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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Award
Agency
Client
Title
Category
Annual ID

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


The Autobiography of Eikoh Hosoe Trilogy
Agency: Wang Zhihong Studio + Yuwen Hsu + Zhihong Wang
Client: Faces Publications Category: Books / Jacket


20 YEARS 20 PEOPLE 20 STORIES
Agency: Bofeng Liao
Client: LAVIE MATÉRIELLE Bookstore Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Stories Hidden in Chinese Characters
Agency: linlin Design / Beijing
Client: Chemical Industry Press Category: Books / Text-Driven


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


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


Contemporary Kunqu
Agency: Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing
Client: Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd Category: Books / Text-Driven


The Painted Screen: Past and Future
Agency: Phoenix Publishing House / Nanjing, Jiangsu, China + Shanghai Artron Art printing Co. LTD / Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Client: Phoenix Publishing House Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Sensemaking 2020
Agency: Google / Mountain View, CA + WAX Studios / New York, New York
Client: Google (Self-Promotional) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Awaaz / Essential Interference
Agency: Ananya
Client: Sukanya Baskar Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Jia Difei Works
Agency: Wenbin + Beijing Artron Art Printing Co.,Ltd / beijing
Client: Jia Difei Category: Books / Image-Driven


Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960
Agency: Content Object / Los Angeles
Client: Colby College Museum of Art Category: Books / Image-Driven


A–L/M–Z: Mrs Jay & W. Gordon Smith Art Collection
Agency: Gridworks (Sigrid Schmeisser) / Maastricht + Siobhan McLaughlin + Helen Bleck
Client: Jay Gordonsmith Estate Category: Books / Image-Driven


Manifesto of the Communist Party in China
Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing
Client: Nanjing University Press Category: Books / Text-Driven


Post-Cuisine by Guillaume Sanchez
Agency: Benoit Berger + Éditions du Chêne / Paris
Client: Éditions du Chêne / HACHETTE Category: Books / Text-Driven


Black Futures
Agency: Morcos Key / Brooklyn
Client: Penguin Random House Category: Books / Text-Driven


Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design CO., LTD. / Nanjing + Qing + Tao
Client:
Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing
Title:
Browse Leipzig
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_003G

Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
hesign / Berlin
Client:
Jumping He
Title:
daydream
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_002G

Award:
2021 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
Wang Zhihong Studio + Yuwen Hsu + Zhihong Wang
Client:
Faces Publications
Title:
The Autobiography of Eikoh Hosoe Trilogy
Category:
Books / Jacket
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_008S

Award:
2021 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
Bofeng Liao
Client:
LAVIE MATÉRIELLE Bookstore
Title:
20 YEARS 20 PEOPLE 20 STORIES
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_009S

Award:
2021 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
linlin Design / Beijing
Client:
Chemical Industry Press
Title:
Stories Hidden in Chinese Characters
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_010S

Award:
2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Tzu-Ning Hsu
Client:
None
Title:
Thinking Out of Box
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_018B

Award:
2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Sid Lee / Montréal
Client:
CN
Title:
CN100 Commemorative Book
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_019B

Award:
2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing
Client:
Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd
Title:
water
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_016B

Award:
2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Benoit Berger + Éditions du Chêne / Paris
Client:
Éditions du Chêne / HACHETTE
Title:
Terrines, etc. by Maison Vérot
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_017B

Award:
2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang / Nanjing
Client:
Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing.Ltd
Title:
Contemporary Kunqu
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_020B

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Phoenix Publishing House / Nanjing, Jiangsu, China + Shanghai Artron Art printing Co. LTD / Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Client:
Phoenix Publishing House
Title:
The Painted Screen: Past and Future
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_030M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Google / Mountain View, CA + WAX Studios / New York, New York
Client:
Google (Self-Promotional)
Title:
Sensemaking 2020
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_031M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Ananya
Client:
Sukanya Baskar
Title:
Awaaz / Essential Interference
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_032M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Sid Lee / Montréal
Client:
CN
Title:
CN100 Commemorative Book
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_025M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Wenbin + Beijing Artron Art Printing Co.,Ltd / beijing
Client:
Jia Difei
Title:
Jia Difei Works
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_026M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Phaidon Press / New York
Client:
Phaidon Press
Title:
Paul Smith
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_027M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Content Object / Los Angeles
Client:
Colby College Museum of Art
Title:
Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948–1960
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_028M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Gridworks (Sigrid Schmeisser) / Maastricht + Siobhan McLaughlin + Helen Bleck
Client:
Jay Gordonsmith Estate
Title:
A–L/M–Z: Mrs Jay & W. Gordon Smith Art Collection
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_029M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing
Client:
Nanjing University Press
Title:
Manifesto of the Communist Party in China
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_033M

Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Benoit Berger + Éditions du Chêne / Paris
Client:
Éditions du Chêne / HACHETTE
Title:
Post-Cuisine by Guillaume Sanchez
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_034M
