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.
Year
#
ADC Awards
Country Rankings
United States
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title
Agency: Aggressive / Ridgewood Client: Amazon Prime Category: Digital Experiences / Responsive Environments
Points: 3.00
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Use of Typography / Single
Points: 3.00
Found in Translation
Agency: Studio TheGreenEyl / New York + Google Creative Lab / New York + Dominique Client: Google Category: Environmental Design / Exhibition Design
Points: 3.00
Educating Gen Z
Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York + Juan Carlos Client: The New York Times Category: Use of Typography / Single
Points: 3.00
Diagnosing Epilepsy Type
Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: Greenwich Biosciences / Epidiolex Category: Use of Typography / Series
Points: 3.00
"Pieces" Solo Photography Exhibition
Agency: Dawang Sun + Hui Pan Client: May Art Foundation Category: Use of Typography / Series
Points: 3.00
Johnny Cash "Farther Along" Official Music Video
Agency: Gabriel Tick Client: Sony Music | Legacy Recordings Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Points: 3.00
ScissorHandsFree
Agency: Leo Burnett Client: Cadillac Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
Points: 3.00
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Agency: Jimmy James Client: MyCause Brand Category: Design for Good / Fashion Design
Points: 3.00
Xbox Series X: Us Dreamers
Agency: 215 McCann / San Francisco + Microsoft Xbox / Redmond + MPC / Los Angeles + Walker / Los Angeles Client: Microsoft Xbox Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Use of Music / Sound
Points: 3.00
Flat Matthew
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Doritos Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Use of Music / Sound
Points: 3.00
Fight or flight
Agency: Xueqi He Client: self-promotion Category: Personal / Passion Projects
Points: 3.00
Breakaway
Agency: Courageous Studios / New York + UM + Charles Schwab + CNN Client: Charles Schwab Category: Motion / Film / Short Video - Single
Points: 3.00
Between the World and Me
Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York Client: HBO Category: Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Points: 3.00
Birds of Prey
Agency: Shine Client: Warner Bros. Pictures Category: Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Points: 3.00
Black History Month
Agency: YouTube Art Department / San Bruno Client: YouTube Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Points: 3.00
The Swamp
Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York Client: HBO Category: Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Points: 3.00
Boring Heroes
Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York Client: Mucinex Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Points: 3.00
Mourn in the USA
Agency: Chris Carboni Client: Chris Carboni Category: Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project
Points: 3.00
Space Food
Agency: Lauren Pusateri + Liana Wears + Monica Alley + Nat Bluhm Client: Self Promotion Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Points: 3.00
Bodega Bouquets
Agency: Jessica Antola Client: Personal / Fine Art Series Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Points: 3.00
The Roxy Hotel in a Blizzard
Agency: Eric Van Nynatten Client: Eric Van Nynatten Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single
Points: 3.00
Photography
Agency: Imani Khayyam Client: Imani Khayyam Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Points: 3.00
Behind The Red Velvet Curtain
Agency: Anne Hollowday Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Points: 3.00
Unseen Menace
Agency: Jim Erickson Client: Unpublished Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Points: 3.00
Exposure
Agency: Carmen Chan Client: Carmen Chan Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Points: 3.00
Thank You Listeners
Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Animation / Single
Points: 3.00
The Waste Dress
Agency: Anne Hollowday Client: Uno Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Points: 3.00
Moses Sumney Sunday Mood
Agency: Guardian The Guide Photo Editor John Windmill / London UK Client: Guardian Category: Portraiture / Single
Points: 3.00
Records of Credit
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Canja Audio Culture + Colossal + The Youth Client: The Recording Academy Category: Animation / Single
Points: 3.00
LIPSTICKS
Agency: SHISEIDO CO., LTD. / Tokyo Client: SHISEIDO Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Points: 3.00
Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report
Agency: Mailchimp Client: Mailchimp Category: Digital / Single
Points: 3.00
Shot on iPhone Silhouettes
Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Social Media / Series
Points: 3.00
Shot on iPhone Look Twice
Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Social Media / Series
Points: 3.00
Biden Defeats Trump
Agency: Nicolas Ortega Client: The Washington Post Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Points: 3.00
Calm Wash
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: BMW of North America Category: Social Media / Series
Points: 3.00
The Met Unframed
Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Unit9 / New York + Verizon / New York Client: Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
Points: 3.00
Children's Hour Cover (January 27, 2021)
Agency: Raul Aguila Client: Variety Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Points: 3.00
“No, Really, Are we Rome?“
Agency: Nicolas Client: The Atlantic Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Points: 3.00
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Art Direction - Direct / Single
Points: 3.00
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
Agency: The New York Times Magazine Labs / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Points: 3.00
The Queen's Gambit
