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
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ADC Awards
Rankings
north america
Client
Title
Category
Award
Points
I Will Always Be Me
Agency: VMLY&R / New York + Dell Technologies / Round Rock + Intel / Santa Clara Client: Dell Technologies & Intel Category: Best of Show
Points: 135.0
The Lost Class
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago + Change the Ref Inc. / Coral Springs + No. 6 / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Change the Ref Inc. Category: Best of Show
Points: 135.0
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago + adam&eveDDB / London + NORD DDB CPH / Copenhagen + Molson Coors / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Best of Typography
Points: 90.0
Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde
Agency: The New Yorker / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Photography
Points: 90.0
I Will Always Be Me
Agency: VMLY&R / New York + Dell Technologies / Round Rock + Intel / Santa Clara Client: Dell Technologies & Intel Category: Best of Interactive
Points: 90.0
Something To Offend Everyone
Agency: MullenLowe U.S. + Brooklyn Film Festival Client: Brooklyn Film Festival Category: Best of Illustration
Points: 90.0
Chatham Plays On
Agency: The Hive + OLG + MLB / New York Client: OLG Category: Best of Gaming
Points: 90.0
McEnroe vs McEnroe
Agency: FCB / New York + AB InBev / Michelob ULTRA Client: Anheuser Busch Michelob ULTRA Category: Best of Experiential Design
Points: 90.0
The Singularity
Agency: Squarespace + Smuggler / Los Angeles + Q Department / New York + Final Cut / New York Client: Squarespace Category: Best of Brand-Side / In-House
Points: 90.0
Something To Offend Everyone
Agency: MullenLowe U.S. + Brooklyn Film Festival Client: Brooklyn Film Festival Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
Points: 90.0
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago + adam&eveDDB / London + NORD DDB CPH / Copenhagen + Molson Coors / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Best of Advertising
Points: 90.0
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago + adam&eveDDB / London + NORD DDB CPH / Copenhagen + Molson Coors / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Design for Good / Typography
Points: 90.0
The Black Elevation Map
Agency: Performance Art / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Fusion Cube
Points: 90.0
The Lost Class
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago + Change the Ref Inc. / Coral Springs + No. 6 / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Change the Ref Inc. Category: Best of Advertising
Points: 90.0
The New York Times for Kids- October 2021
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Best of Publication Design
Points: 90.0
The Lost Class
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago + Change the Ref Inc. / Coral Springs + No. 6 / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Change the Ref Inc. Category: Best of Interactive
Points: 90.0
Real Tone
Agency: Google Devices & Services Creative Team Client: Google Category: Best of Brand-Side / In-House
Points: 90.0
The Untold Story of Sushi in America
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York + Igor Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Best of Illustration
Points: 90.0
Black Beauty is Beauty
Agency: R/GA / New York + ROCK PAPER SCISSORS / Santa Monica + DeVries Global / New York + M SS NG P ECES / Brooklyn Client: Sephora Category: Fusion Cube
Points: 90.0
Proudly Unstoppable
Agency: The Martin Agency / Richmond + UPS Client: UPS Category: Fusion Cube
Points: 90.0
Tough Turban
Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo / Toronto + Pfaff Harley-Davidson / Toronto + Sparks Innovation / Toronto + Zulubot / Toronto Client: Pfaff Harley-Davidson Category: Best of Fashion Design
Points: 90.0
The Lost Class
Agency: Leo Burnett / Chicago + Change the Ref Inc. / Coral Springs + No. 6 / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Change the Ref Inc. Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Points: 90.0
Girl Scouts of America
Agency: COLLINS / New York Client: Girl Scouts of America Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
Points: 90.0
Kūtu / Nest Mural
Agency: Ben Johnston Client: Start India Category: Best of Typography
Points: 90.0
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Best of Publication Design
Points: 90.0
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles Client: Mastercard Category: Best of Product Design
Points: 90.0
Democracy by Mail
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Best of Photography
Points: 90.0
SAY THEIR NAMES
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Illustration
Points: 90.0
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Fusion Cube
Points: 90.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
Points: 90.0
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
Points: 90.0
Bounce
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Best of Show
Points: 75.0
Bounce
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Special Effects
Points: 50.0
The Infinity Classroom
Agency: BBDO / Minneapolis + BBDO / New York Client: Theirworld Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
Points: 50.0
Go Back To Africa
Agency: FCB/SIX / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Social Media / Twitter
Points: 50.0
Most Dangerous Street
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Points: 50.0
The Gun Violence History Book
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + The Mill / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Points: 50.0
Changing The Game
Agency: McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle Client: Microsoft Category: Innovation
Points: 50.0
Changing The Game
Agency: McCann / New York + Microsoft / Seattle Client: Microsoft Category: Design for Good / Integrated Campaign
Points: 50.0
The King Becomes Her
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Single
Points: 50.0
Bounce
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Points: 50.0
Chillboards
Agency: DDB / Chicago + adam&eveDDB / London + NORD DDB CPH / Copenhagen + Molson Coors / Chicago Client: Coors Light Category: Environmental
Points: 45.0
The Rotten Issue
Agency: The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Full Issue
Points: 45.0
The Tiny Issue
Agency: The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Full Issue
Points: 45.0
There's light
Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: Glenn Lutz Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Points: 45.0
The Pleasures of Outdoor Dining Cover
Agency: Beth + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
Points: 45.0
I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole
Agency: Alex + Ian Client: Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux Category: Books / Jacket
Points: 45.0
Client:
Dell Technologies & Intel
Title:
I Will Always Be Me
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2023 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Change the Ref Inc.
