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
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
The Spomeniks Agency: Yuzhao Huang Client: Personal project Category: Best of Fashion Design
Democracy by Mail Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Best of Photography
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
Untouched by Light Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Best of Packaging Design
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Experiential Design
SAY THEIR NAMES Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Illustration
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Best of Interactive
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
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Best of Publication Design
Kūtu / Nest Mural Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Best of Typography
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Best of In-House
True Name Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Best of Product Design
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
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
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
#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
Eurythenes plasticus Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH Client: WWF Germany Category: Design for Good / Integrated 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
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Branding / Logo
You Can't Stop Us Agency: Pulse Films + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland Client: Nike Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Art House Agency: Aidlin Darling Design / San Francisco Client: Aidlin Darling Design Category: Spatial Design / Residential Building
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
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
FACEGYM Agency: ESTABLISHED / New York Client: FACEGYM Category: Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single
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
BK Moldy Whopper Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
SAY THEIR NAMES Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
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
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
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
Kūtu / Nest Mural Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Design for Good / Typography
Great Performers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Use of Typography / Single
Wrestling With Westside Story Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Music / Entertainment / Single
DOWN THE LINE Agency: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson Client: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC Category: Wildcard / Single
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
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: Out of Home / Poster - Series

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

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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 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube

Yuzhao Huang

Personal project

The Spomeniks

Best of Fashion Design

ADC_FSN21_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 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Best of Advertising

ADC_ADV21_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 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 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 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Best of Interactive

ADC_INT21_001G

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 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 Typography Best of Discipline Cube

Ben Johnston

Start India

Kūtu / Nest Mural

Best of Typography

ADC_DFG21_003G

2021 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Best of Integrated

ADC_ITG21_001G

2021 In-House Best of Discipline Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Best of In-House

ADC_INH21_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 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 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 Spatial Design Gold 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

Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers

ADC_SPL21_001G

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH

UNICEF Deutschland

#ENDviolence

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC_MOT21_006G

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube

Mah Ferraz + 300 Entertainment / New York + The New York Times / New York + The Genius Club / New York

The New York Times

Megan Thee Stallion

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC_MOT21_007G

2021 Integrated Gold Cube

BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH

WWF Germany

Eurythenes plasticus

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_008G

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

ADC_PKG21_008G

2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube

DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Warsaw Ghetto Museum

Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw

Branding / Logo

ADC_BCD21_001G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

Pulse Films + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland

Nike

You Can't Stop Us

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV21_005G

2021 Spatial Design Gold Cube

Aidlin Darling Design / San Francisco

Aidlin Darling Design

Art House

Spatial Design / Residential Building

ADC_SPL21_002G

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 Spatial Design Gold Cube

LUO Studio / Beijing + Yujie Luo + Chen Zhang + Wenjing Wei

Party and Public Service Center of Yuanheguan Village

Yuanheguan Village Committee

Spatial Design / Restoration / Renovation

ADC_SPL21_003G

2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube

ESTABLISHED / New York

FACEGYM

FACEGYM

Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single

ADC_PKG21_002G

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

ADC_ADV21_006G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe

Adobe

Fantastic Voyage

Craft in Video / Special Effects

ADC_ADV21_007G

2021 Advertising Gold Cube

INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis

Burger King

BK Moldy Whopper

Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single

ADC_ADV21_014G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson

The New Yorker

SAY THEIR NAMES

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT21_001G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson

The New Yorker

THE CENTENNIAL

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT21_003G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson

The New Yorker

Distant Summer

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT21_004G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

Rolling Stone / New York + Kadir Nelson

Rolling Stone

AMERICAN UPRISING

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT21_005G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson

The New Yorker

Sweet Liberty

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC_ILT21_006G

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 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

Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald

VANITY FAIR

BREONNA TAYLOR COVER

Magazines / Magazine Cover

ADC_PUB21_001G

2021 Typography Gold Cube

Ben Johnston

Start India

Kūtu / Nest Mural

Design for Good / Typography

ADC_DFG21_003G

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 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

Wrestling With Westside Story

Music / Entertainment / Single

ADC_PHO21_004G

2021 Illustration Gold Cube

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

THE JKBN GROUP, LLC

DOWN THE LINE

Wildcard / Single

ADC_ILT21_010G

2021 Interactive Gold Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction

ADC_INT21_001G

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

Out of Home / Poster - Series

ADC_ADV21_001G

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