ADC Awards
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ADC Awards
Country Rankings
Japan
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
COGY Wheelchair
Agency: Tess Co., Ltd. / Sendai + Tohoku University School of Medicine / Sendai + M2 Design / Tokyo + TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Tess Co., Ltd.
Category: Innovation / Product
Points: 50.0
COGY Wheelchair
Agency: Tess Co., Ltd. / Sendai + Tohoku University School of Medicine / Sendai + M2 Design / Tokyo + TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Tess Co., Ltd.
Category: Product Design / Wildcard - Single
Points: 50.0
The Art of Cutouts
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: OLFA Corporation
Category: Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Points: 25.0
COGY Wheelchair
Agency: Tess Co., Ltd. / Sendai + Tohoku University School of Medicine / Sendai + M2 Design / Tokyo + TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Tess Co., Ltd.
Category: Innovation / Product
Points: 25.0
SUMOGIRLS 82 TECHNIQUES
Agency: Dentsu inc. / Tokyo + Amana inc. / Tokyo + Taki Corporation / Tokyo
Client: Hokkoku Shimbun, Inc.
Category: Art Direction / Press / Print Advertising - Single
Points: 25.0
COGY Wheelchair
Agency: Tess Co., Ltd. / Sendai + Tohoku University School of Medicine / Sendai + M2 Design / Tokyo + TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Tess Co., Ltd.
Category: Product Design / Wildcard - Single
Points: 25.0
GREEN LIGHT RUN
Agency: TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo + Tohokushinsha Film Corporation / Tokyo
Client: adidas Japan
Category: Digital Experiences / Responsive Environments - Single
Points: 25.0
Optical Odyssey
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: JINS
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 25.0
Makeup Tools
Agency: SHISEIDO CO., LTD. / Tokyo
Client: SHISEIDO CO., LTD.
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 25.0
Eating Kabuki with your fingers.
Agency: DENTSU INC. / TOKYO
Client: Shochiku co. ltd Minami-za
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 25.0
COGY Wheelchair
Agency: Tess Co., Ltd. / Sendai + Tohoku University School of Medicine / Sendai + M2 Design / Tokyo + TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Tess Co., Ltd.
Category: Design for Good / Product - Single
Points: 15.0
UNCONTROLLED TYPES by Plotter Drawing
Agency: SHA inc. / Tokyo
Client: SHA inc.
Category: Book Design / Limited Edition, Private Press or Special Format Book - Single
Points: 15.0
Emergency Collectibles
Agency: DENTSU INC. / TOKYO
Client: Kobe Simbun
Category: Promotional / Self-Promotion - Single
Points: 15.0
Journey Around Heartland
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + J.C.SPARK / Tokyo + Nissho / Tokyo + Revlon / Tokyo
Client: Kirin Company, Limited
Category: Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog & Press Promotional Kit - Series
Points: 15.0
Emergency Collectibles
Agency: DENTSU INC. / TOKYO
Client: Kobe Simbun
Category: Direct / Press / Poster - Single
Points: 15.0
Pierre The Maze Detective The Mystery of the Empire Maze Tower
Agency: IC4DESIGN / Hiroshima, Japan + Laurence King Publishing / London, UK
Client: Laurence King Publishing
Category: Illustration / Book - Series
Points: 15.0
Makeup Tools
Agency: SHISEIDO CO., LTD. / Tokyo
Client: SHISEIDO CO., LTD.
Category: Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Points: 15.0
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Agency: SIXINC / TOKYO + SPA-HAKUHODO CO., LTD / BANGKOK
Client: DOUBLE A
Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Points: 15.0
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Agency: SIXINC / TOKYO + SPA-HAKUHODO CO., LTD / TOKYO
Client: DOUBLE A
Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single
Points: 15.0
Yamaha Speaker VXS/VXL/VXC Series
Agency: knot / Tokyo + YAMAHA BUSINESS SUPPORT CORPORATION / Hamamatsu
Client: Yamaha Corporation
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 10.0
Redefining Distance
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology - Single
Points: 10.0
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Category: Illustration / Poster - Series
Points: 10.0
Yamaha Speaker VXS/VXL/VXC Series
Agency: knot / tokyo + YAMAHA BUSINESS SUPPORT CORPORATION / hamamatsu
Client: Yamaha Corporation
Category: Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Points: 10.0
SUMOGIRLS
Agency: Dentsu inc. / Tokyo + Amana inc. / Tokyo + Taki Corporation / Tokyo
Client: Hokkoku Shimbun, Inc.