Title:
The Lost Class
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2022 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
135.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Best of Typography
Award:
2023 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde
Category:
Best of Photography
Award:
2023 Photography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Dell Technologies & Intel
Title:
I Will Always Be Me
Category:
Best of Interactive
Award:
2023 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Brooklyn Film Festival
Title:
Something To Offend Everyone
Category:
Best of Illustration
Award:
2023 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
OLG
Title:
Chatham Plays On
Category:
Best of Gaming
Award:
2023 Gaming Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Anheuser Busch Michelob ULTRA
Title:
McEnroe vs McEnroe
Category:
Best of Experiential Design
Award:
2023 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Squarespace
Title:
The Singularity
Category:
Best of Brand-Side / In-House
Award:
2023 Brand-Side / In-House Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Brooklyn Film Festival
Title:
Something To Offend Everyone
Category:
Best of Brand / Communication Design
Award:
2023 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Best of Advertising
Award:
2023 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Award:
2023 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Black & Abroad
Title:
The Black Elevation Map
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2023 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Change the Ref Inc.
Title:
The Lost Class
Category:
Best of Advertising
Award:
2022 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The New York Times for Kids- October 2021
Category:
Best of Publication Design
Award:
2022 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Change the Ref Inc.
Title:
The Lost Class
Category:
Best of Interactive
Award:
2022 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Google
Title:
Real Tone
Category:
Best of Brand-Side / In-House
Award:
2022 Brand-Side / In-House Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The Untold Story of Sushi in America
Category:
Best of Illustration
Award:
2022 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Sephora
Title:
Black Beauty is Beauty
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2022 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
UPS
Title:
Proudly Unstoppable
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2022 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Pfaff Harley-Davidson
Title:
Tough Turban
Category:
Best of Fashion Design
Award:
2022 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Change the Ref Inc.
Title:
The Lost Class
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Award:
2022 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Girl Scouts of America
Title:
Girl Scouts of America
Category:
Best of Brand / Communication Design
Award:
2022 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Start India
Title:
Kūtu / Nest Mural
Category:
Best of Typography
Award:
2021 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
VANITY FAIR
Title:
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Category:
Best of Publication Design
Award:
2021 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Best of Product Design
Award:
2021 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Democracy by Mail
Category:
Best of Photography
Award:
2021 Photography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Best of Interactive
Award:
2021 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Best of In-House
Award:
2021 In-House Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
SAY THEIR NAMES
Category:
Best of Illustration
Award:
2021 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
EmpowHer NY
Title:
The Call
Category:
Fusion Cube
Award:
2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Integrated
Award:
2021 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Advertising
Award:
2021 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
90.0
Client:
Apple, Inc.
Title:
Bounce
Category:
Best of Show
Award:
2020 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Points:
75.0
Client:
Apple, Inc.
Title:
Bounce
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Special Effects
Award:
2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Theirworld
Title:
The Infinity Classroom
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Award:
2020 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Black & Abroad
Title:
Go Back To Africa
Category:
Social Media / Twitter
Award:
2020 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Title:
Most Dangerous Street
Category:
Experiential Design / Installations - Single
Award:
2020 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Title:
The Gun Violence History Book
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Award:
2020 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Microsoft
Title:
Changing The Game
Category:
Innovation
Award:
2020 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Microsoft
Title:
Changing The Game
Category:
Design for Good / Integrated Campaign
Award:
2020 Integrated Designism Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The King Becomes Her
Category:
Music / Entertainment / Single
Award:
2020 Photography Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Apple, Inc.
Title:
Bounce
Category:
Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Award:
2020 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Points:
50.0
Client:
Coors Light
Title:
Chillboards
Category:
Environmental
Award:
2023 Typography Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
Client:
The New York Times for Kids
Title:
The Rotten Issue
Category:
Newspapers / Full Issue
Award:
2023 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
Client:
The New York Times for Kids
Title:
The Tiny Issue
Category:
Newspapers / Full Issue
Award:
2023 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
Client:
Glenn Lutz
Title:
There's light
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Award:
2023 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
Client:
New York Magazine
Title:
The Pleasures of Outdoor Dining Cover
Category:
Magazines / Magazine Cover
Award:
2023 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
Client:
Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Title:
I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole
Category:
Books / Jacket
Award:
2023 Publication Design Gold Cube
Points:
45.0
