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
North America
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
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
The Carbon-Neutral Net
Agency: TAXI Canada / TYPE 1 / Toronto Client: Volkswagen Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
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
Build the Vote
Agency: Sid Lee / Montréal Client: Rock the Vote Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Games / Games
Points: 3.00
Live from the Library
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago Client: Chicago Public Library Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Episodic / Web Series
Points: 3.00
ScissorHandsFree
Agency: Leo Burnett Client: Cadillac Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Points: 3.00
Clone Machine
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Direct / Digital - Single
Points: 3.00
Publicly Traded
Agency: FCB/SIX / New York / Toronto Client: LifeStyles Healthcare Category: Direct / Digital - Series
Points: 3.00
Up The Vote
Agency: R/GA California / San Francisco Client: Reddit Category: Direct / Wildcard
Points: 3.00
Porsche X Star Wars: The Designer Alliance
Agency: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. / Atlanta + The Walt Disney Studios/ Lucasfilm Ltd. / San Francisco + Cramer-Krasselt / Chicago + RTTM / Los Angeles Client: Porsche Category: Innovation / Branded Content / Entertainment
Points: 3.00
Littlest Bailout
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago Client: Kraft Heinz Country Time Lemonade Category: Innovation / Direct
Points: 3.00
Contract for Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + FCB / New York + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Myles Beeson Client: Michelob ULTRA Category: Innovation / Direct
Points: 3.00
As One: The Vince Lombardi Comeback
Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles Client: National Football League Category: Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video
Points: 3.00
Stay Home of the Whopper
Agency: FCB / New York Client: Burger King Category: Out of Home / Print / Electronic Billboard - Series
Points: 3.00
Not a Gun
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Courageous Conversation Global Foundation Category: Design for Good / Advertising - series
Points: 3.00
Robinhood Brand Identity
Agency: COLLINS + Robinhood Client: Robinhood Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital
Points: 3.00
Branding - Scale AI
Agency: Sid Lee / Montréal Client: Scale AI Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
Start up brand launch
Agency: Deerfield / Brooklyn + Emme / San Fransisco + First Child / Los Angeles Client: Emme Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
United Nations Global Design System x COVID-19
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Pedro, Pastel & Besouro / Brazil Client: United Nations Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
Kulfi Beauty
Agency: Badal Patel Client: Kulfi Beauty Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
MasterClass Brand Identity
Agency: Gretel / New York + MasterClass Client: MasterClass Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
Irvington Theater Brand Identity
Agency: Andrea Trabucco-Campos + Pràctica / Brooklyn Client: Irvington Theater Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Points: 3.00
2020 Election
Agency: VICE News / New York City Client: VICE News Tonight Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks
Points: 3.00
United WE Rebrand
Agency: VMLY&R / Kansas City + The Women's Foundation / Kansas City + 19 Below / Kansas City Client: The Women's Foundation Category: Branding / Logo
Points: 3.00
Move United - Redefining Disability
Agency: Superunion / New York Client: Move United Category: Branding / Logo
Points: 3.00
Toronto History Museums
Agency: Cossette / Toronto + City of Toronto / Toronto Client: Toronto History Museum Category: Branding / Logo
Points: 3.00
Behind the Record
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Canja Audio Culture + Union Editorial + The Youth Client: The Recording Academy Category: Innovation
Points: 3.00
RETHINK EVERYTHING
Agency: Design Army / Washington DC Client: NEENAH Category: Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog / Press Promotional Kit
Points: 3.00
Adobe Indesign 20th Annv
Agency: Design Army / Washington DC Client: ADOBE Category: Promotional / Wildcard
Points: 3.00
YouTube Brand Refresh
Agency: YouTube Art Department / San Bruno Client: YouTube Category: Rebranding
Points: 3.00
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Points: 3.00
The Genderless Poster
Agency: Leo Burnett / Toronto + Starcom / Toronto Client: Gender Creative Kids Canada Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Points: 3.00
Up The Vote
Agency: R/GA California / San Francisco Client: Reddit Category: Integrated / Traditional
Points: 3.00
It Wasn't Me
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Cheetos Category: Integrated / Traditional
Points: 3.00
Littlest Bailout
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago Client: Kraft Heinz Country Time Lemonade Category: Integrated / Traditional
Points: 3.00
Shoppable Girls
Agency: TAXI Canada / Toronto + Covenant House / Toronto + Arthouse Productions / Toronto Client: Covenant House Toronto Category: Integrated / Digital
Points: 3.00
Contract for Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + FCB / New York + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Myles Beeson Client: Michelob ULTRA Category: Innovation
Points: 3.00
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Points: 3.00
Living Radars
Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Points: 3.00
Seat at the Table
Agency: Dome / Brooklyn, NY Client: Drexel University, Institute for Women’s Health & Leadership, Vision 2020 Category: Environmental Design / Work / Public / Community Spaces
Points: 3.00
The Met Unframed
Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York Client: Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality
Points: 3.00
“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title
Agency: Aggressive / Ridgewood Client: Amazon Prime Category: Digital Experiences / Responsive Environments