Category: Photography / Magazine / Newspaper Spread - Single
Points: 10.0
Card Candle
Agency: iyamadesign Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Pegasus Candle
Category: Product Design / Home and Housewares - Single
Points: 2.0
KIRINZAN MOMIJI KIN
Agency: Frame Inc. / Niigata
Client: KIRINZAN BREWERY
Category: Packaging Design / Beverage - Series
Points: 2.0
"JAPANESE SAKE MIYOSHI"
Agency: OUWN inc. / Tokyo
Client: ABUNOTSURU
Category: Art Direction / Press / Print Advertising - Campaign
Points: 2.0
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Category: Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Points: 2.0
DEREK LAM 10 CROSBY fragrance
Agency: DEREK LAM / New York + BUTTERFLY BEAUTY / New York + Sayuri Studio, Inc. / Tokyo
Client: DEREK LAM 10 CROSBY
Category: Packaging Design / Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care - Series
Points: 2.0
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Agency: SIXINC / TOKYO + SPA-HAKUHODO CO., LTD / TOKYO
Client: DOUBLE A
Category: Motion / Film / Music Video - Single
Points: 2.0
UNCONTROLLED TYPES by Plotter Drawing
Agency: SHA inc. / Tokyo
Client: SHA inc.
Category: Typography / Poster Typography - Single
Points: 2.0
BOTCHAN
Agency: BOAT / Tokyo
Client: and cosme
Category: Typography / Package / Product Typography - Series
Points: 2.0
Yasuoka Fishery Rebranding with Swordlike Chinese Character
Agency: Grand Deluxe / Matsuyama
Client: Yasuoka Kamaboko
Category: Typography / Package / Product Typography - Series
Points: 2.0
Go Itami ”photocopy”
Agency: Edition Nord / Niigata + Rondade / Tokyo + Live Art Books / Osaka
Client: Rondade
Category: Photography / Book - Single
Points: 2.0
Self-spelling KANJI
Agency: DENTSU INC. / TOKYO + J.C.SPARK / TOKYO
Client: The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System
Category: Typography / Advertising - Series
Points: 2.0
History of the Internet
Agency: Yahoo Japan Corporation / Tokyo + BIRDMAN inc. / Tokyo + JH Kagaku / Tokyo + TEEMA / Tokyo
Client: Yahoo! JAPAN
Category: Online / Mobile / Websites - Single
Points: 2.0
Election in the Dark
Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + BIRDMAN inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Public Relations Inc. / Tokyo + Yahoo Japan Corporation / Tokyo
Client: Yahoo Japan Corporation
Category: Online / Mobile / UX / UI - Single
Points: 2.0
Study Opposite Styles
Agency: DENTSU INC. / NAGOYA
Client: Tokai Polytechnic College
Category: Illustration / Poster - Series
Points: 2.0
Optical Odyssey
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: JINS
Category: Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Points: 2.0
The Temperature of Deliciousness
Agency: McCann / Tokyo + Soda! Communications Inc. / Tokyo
Client: THERMOS K.K.
Category: Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Points: 2.0
Get Back, Tohoku.
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Category: Photography / Travel / Tourism - Series
Points: 2.0
The Bridge
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: good mornings Co., Ltd
Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Corporate Identity for Print - Series
Points: 2.0
One plus One.
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Tokyo
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Corporate Identity for Print - Series
Points: 2.0
The Whole Earth Catalog
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + Mori Inc. / Tokyo
Client: Mavericks
Category: Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog & Press Promotional Kit - Single
Points: 2.0
Shibuya City Vision
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + DENTSU EAST JAPAN INC. / Tokyo + TYO MONSTER Div. / Tokyo + dish inc. / Tokyo
Client: SHIBUYA CITY
Category: Illustration / Promotional / Collateral - Series
Points: 2.0
One plus One.
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Tokyo
Client: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 2.0
HITOTOKI CLOCK
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo + STRIPES, INC. / Tokyo
Client: KING JIM CO., LTD.
Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction - Single
Points: 2.0
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Agency: DENTSU INC. / Tokyo
Client: EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 2.0
The Invisible Visible
Agency: Creative Power Unit / Tokyo
Client: Shiga Art School
Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Points: 2.0
History of the Internet
Agency: Yahoo Japan Corporation / Tokyo + BIRDMAN inc. / Tokyo + JH Kagaku / Tokyo + TEEMA / Tokyo
Client: Yahoo! JAPAN
Category: Illustration / Digital - Single
Points: 2.0
Client:
Tess Co., Ltd.
Title:
COGY Wheelchair
Category:
Innovation / Product
Award:
2018 Innovation Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Tess Co., Ltd.
Title:
COGY Wheelchair
Category:
Product Design / Wildcard - Single
Award:
2018 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
OLFA Corporation
Title:
The Art of Cutouts
Category:
Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Award:
2018 Advertising Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
Tess Co., Ltd.
Title:
COGY Wheelchair
Category:
Innovation / Product
Award:
2018 Innovation Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
Hokkoku Shimbun, Inc.
Title:
SUMOGIRLS 82 TECHNIQUES
Category:
Art Direction / Press / Print Advertising - Single
Award:
2018 Advertising Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
Tess Co., Ltd.
Title:
COGY Wheelchair
Category:
Product Design / Wildcard - Single
Award:
2018 Product Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
adidas Japan
Title:
GREEN LIGHT RUN
Category:
Digital Experiences / Responsive Environments - Single
Award:
2018 Experiential Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
JINS
Title:
Optical Odyssey
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
SHISEIDO CO., LTD.
