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
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders 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 / Experiential Design
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
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
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Product Design
#ENDviolence
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Eurythenes plasticus
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH
Client: WWF Germany Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client: City of Chicago Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Space-age Airport for Cyclists
Agency: Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft
Client: Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client: City of Chicago Category: Design for Good / Interactive
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client: City of Chicago Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Crayola Colors of the World
Agency: Crayola + dentsumcgarrybowen / New York
Client: Crayola Category: Design for Good / Product Design
THE PENGUIN & THE WHALE
Agency: Tencent / Shenzhen + Rudo Company / Buenos Aires + Stink Studios / Shanghai
Client: UNITED NATIONS & TENCENT/UNITED NATIONS-2030 SDGs Category: Design for Good / In-House
Proud Parent
Agency: OREO + 360i / New York
Client: Mondel_z International, Inc. Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Move United - Redefining Disability
Agency: Superunion / New York
Client: Move United Category: Design for Good / Typography
Respond2Racism
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Windows of Hope
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: HP Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Drowned Requiem
Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg
Client: United4Rescue Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Behind Closed Doors
Agency: Manja + Phil + Chand + Sid
Client: Cuisine Magazine Category: Design for Good / Photography
Meltdown Flags
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client: METER Group Category: Design for Good / Advertising - series
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
State of Respect
Agency: Conquistadors / New York + Hugo & Marie / New York + Versus / New York + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles
Client: New York State MTA Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
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
How many female type designers do you know?
Agency: Yulia Popova
Client: Self-Promotion Category: Design for Good / Typography
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client: Diskutier Mit Mir e.V. Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Meltdown Flags
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client: METER Group Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Living Radars
Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Agency: Jimmy James
Client: MyCause Brand Category: Design for Good / Fashion Design
The Battle Home
Agency: Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client: National Association of REALTORS Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Recrystallization of Traditional Technology
Agency: Midori + Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. / Tokyo + Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / Tokyo
Client: Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
The Genderless Poster
Agency: Leo Burnett / Toronto + Starcom / Toronto
Client: Gender Creative Kids Canada Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
The Vitals: True Nurse Stories
Agency: Doner / Southfield + The Underground / Southfield + Marvel Entertainment / New York + Highmark Health / Pittsburgh
Client: Allegheny Health Network Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Andi Goes
Agency: Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client: Dyslexia Awareness Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Designers Against Coronavirus
Agency: Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client: Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
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
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: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Award:
2021 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_005G
Award:
2021 Typography Gold Cube
Agency:
Ben Johnston
Client:
Start India
Title:
Kūtu / Nest Mural
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_003G
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_001G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_006G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO / New York
Client:
Color of Change
Title:
Pedestal Project
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_007G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH
Client:
WWF Germany
Title:
Eurythenes plasticus
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_004G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_005G
Award:
2021 Product Design Gold Cube
Agency:
McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_002G
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client:
UNICEF Deutschland
Title:
#ENDviolence
Category:
Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_009G
Award:
2021 Integrated Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH
Client:
WWF Germany
Title:
Eurythenes plasticus
Category:
Design for Good / Integrated series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_008G
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Silver Cube
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_012S
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Silver Cube
Agency:
R/GA / New York
Client:
Merch Aid
Title:
Merch Aid
Category:
Design for Good / Fashion Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_013S
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Silver Cube
Agency:
Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft
Client:
Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI
Title:
Space-age Airport for Cyclists
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_018S
Award:
2021 Interactive Silver Cube
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_015S
Award:
2021 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_011S
Award:
2021 Advertising Silver Cube
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_010S
Award:
2021 Advertising Silver Cube
Agency:
McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_011S
Award:
2021 Product Design Silver Cube
Agency:
Crayola + dentsumcgarrybowen / New York
Client:
Crayola
Title:
Crayola Colors of the World
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_017S
Award:
2021 In-House Silver Cube
Agency:
Tencent / Shenzhen + Rudo Company / Buenos Aires + Stink Studios / Shanghai
Client:
UNITED NATIONS & TENCENT/UNITED NATIONS-2030 SDGs
Title:
THE PENGUIN & THE WHALE
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_014S
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube
Agency:
OREO + 360i / New York
Client:
Mondel_z International, Inc.
Title:
Proud Parent
Category:
Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_016S
Award:
2021 Typography Bronze Cube
Agency:
Superunion / New York
Client:
Move United
Title:
Move United - Redefining Disability
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_030B
Award:
2021 Interactive Bronze Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Title:
Respond2Racism
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_023B
Award:
2021 Illustration Bronze Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
HP
Title:
Windows of Hope
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_022B
Award:
2021 Advertising Bronze Cube
Agency:
fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg
Client:
United4Rescue
Title:
Drowned Requiem
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_019B
Award:
2021 Photography Bronze Cube
Agency:
Manja + Phil + Chand + Sid
Client:
Cuisine Magazine
Title:
Behind Closed Doors
Category:
Design for Good / Photography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_029B
Award:
2021 Advertising Bronze Cube
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client:
METER Group
Title:
Meltdown Flags
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_020B
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube
Agency:
SOMEI DESIGN / Shanghai + Echoic Audio / London
Client:
Bilibili
Title:
Never Undo - Opening of Bilibili New Year's Eve
Category:
Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_026B
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises
Title:
Life Below Water
Category:
Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_027B
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube
Agency:
BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin
Client:
Zalando
Title:
The Hug
Category:
Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_028B
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Conquistadors / New York + Hugo & Marie / New York + Versus / New York + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles
Client:
New York State MTA
Title:
State of Respect
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_021B
Award:
2021 Integrated Bronze Cube
Agency:
Google Brand Studio / San Francisco
Client:
Google
Title:
Search Black-owned
Category:
Design for Good / Integrated series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_024B
Award:
2021 Integrated Bronze Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Courageous Conversation Global Foundation
Title:
Not a Gun
Category:
Design for Good / Integrated series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_025B
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Agency:
Yulia Popova
Client:
Self-Promotion
Title:
How many female type designers do you know?
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_063M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_039M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client:
Diskutier Mit Mir e.V.
Title:
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_040M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client:
METER Group
Title:
Meltdown Flags
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_041M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client:
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Title:
Living Radars
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_042M
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Jimmy James
Client:
MyCause Brand
Title:
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Category:
Design for Good / Fashion Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_044M
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client:
National Association of REALTORS
Title:
The Battle Home
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_062M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_034M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Midori + Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. / Tokyo + Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / Tokyo
Client:
Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc.
Title:
Recrystallization of Traditional Technology
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_035M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Leo Burnett / Toronto + Starcom / Toronto
Client:
Gender Creative Kids Canada
Title:
The Genderless Poster
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_036M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Doner / Southfield + The Underground / Southfield + Marvel Entertainment / New York + Highmark Health / Pittsburgh
Client:
Allegheny Health Network
Title:
The Vitals: True Nurse Stories
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_059M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client:
Dyslexia Awareness
Title:
Andi Goes
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_060M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client:
Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross
Title:
Designers Against Coronavirus
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_061M
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 Advertising Merit Honor
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
Title:
Half Fans
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_031M
