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.

Individual creatives are ranked within each credit title as well as the full list of all individuals, regardless of title.


In order to receive points for the Creative rankings, a credited individual must meet the following:

  • Creatives must be credited under one of the following credit types:
    Animator, Architect, Art Director, Chief Creative Officer, Chief Design Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Cinematographer, Composer, Copywriter, Creative Director, Creative Technologist, Data Scientist, Designer, Digital Artist, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Executive Creative Director, Executive Producer, Freelancer, Graphic Designer, Group Creative Director, Illustrator, Information Architect, Interior Designer, Lighting Designer, Motion Designer, Music Supervisor, Photo Editor, Photographer, Producer, Product Designer, Product Manager, Programmer, Social Media Manager, Sound Designer, Strategist, Type Designer, Typographer, User Experience Designer, User Interface Designer, Writer

MULTIPLE AWARDS WITHIN A DISCIPLINE
If the same piece of work won multiple awards within a Discipline, the points for the one (1) highest award* in that discipline were counted.
*For work that received a Best of Discipline honor, the points for both the Gold win and Best of Discipline win were counted within that Discipline.


AWARDS IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES
If the same piece of work won awards across multiple Disciplines, the points for the highest award per discipline were counted.


The rankings were determined based on the point values listed on this chart:

AWARD
Gold Cube
Silver Cube
Bronze Cube
Merit
Fusion Cube
Designism Cube
Best of Discipline
Best of Show
POINTS
45
21
9
3
90
90
90
135

Rank

Creative

Points

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