ADC Awards
The ADC Annual Awards is the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world. Now in its incredible 101st 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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The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design


BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Integrated / Traditional


Untouched by Light
Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona
Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single


Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Branding / Logo


SAY THEIR NAMES
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single


BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Out of Home / Poster - Series


BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover


Alone with Me
Agency: Spotify In-House
Client: Spotify Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction


True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Product Design


#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction


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: Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers


Democracy by Mail
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Photojournalism / Series


The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single


ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Fusion Cube

BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single


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


Tipping Point
Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris
Client: Ubisoft Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion


Wrestling With Westside Story
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Music / Entertainment / Single


#ENDviolence
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing


Megan Thee Stallion
Agency: Mah Ferraz + 300 Entertainment / New York + The New York Times / New York + The Genius Club / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing


BORN FROM WRC GR YARIS
Agency: Dentsu / Tokyo + ADBRAIN / Tokyo + PICT INC. / Tokyo + Tamaki Yoshida
Client: Toyota Motor Corporation Category: Products / Commercial / Series


Pedestal Project
Agency: BBDO / New York
Client: Color of Change Category: Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality


Squarespace
Agency: Squarespace
Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video


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 Eventful Life of Rosemarie
Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland
Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation


Big Change Starts Small
Agency: Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York
Client: Mailchimp Category: Animation / Series


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


Beautiful Days
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: Menicon Co., Ltd. Category: Pharma / Health / Wellness


Meltdown Flags
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client: METER Group Category: Data Visualization


THE CENTENNIAL
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single


Distant Summer
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single


AMERICAN UPRISING
Agency: Rolling Stone / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: Rolling Stone Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single


Sweet Liberty
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single


RAN
Agency: Ailun Jiang + Yatang Hsu
Client: Self-Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series


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


BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Press / Print Advertising - Series


I'd rather be in a dark silence than
Agency: Dejha Ti + Ania Catherine
Client: Museum of Contemporary Digital Art Category: Innovation


Future
Agency: DDB / Paris + MIKROS PHOTO / Paris
Client: Volkswagen Category: Press / Magazine - Series


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: Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Single


Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Social Media / Twitter


Great Performers
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Use of Typography / Single


Proud Parent
Agency: OREO + 360i / New York
Client: Mondelēz International, Inc. Category: Motion / Film / Narrative


Yuanheguan Village Committee
Agency: LUO Studio / Beijing + Yujie Luo + Chen Zhang + Wenjing Wei
Client: Party and Public Service Center of Yuanheguan Village Category: Spatial Design / Restoration / Renovation


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 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Interactive / Data Visualization
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_001G

Award:
2021 Integrated Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Integrated / Traditional
Annual ID:
ADC_ITG21_001G

Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona
Client:
Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light
Title:
Untouched by Light
Category:
Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_001G

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 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Client:
Warsaw Ghetto Museum
Title:
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Category:
Branding / Logo
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_001G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
SAY THEIR NAMES
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_001G

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Out of Home / Poster - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_001G

Award:
2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Yuzhao Huang
Client:
Personal project
Title:
The Spomeniks
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_FSN21_001G

Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client:
VANITY FAIR
Title:
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Category:
Magazines / Magazine Cover
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_001G

Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_001G

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 – More Than A Mark
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_001G

Award:
2021 Spatial Design Gold Cube
Agency:
ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart
Client:
Audemars Piguet
Title:
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Category:
Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_001G

Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Democracy by Mail
Category:
Photojournalism / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_001G

Award:
2021 Advertising 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 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
EmpowHer NY
Title:
The Call
Category:
Fusion Cube
Annual ID:
ADC_FUS21_001F

Award:
2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Fusion Cube
Annual ID:
ADC_FUS21_002F

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_013G

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Life Needs Truth
Category:
Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_008G

Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Online / Mobile Websites / Website
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_006G

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris
Client:
Ubisoft
Title:
Tipping Point
Category:
Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_003G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Te Hu
Client:
Te Hu
Title:
Nine Songs
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_007G

Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Wrestling With Westside Story
Category:
Music / Entertainment / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_004G

Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client:
UNICEF Deutschland
Title:
#ENDviolence
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_006G

Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
Mah Ferraz + 300 Entertainment / New York + The New York Times / New York + The Genius Club / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Megan Thee Stallion
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_007G

Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
Dentsu / Tokyo + ADBRAIN / Tokyo + PICT INC. / Tokyo + Tamaki Yoshida
Client:
Toyota Motor Corporation
Title:
BORN FROM WRC GR YARIS
Category:
Products / Commercial / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_007G

Award:
2021 Experiential Design Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO / New York
Client:
Color of Change
Title:
Pedestal Project
Category:
Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality
Annual ID:
ADC_EXP21_001G

Award:
2021 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Squarespace
Client:
Squarespace
Title:
Squarespace
Category:
Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_003G

Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
How Climate Change Will Remap Where Americans Live
Category:
Photojournalism / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_005G

Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland
Client:
CURAVIVA Schweiz
Title:
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_002G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York
Client:
Mailchimp
Title:
Big Change Starts Small
Category:
Animation / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_002G

Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness / New York + Publicis Groupe / Tel Aviv + Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM / Tel Aviv + Pixel Farm / Minneapolis
Client:
Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM
Title:
The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle
Category:
Pharma / Health / Wellness
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_005G

Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client:
Menicon Co., Ltd.
Title:
Beautiful Days
Category:
Pharma / Health / Wellness
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_006G

Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client:
METER Group
Title:
Meltdown Flags
Category:
Data Visualization
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_004G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
THE CENTENNIAL
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_003G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
Distant Summer
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_004G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Rolling Stone / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
Rolling Stone
Title:
AMERICAN UPRISING
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_005G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
Sweet Liberty
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_006G

Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Ailun Jiang + Yatang Hsu
Client:
Self-Promotion
Title:
RAN
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_008G

Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Bartlett Brands / San Francisco + 4Sight / New York + Clevertech / New York
Client:
Ace of Air
Title:
The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand
Category:
Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_008G

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Art Direction - Press / Poster / Press / Print Advertising - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_004G

Award:
2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Dejha Ti + Ania Catherine
Client:
Museum of Contemporary Digital Art
Title:
I'd rather be in a dark silence than
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_FSN21_002G

Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB / Paris + MIKROS PHOTO / Paris
Client:
Volkswagen
Title:
Future
Category:
Press / Magazine - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_011G

Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness / New York + Publicis Groupe / Tel Aviv + Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM / Tel Aviv + Pixel Farm / Minneapolis
Client:
Tikkun Olam Makers: TOM
Title:
The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle
Category:
Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_007G

Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Title:
Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot
Category:
Social Media / Twitter
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_007G

Award:
2021 Typography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Great Performers
Category:
Use of Typography / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_TYP21_002G

Award:
2021 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Advertising / Art Direction
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_002G

Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
OREO + 360i / New York
Client:
Mondelēz International, Inc.
Title:
Proud Parent
Category:
Motion / Film / Narrative
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_008G
