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 Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Show
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
SAY THEIR NAMES Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Illustration
The Spomeniks Agency: Yuzhao Huang Client: Personal project Category: Best of Fashion Design
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
Untouched by Light Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Best of Packaging Design
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Best of Publication Design
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Best of In-House
Kūtu / Nest Mural Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Best of Typography
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet Agency: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart Client: Audemars Piguet Category: Best of Spatial Design
Democracy by Mail Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Best of Photography
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Experiential Design
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
True Name Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Best of Product Design
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Best of Interactive
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
The Call Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: EmpowHer NY Category: Fusion Cube
ABCs of Survival Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Fusion Cube
Shot on iPhone Series B Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile
Kūtu / Nest Mural Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Design for Good / Typography
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Press / Print Advertising - Series
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Your Way, Way Better Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York Client: Burger King Category: Rebranding
Hackney Church Rebrand Agency: OMSE / London + EBBA Architects / London + Family Ltd / London Client: Hackney Church Category: Rebranding
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
Squarespace Agency: Squarespace Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Interactive / Data Visualization
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
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Advertising / Art Direction
The Velvet Kingdom Agency: Henri Prestes Client: Henri Prestes Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
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
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
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
How Climate Change Will Remap Where Americans Live Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Photojournalism / Single
BTC Cast 01 Agency: Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris Client: BUREAU BERGER Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Innovation / Press
Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021) Agency: Variety / Los Angeles Client: Variety Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread
Big Change Starts Small Agency: Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York Client: Mailchimp Category: Animation / Series
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Press / Newspaper - 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: Experiential Design / Guerrilla Marketing / Stunt
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Integrated / Traditional
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
Nine Songs Agency: Te Hu Client: Te Hu Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single
Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Social Media / Twitter
Endless World of Airmax Agency: BBDO / New York Client: Foot Locker Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy
True Name Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Product Design

2021 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Best of Show

ADC_DFG21_001G

2021 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Best of Advertising

ADC_ADV21_001G

2021 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube

The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson

The New Yorker

SAY THEIR NAMES

Best of Illustration

ADC_ILT21_001G

2021 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube

Yuzhao Huang

Personal project

The Spomeniks

Best of Fashion Design

ADC_FSN21_001G

2021 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Best of Integrated

ADC_ITG21_001G

2021 Packaging Design Best of Discipline Cube

Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona

Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light

Untouched by Light

Best of Packaging Design

ADC_PKG21_001G

2021 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube

Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald

VANITY FAIR

BREONNA TAYLOR COVER

Best of Publication Design

ADC_PUB21_001G

2021 In-House Best of Discipline Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Best of In-House

ADC_INH21_001G

2021 Typography Best of Discipline Cube

Ben Johnston

Start India

Kūtu / Nest Mural

Best of Typography

ADC_DFG21_003G

2021 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube

ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart

Audemars Piguet

Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet

Best of Spatial Design

ADC_SPL21_001G

2021 Photography Best of Discipline Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

Democracy by Mail

Best of Photography

ADC_PHO21_001G

2021 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Best of Experiential Design

ADC_DFG21_001G

2021 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube

DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw

Best of Brand / Communication Design

ADC_BCD21_001G

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Best of Discipline Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH

UNICEF Deutschland

#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark

Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft

ADC_MOT21_001G

2021 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube

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

Mastercard

True Name

Best of Product Design

ADC_DFG21_002G

2021 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Best of Interactive

ADC_INT21_001G

2021 Designism Cube Designism 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 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube

The Bloc / New York

EmpowHer NY

The Call

Fusion Cube

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2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube

The Bloc / New York

National Black Child Development Institute

ABCs of Survival

Fusion Cube

ADC_FUS21_002F

2021 Photography Gold Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Series B

Mobile

ADC_PHO21_003G

2021 Typography Gold Cube

Ben Johnston

Start India

Kūtu / Nest Mural

Design for Good / Typography

ADC_DFG21_003G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Art Direction - Press / Poster / Press / Print Advertising - Series

ADC_ADV21_004G

2021 Experiential Design Gold Cube

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

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG21_001G

2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York

Burger King

Your Way, Way Better

Rebranding

ADC_BCD21_006G

2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

OMSE / London + EBBA Architects / London + Family Ltd / London

Hackney Church

Hackney Church Rebrand

Rebranding

ADC_BCD21_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 In-House Gold Cube

Squarespace

Squarespace

Squarespace

Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC_INH21_003G

2021 In-House Gold Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Interactive / Data Visualization

ADC_INH21_001G

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

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Advertising / Art Direction

ADC_INH21_002G

2021 Photography Gold Cube

Henri Prestes

Henri Prestes

The Velvet Kingdom

Fine Art / Conceptual / Series

ADC_PHO21_002G

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 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 Interactive Gold Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction

ADC_INT21_001G

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

ADC_PHO21_005G

2021 Typography Gold Cube

Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris

BUREAU BERGER

BTC Cast 01

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project

ADC_TYP21_001G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Innovation / Press

ADC_ADV21_010G

2021 Publication Design Gold Cube

Variety / Los Angeles

Variety

Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021)

Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread

ADC_PUB21_005G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York

Mailchimp

Big Change Starts Small

Animation / Series

ADC_ILT21_002G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Press / Newspaper - Series

ADC_ADV21_012G

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 Integrated Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Integrated / Traditional

ADC_ITG21_001G

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 Illustration Gold Cube

Te Hu

Te Hu

Nine Songs

Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single

ADC_ILT21_007G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot

Social Media / Twitter

ADC_INT21_007G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

BBDO / New York

Foot Locker

Endless World of Airmax

Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy

ADC_INT21_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

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