Agency: Leonardo Santamaria Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Points: 3.00
2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Agency: Jiaqi Wang + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles + The Washington Post Client: The Washington Post Category: Editorial / Spread - Series
Points: 3.00
Space Dance
Agency: Eugenia Mello Client: MTV Category: Mural / Graffiti / Street Art / Single
Points: 3.00
Client:
Amazon Prime
Title:
“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title
Category:
Digital Experiences / Responsive Environments
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Use of Typography / Single
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Google
Title:
Found in Translation
Category:
Environmental Design / Exhibition Design
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Educating Gen Z
Category:
Use of Typography / Single
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Greenwich Biosciences / Epidiolex
Title:
Diagnosing Epilepsy Type
Category:
Use of Typography / Series
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
May Art Foundation
Title:
"Pieces" Solo Photography Exhibition
Category:
Use of Typography / Series
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Sony Music | Legacy Recordings
Title:
Johnny Cash "Farther Along" Official Music Video
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Self-promotion
Title:
We Are
Category:
Wildcard
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Cadillac
Title:
ScissorHandsFree
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Direction
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
MyCause Brand
Title:
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Category:
Design for Good / Fashion Design
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Microsoft Xbox
Title:
Xbox Series X: Us Dreamers
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Use of Music / Sound
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Doritos
Title:
Flat Matthew
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Use of Music / Sound
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Li Mo
Title:
Explore
Category:
Personal / Passion Projects
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
self-promotion
Title:
Fight or flight
Category:
Personal / Passion Projects
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Charles Schwab
Title:
Breakaway
Category:
Motion / Film / Short Video - Single
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
HBO
Title:
Between the World and Me
Category:
Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Title:
Birds of Prey
Category:
Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
YouTube
Title:
Black History Month
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
HBO
Title:
The Swamp
Category:
Motion / Film / Title Sequences
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Mucinex
Title:
Boring Heroes
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Chris Carboni
Title:
Mourn in the USA
Category:
Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Self Promotion
Title:
Space Food
Category:
Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Personal / Fine Art Series
Title:
Bodega Bouquets
Category:
Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Eric Van Nynatten
Title:
The Roxy Hotel in a Blizzard
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Imani Khayyam
Title:
Photography
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
N/A
Title:
Behind The Red Velvet Curtain
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Unpublished
Title:
Unseen Menace
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Carmen Chan
Title:
Exposure
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Thank You Listeners
Category:
Animation / Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Uno
Title:
The Waste Dress
Category:
Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Guardian
Title:
Moses Sumney Sunday Mood
Category:
Portraiture / Single
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Recording Academy
Title:
Records of Credit
Category:
Animation / Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
SHISEIDO
Title:
LIPSTICKS
Category:
Products / Commercial / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Nike
Title:
Muscle Memory
Category:
Digital / Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Mailchimp
Title:
Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report
Category:
Digital / Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
AARP
Title:
Casa Ruby
Category:
Social Media / Single
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Apple
Title:
Shot on iPhone Silhouettes
Category:
Social Media / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Apple
Title:
Shot on iPhone Look Twice
Category:
Social Media / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Washington Post
Title:
Biden Defeats Trump
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
BMW of North America
Title:
Calm Wash
Category:
Social Media / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title:
The Met Unframed
Category:
Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Variety
Title:
Children's Hour Cover (January 27, 2021)
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Clarence Lin
Title:
Untitled (Kaohsiung)
Category:
Street
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Atlantic
Title:
“No, Really, Are we Rome?“
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
AARP The Magazine
Title:
Animal Lovers
Category:
Wildcard / Series
Award:
2021 Photography Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Art Direction - Direct / Single
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
The Queen's Gambit
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Washington Post
Title:
2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Category:
Editorial / Spread - Series
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
MTV
Title:
Space Dance
Category:
Mural / Graffiti / Street Art / Single
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
