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
Rankings
the field trip to mars
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
The Fake News Stand
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Points: 100.0
Planet or Plastic
Agency: McCann / New York Client: National Geographic Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Points: 50.0
The Fake News Stand
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Points: 50.0
The Fake News Stand
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / New York Client: Columbia Journalism Review Category: Innovation / Publication Design
Points: 30.0
Planet or Plastic
Agency: McCann / New York Client: National Geographic Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Points: 25.0
Yu-ichi Inoue/ Shiko Munakata/Kazuo Yagi
Agency: Minmin qu & qian jiang / Nanjing Client: The Commercial Press Category: Books / Text Driven - Series
Points: 25.0
TOOLS
Agency: MARU / Tokyo Client: MARU Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 15.0
Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty
Agency: Sagmeister & Walsh / New York Client: Sagmeister & Walsh Category: Books / Jacket - Single
Points: 15.0
Utah Jazz 2017-2018 Player Yearbook
Agency: 7D8 / Salt Lake City Client: Utah Jazz Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 10.0
L’Heptaméron des Gourmets – The World’s Most Exclusive Cook Book
Agency: Bedow / Stockholm Client: Nunchi Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 10.0
Tomorrow Is Too Late: A history of the 1980s Toronto hardcore punk scene
Agency: Goods & Services Branding / Toronto Client: Goods & Services Branding Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Points: 10.0
THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE: Forgotten Works & Worlds of Herbert Crowley
Agency: Headcase Design / Philadelphia Client: Beehive Books Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Points: 10.0
AGI New Members 2007-2017
Agency: hesign / Berlin Client: AGI Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Points: 10.0
The Indoek St. Augustine Issue
Agency: ITAL/C / Los Angeles Client: Indoek Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Points: 10.0
Variety: Leslie Moonves
Agency: Robert Festino / Los Angeles Client: Variety Magazine Category: Magazines / Cover - Single
Points: 10.0
Variety: Lady Gaga On the Edge Series
Agency: Robert Festino / Los Angeles Client: Variety Magazine Category: Magazines / Story / Spread - Series
Points: 10.0
The Sick Bag Song
Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing Client: Beijing United Publishing Co.,Ltd. Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
Points: 10.0
Unknown
Agency: To Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing Client: Jianyu Graphics Lab Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 10.0
IN & OUT
Agency: A Black Cover Design / Bei Jing Client: Power Station of Art (Shanghai) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Series
Points: 2.0
A Profound Waste of Time
Agency: A Profound Waste of Time ltd / London Client: A Profound Waste of Time LTD Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Points: 2.0
A New Type of Imprint v. 13
Agency: ANTI / Norway Client: ANTI Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Points: 2.0
Paula Gately Tillman: Fringe
Agency: Ashton Design / Baltimore Client: Paula Gately Tillman Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
Anne Brigman: A Visionary in Modern Photography
Agency: Brad Bartlett / Los Angeles Client: Nevada Museum of Art Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
Past/Forward: The LA Phil at 100
Agency: Content Object / Los Angeles Client: Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Points: 2.0
The 9th National Book Design Art Exhibition Excellent Works Collection
Agency: Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing Client: Nanjing Press Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
The Physics of “Chen Qi”－A Cultivated Controller and a Mad Experimenter
Agency: Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing Client: People‘s Fine Arts Publishing House Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
Simple
Agency: Here Design / London Client: Ebury Publishing Category: Books / Jacket - Single
Points: 2.0
The Unseasonal — Prelude Issue
Agency: LA K50 / Los Angeles Client: The Unseasonal Category: Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Points: 2.0
The Field Revisited
Agency: Matter of Sorts / Melbourne Client: National Gallery of Victoria Category: Books / Image-Driven - Single
Points: 2.0
Variety: Power of Women
Agency: Robert Festino / Los Angeles Client: Variety Magazine Category: Magazines / Cover - Series
Points: 2.0
Fonts for Freedom
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Reporter ohne Grenzen e.V. Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Points: 2.0
On Democracy: A compendium for a more perfect union
Agency: SYPartners / New York Category: Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
Points: 2.0
Mutual Observation and Learning
