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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- Text-Driven
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Award
Agency
Client
Title
Category
Annual ID

The Lyrics, Paul McCartney
Agency: Liveright / W. W. Norton / New Yok
Client: Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Agency: BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Benoit + Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE / Vanves + SCHICK TOIKKA / Berlin
Client: Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE Category: Books / Image-Driven


Odd Apples Book
Agency: A.A. + Hatje Cantz / Berlin + William
Client: Hatje Cantz Category: Books / Image-Driven


FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Agency: BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Benoit + Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE / Vanves + SCHICK TOIKKA / Berlin
Client: Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Frame by Frame
Agency: GIPHY / New York + Dark Igloo / Brooklyn
Client: GIPHY Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


FORM OF LOVE
Agency: STONES DESIGN Lab. / Beijing
Client: Here is Zine Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


CONSERVING JAMES WONG
Agency: Yiu Kwok Ho + Joint Publishing HK / Hong Kong
Client: Jointpublishing(HK) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


Seven Days & Nights Love Is Day Light
Agency: ARTRON DESIGN CENTER / Beijing
Client: Zhiyou Tian Category: Books / Text-Driven


Frame by Frame
Agency: GIPHY / New York + Dark Igloo / Brooklyn
Client: GIPHY Category: Books / Image-Driven


BIRDS AND SEASONS
Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing + Qing + Qingyun
Client: Phoenix Juveniles & Children's Publishing Ltd Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format


American Photography 36th Annual Book
Agency: Ben
Client: American Photography Category: Books / Jacket


Waiting for Mercy...
Agency: Eremenko Visual Communication / Moscow
Client: Dmitry Vyshemirsky Category: Books / Image-Driven


Originated from the Black were Born in Nothingness
Agency: Hsing-Kai + Wei-Yang Print Plan Agent / New Taipei City + Yaode
Client: HUM CHUN TRADING CO., LTD. (AUSPIC PAPER) Category: Books / Image-Driven


The Kitchen Studio
Agency: Julia Hasting + Phaidon / New York / London
Client: Phaidon Press Category: Books / Image-Driven


Hanbooks 17
Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing + Qing + Tao + Jin
Client: Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Books / Image-Driven


APD17
Agency: Makkaihang Design / Hong Kong + Sandu Publishing / Guangzhou
Client: Sandu Publishing Category: Books / Image-Driven


The Best German Book Design 2021
Agency: Daniel + Jule + Robert
Client: Stiftung Buchkunst Category: Books / Image-Driven


Award:
2022 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Liveright / W. W. Norton / New Yok
Client:
Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company
Title:
The Lyrics, Paul McCartney
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB004G

Award:
2022 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Benoit + Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE / Vanves + SCHICK TOIKKA / Berlin
Client:
Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE
Title:
FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB003G

Award:
2022 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
Ben
Client:
Verso Books
Title:
Everything and Less
Category:
Books / Jacket
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB011S

Award:
2022 Publication Design Silver Cube
Agency:
A.A. + Hatje Cantz / Berlin + William
Client:
Hatje Cantz
Title:
Odd Apples Book
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB010S

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
BUREAU BERGER / Paris + Benoit + Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE / Vanves + SCHICK TOIKKA / Berlin
Client:
Éditions du Chêne, HACHETTE
Title:
FANTASTIQUE GUSTAVE DORÉ
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB021B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
GIPHY / New York + Dark Igloo / Brooklyn
Client:
GIPHY
Title:
Frame by Frame
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB022B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
STONES DESIGN Lab. / Beijing
Client:
Here is Zine
Title:
FORM OF LOVE
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB023B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
Yiu Kwok Ho + Joint Publishing HK / Hong Kong
Client:
Jointpublishing(HK)
Title:
CONSERVING JAMES WONG
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB024B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
ARTRON DESIGN CENTER / Beijing
Client:
Zhiyou Tian
Title:
Seven Days & Nights Love Is Day Light
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB025B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Agency:
GIPHY / New York + Dark Igloo / Brooklyn
Client:
GIPHY
Title:
Frame by Frame
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB020B

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing + Qing + Qingyun
Client:
Phoenix Juveniles & Children's Publishing Ltd
Title:
BIRDS AND SEASONS
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB043M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Yin
Client:
LINLIN Design Studio
Title:
A SHOWY LIFE
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB044M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Yanrong
Client:
Zizai letterpress printing
Title:
Farewell
Category:
Books / Text-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB045M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Ben
Client:
American Photography
Title:
American Photography 36th Annual Book
Category:
Books / Jacket
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB041M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Novel / New Delhi
Client:
Project 39A
Title:
Deathworthy
Category:
Books / Jacket
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB042M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Eremenko Visual Communication / Moscow
Client:
Dmitry Vyshemirsky
Title:
Waiting for Mercy...
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB035M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Hsing-Kai + Wei-Yang Print Plan Agent / New Taipei City + Yaode
Client:
HUM CHUN TRADING CO., LTD. (AUSPIC PAPER)
Title:
Originated from the Black were Born in Nothingness
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB036M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Julia Hasting + Phaidon / New York / London
Client:
Phaidon Press
Title:
The Kitchen Studio
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB037M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing + Qing + Tao + Jin
Client:
Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing
Title:
Hanbooks 17
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB038M

Award:
2022 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Makkaihang Design / Hong Kong + Sandu Publishing / Guangzhou
Client:
Sandu Publishing
Title:
APD17
Category:
Books / Image-Driven
Annual ID:
ADC101_PUB039M