Title:
Makeup Tools
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
Shochiku co. ltd Minami-za
Title:
Eating Kabuki with your fingers.
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
Tess Co., Ltd.
Title:
COGY Wheelchair
Category:
Design for Good / Product - Single
Award:
2018 Design for Good Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
SHA inc.
Title:
UNCONTROLLED TYPES by Plotter Drawing
Category:
Book Design / Limited Edition, Private Press or Special Format Book - Single
Award:
2018 Publication Design Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Kobe Simbun
Title:
Emergency Collectibles
Category:
Promotional / Self-Promotion - Single
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Kirin Company, Limited
Title:
Journey Around Heartland
Category:
Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog & Press Promotional Kit - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Kobe Simbun
Title:
Emergency Collectibles
Category:
Direct / Press / Poster - Single
Award:
2018 Advertising Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Laurence King Publishing
Title:
Pierre The Maze Detective The Mystery of the Empire Maze Tower
Category:
Illustration / Book - Series
Award:
2018 Illustration Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
SHISEIDO CO., LTD.
Title:
Makeup Tools
Category:
Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Award:
2018 Advertising Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
DOUBLE A
Title:
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Category:
Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Award:
2018 Advertising Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
DOUBLE A
Title:
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Category:
Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single
Award:
2018 Advertising Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Yamaha Corporation
Title:
Yamaha Speaker VXS/VXL/VXC Series
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Title:
Redefining Distance
Category:
Craft in Online / Mobile / Use of Technology - Single
Award:
2018 Interactive Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Title:
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Category:
Illustration / Poster - Series
Award:
2018 Illustration Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Yamaha Corporation
Title:
Yamaha Speaker VXS/VXL/VXC Series
Category:
Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Award:
2018 Photography Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Hokkoku Shimbun, Inc.
Title:
SUMOGIRLS
Category:
Photography / Magazine / Newspaper Spread - Single
Award:
2018 Photography Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Pegasus Candle
Title:
Card Candle
Category:
Product Design / Home and Housewares - Single
Award:
2018 Product Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
KIRINZAN BREWERY
Title:
KIRINZAN MOMIJI KIN
Category:
Packaging Design / Beverage - Series
Award:
2018 Packaging Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
ABUNOTSURU
Title:
"JAPANESE SAKE MIYOSHI"
Category:
Art Direction / Press / Print Advertising - Campaign
Award:
2018 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Title:
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Category:
Art Direction / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Award:
2018 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
DEREK LAM 10 CROSBY
Title:
DEREK LAM 10 CROSBY fragrance
Category:
Packaging Design / Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care - Series
Award:
2018 Packaging Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
DOUBLE A
Title:
OBSESSION FOR SMOOTHNESS
Category:
Motion / Film / Music Video - Single
Award:
2018 Motion / Film Craft Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
SHA inc.
Title:
UNCONTROLLED TYPES by Plotter Drawing
Category:
Typography / Poster Typography - Single
Award:
2018 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
and cosme
Title:
BOTCHAN
Category:
Typography / Package / Product Typography - Series
Award:
2018 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Yasuoka Kamaboko
Title:
Yasuoka Fishery Rebranding with Swordlike Chinese Character
Category:
Typography / Package / Product Typography - Series
Award:
2018 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Rondade
Title:
Go Itami ”photocopy”
Category:
Photography / Book - Single
Award:
2018 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System
Title:
Self-spelling KANJI
Category:
Typography / Advertising - Series
Award:
2018 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Yahoo! JAPAN
Title:
History of the Internet
Category:
Online / Mobile / Websites - Single
Award:
2018 Interactive Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Yahoo Japan Corporation
Title:
Election in the Dark
Category:
Online / Mobile / UX / UI - Single
Award:
2018 Interactive Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Tokai Polytechnic College
Title:
Study Opposite Styles
Category:
Illustration / Poster - Series
Award:
2018 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
JINS
Title:
Optical Odyssey
Category:
Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Award:
2018 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
THERMOS K.K.
Title:
The Temperature of Deliciousness
Category:
Photography / Products / Commercial - Series
Award:
2018 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Title:
Get Back, Tohoku.
Category:
Photography / Travel / Tourism - Series
Award:
2018 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
good mornings Co., Ltd
Title:
The Bridge
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Corporate Identity for Print - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Title:
One plus One.
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Corporate Identity for Print - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Mavericks
Title:
The Whole Earth Catalog
Category:
Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog & Press Promotional Kit - Single
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
SHIBUYA CITY
Title:
Shibuya City Vision
Category:
Illustration / Promotional / Collateral - Series
Award:
2018 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Title:
One plus One.
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
KING JIM CO., LTD.
Title:
HITOTOKI CLOCK
Category:
Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction - Single
Award:
2018 Interactive Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
Title:
SLOW TRAIN, SLOW LIFE. “Get Back, Tohoku.”
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Shiga Art School
Title:
The Invisible Visible
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Award:
2018 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Yahoo! JAPAN
Title:
History of the Internet
Category:
Illustration / Digital - Single
Award:
2018 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