Agency: T-Change Design Co.,Ltd / Nanjing Client: Nanjing Graphic Designer Alliance Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
Blink To Speak
Agency: TBWAIndia / Mumbai Client: NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute / Asha Ek Hope Foundation Category: Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Points: 2.0
11×16 XXL Studio
Agency: XXL Studio / Beijing Client: Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Points: 2.0
Client:
Columbia Journalism Review
Title:
The Fake News Stand
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
100.0
Client:
National Geographic
Title:
Planet or Plastic
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Designism Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Columbia Journalism Review
Title:
The Fake News Stand
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Columbia Journalism Review
Title:
The Fake News Stand
Category:
Innovation / Publication Design
Award:
2019 Publication Design Silver Cube
Points:
30.0
Client:
National Geographic
Title:
Planet or Plastic
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
The Commercial Press
Title:
Yu-ichi Inoue/ Shiko Munakata/Kazuo Yagi
Category:
Books / Text Driven - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
25.0
Client:
MARU
Title:
TOOLS
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Sagmeister & Walsh
Title:
Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty
Category:
Books / Jacket - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Silver Cube
Points:
15.0
Client:
Utah Jazz
Title:
Utah Jazz 2017-2018 Player Yearbook
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Nunchi
Title:
L’Heptaméron des Gourmets – The World’s Most Exclusive Cook Book
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Goods & Services Branding
Title:
Tomorrow Is Too Late: A history of the 1980s Toronto hardcore punk scene
Category:
Books / Image-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Beehive Books
Title:
THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE: Forgotten Works & Worlds of Herbert Crowley
Category:
Books / Image-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
AGI
Title:
AGI New Members 2007-2017
Category:
Books / Image-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Indoek
Title:
The Indoek St. Augustine Issue
Category:
Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Variety Magazine
Title:
Variety: Leslie Moonves
Category:
Magazines / Cover - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Variety Magazine
Title:
Variety: Lady Gaga On the Edge Series
Category:
Magazines / Story / Spread - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Beijing United Publishing Co.,Ltd.
Title:
The Sick Bag Song
Category:
Books / Text-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Jianyu Graphics Lab
Title:
Unknown
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Bronze Cube
Points:
10.0
Client:
Power Station of Art (Shanghai)
Title:
IN & OUT
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
A Profound Waste of Time LTD
Title:
A Profound Waste of Time
Category:
Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
ANTI
Title:
A New Type of Imprint v. 13
Category:
Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Paula Gately Tillman
Title:
Paula Gately Tillman: Fringe
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Nevada Museum of Art
Title:
Anne Brigman: A Visionary in Modern Photography
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Title:
Past/Forward: The LA Phil at 100
Category:
Books / Image-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Nanjing Press
Title:
The 9th National Book Design Art Exhibition Excellent Works Collection
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
People‘s Fine Arts Publishing House
Title:
The Physics of “Chen Qi”－A Cultivated Controller and a Mad Experimenter
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Ebury Publishing
Title:
Simple
Category:
Books / Jacket - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
The Unseasonal
Title:
The Unseasonal — Prelude Issue
Category:
Magazines / Full Issue - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
National Gallery of Victoria
Title:
The Field Revisited
Category:
Books / Image-Driven - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Variety Magazine
Title:
Variety: Power of Women
Category:
Magazines / Cover - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Reporter ohne Grenzen e.V.
Title:
Fonts for Freedom
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Series
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
N/A
Title:
On Democracy: A compendium for a more perfect union
Category:
Newspapers / Full Issue - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
Nanjing Graphic Designer Alliance
Title:
Mutual Observation and Learning
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0
Client:
NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute / Asha Ek Hope Foundation
Title:
Blink To Speak
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design - Single
Award:
2019 Publication Design Merit Honor
Points:
2.0