experiential Design Gold Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt

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2021 Spatial Design Gold Cube

Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft

Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI

Space-age Airport for Cyclists

Spatial Design / Transportation Hubs

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2021 Photography Gold Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Portrait Series A

Portraiture / Series

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2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland

CURAVIVA Schweiz

The Eventful Life of Rosemarie

Craft in Motion / Film / Animation

ADC_MOT21_002G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

BBDO / New York

Foot Locker

Endless World of Airmax

Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy

ADC_INT21_002G

2021 In-House Gold Cube

Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogota + ABinBev Colombia / Bogota + The Coach / Habla el balón / Dattis / Draftline / Lowe / Bogotá + Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogotá

ABinBev Aguila Beer

Half Fans

Experiential Design / Guerrilla Marketing / Stunt

ADC_INH21_004G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH

WWF Germany

Eurythenes plasticus

Design for Good / Advertising - Single

ADC_DFG21_004G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Design for Good / Advertising - Single

ADC_DFG21_005G

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

OREO + 360i / New York

Mondelēz International, Inc.

Proud Parent

Motion / Film / Narrative

ADC_MOT21_008G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald

VANITY FAIR

BREONNA TAYLOR COVER

Magazines / Magazine Cover

ADC_PUB21_001G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

The Decameron Project

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue

ADC_PUB21_004G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

Variety / Los Angeles

Variety

Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021)

Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread

ADC_PUB21_005G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG21_006G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

BBDO / New York

Color of Change

Pedestal Project

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG21_007G

2021 In-House Gold Cube

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

Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met Unframed

Interactive / Online / Mobile Websites

ADC_INH21_005G

2021 Typography Gold Cube

Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York

Burger King

Mouthwatering Type, Your Way

Use of Typography / Series

ADC_TYP21_003G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York

The New York Times

Life Needs Truth

Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video

ADC_ADV21_008G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times For Kids / New York

The New York Times for Kids

How It Works

Newspapers / Full Issue

ADC_PUB21_007G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design CO., LTD. / Nanjing + Qing + Tao

Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing

Browse Leipzig

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC_PUB21_003G

2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube

ESTABLISHED / New York

FACEGYM

FACEGYM

Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single

ADC_PKG21_002G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Out of Home / Poster - Series

ADC_ADV21_001G

2021 Integrated Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH

WWF Germany

Eurythenes plasticus

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_008G

2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube

Yuzhao Huang

Personal project

The Spomeniks

Innovation

ADC_FSN21_001G

2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube

Dejha Ti + Ania Catherine

Museum of Contemporary Digital Art

I'd rather be in a dark silence than

Innovation

ADC_FSN21_002G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

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2021 Advertising Gold Cube

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

Ubisoft

Tipping Point

Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion

ADC_ADV21_003G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times For Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times for Kids

2020 Covers

Newspapers / Front Page

ADC_PUB21_006G

2021 Typography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

Great Performers

Use of Typography / Single

ADC_TYP21_002G

2021 Integrated Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Integrated / Traditional

ADC_ITG21_001G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich

METER Group

Meltdown Flags

Data Visualization

ADC_INT21_004G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Online / Mobile Websites / Website

ADC_INT21_006G

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH

UNICEF Deutschland

#ENDviolence

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_009G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

Ailun Jiang + Yatang Hsu

Self-Promotion

RAN

Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

ADC_ILT21_008G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

hesign / Berlin

Jumping He

daydream

Books / Image-Driven

ADC_PUB21_002G

2021 Product Design Gold Cube

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

Mastercard

True Name

Design for Good / Product Design

ADC_DFG21_002G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Innovation / Press

ADC_ADV21_010G

2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw

Branding / Logo

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2021 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

How Climate Change Will Remap Where Americans Live

Photojournalism / Single

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2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness / New York + Publicis Groupe / Tel Aviv + Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM / Tel Aviv + Pixel Farm / Minneapolis

Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM

The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle

Pharma / Health / Wellness

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