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
Not For Lease
Agency: The Local Collective / Toronto + Wild Child Grp / Toronto Client: Roncesvalles Village BIA Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Points: 3.00
World's Oldest E-sports Team
Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo / Toronto + HomeEquity Bank / Toronto Client: HomeEquity Bank Category: Experiential Design / Live Event
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
POSE collection
Agency: Alexandra Gelinas Client: Studio Mineral Category: Craft / Use of Technology
Points: 3.00
Fight or flight
Agency: Xueqi He Client: self-promotion Category: Personal / Passion Projects
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:
Volkswagen
Title:
The Carbon-Neutral Net
Category:
Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
Award:
2021 Advertising 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:
Rock the Vote
Title:
Build the Vote
Category:
Branded Content / Entertainment - Games / Games
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Chicago Public Library
Title:
Live from the Library
Category:
Branded Content / Entertainment - Episodic / Web Series
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Cadillac
Title:
ScissorHandsFree
Category:
Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Clone Machine
Category:
Direct / Digital - Single
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
LifeStyles Healthcare
Title:
Publicly Traded
Category:
Direct / Digital - Series
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Reddit
Title:
Up The Vote
Category:
Direct / Wildcard
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Porsche
Title:
Porsche X Star Wars: The Designer Alliance
Category:
Innovation / Branded Content / Entertainment
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Kraft Heinz Country Time Lemonade
Title:
Littlest Bailout
Category:
Innovation / Direct
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Michelob ULTRA
Title:
Contract for Change
Category:
Innovation / Direct
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
National Football League
Title:
As One: The Vince Lombardi Comeback
Category:
Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Burger King
Title:
Stay Home of the Whopper
Category:
Out of Home / Print / Electronic Billboard - Series
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Courageous Conversation Global Foundation
Title:
Not a Gun
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - series
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Robinhood
Title:
Robinhood Brand Identity
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Digital
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Scale AI
Title:
Branding - Scale AI
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Emme
Title:
Start up brand launch
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
United Nations
Title:
United Nations Global Design System x COVID-19
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Kulfi Beauty
Title:
Kulfi Beauty
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
MasterClass
Title:
MasterClass Brand Identity
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Irvington Theater
Title:
Irvington Theater Brand Identity
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
VICE News Tonight
Title:
2020 Election
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Television / Film / Online Networks
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Women's Foundation
Title:
United WE Rebrand
Category:
Branding / Logo
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Move United
Title:
Move United - Redefining Disability
Category:
Branding / Logo
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Toronto History Museum
Title:
Toronto History Museums
Category:
Branding / Logo
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
The Recording Academy
Title:
Behind the Record
Category:
Innovation
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
NEENAH
Title:
RETHINK EVERYTHING
Category:
Promotional / Booklet / Brochure / Catalog / Press Promotional Kit
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
BUCK
Title:
WebAR Poster
Category:
Promotional / Self-Promotion
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
ADOBE
Title:
Adobe Indesign 20th Annv
Category:
Promotional / Wildcard
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
YouTube
Title:
YouTube Brand Refresh
Category:
Rebranding
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Gender Creative Kids Canada
Title:
The Genderless Poster
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Reddit
Title:
Up The Vote
Category:
Integrated / Traditional
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Cheetos
Title:
It Wasn't Me
Category:
Integrated / Traditional
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Kraft Heinz Country Time Lemonade
Title:
Littlest Bailout
Category:
Integrated / Traditional
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Covenant House Toronto
Title:
Shoppable Girls
Category:
Integrated / Digital
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Michelob ULTRA
Title:
Contract for Change
Category:
Innovation
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Title:
Living Radars
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Drexel University, Institute for Women’s Health & Leadership, Vision 2020
Title:
Seat at the Table
Category:
Environmental Design / Work / Public / Community Spaces
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title:
The Met Unframed
Category:
Digital Experiences / Augmented / Mixed Reality
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
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:
Google
Title:
Found in Translation
Category:
Environmental Design / Exhibition Design
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
Roncesvalles Village BIA
Title:
Not For Lease
Category:
Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Points:
3.00
Client:
HomeEquity Bank
Title:
World's Oldest E-sports Team
Category:
Experiential Design / Live Event
Award:
2021 Experiential Design 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:
Studio Mineral
Title:
POSE collection
Category:
Craft / Use of Technology
Award:
2021 Fashion Design 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
