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.

Publications & Media / Books / News

Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

Chinese Nursery Rhymes Agency: Rang Li Client: China People's Education Press Category: Best of Publication Design
Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde Agency: The New Yorker / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Photography
Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde Agency: The New Yorker / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Portraiture / Series
The Unburnable Book Agency: Rethink + Penguin Random House Client: Penguin Random House Category: Specialty Product / Wildcard
Reasons to Love New York Cover Agency: Pelle + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Innovation
2023 Covers 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 / Front Page
The New World Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Digital / Single
There's light Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: Glenn Lutz Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Vanishing Act Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Series
Great Performers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Series
The Games 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
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
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
The Pleasures of Outdoor Dining Cover Agency: Beth + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
A Photographer's Month in Ukraine Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Photojournalism / Series
I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole Agency: Alex + Ian Client: Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux Category: Books / Jacket
Chinese Nursery Rhymes Agency: Rang Client: China People's Education Press Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Life in the Beijing Opera Agency: YIN Client: LINLIN Design Studio Category: Books / Text-Driven
Pet Sematary Agency: Edward + The Folio Society / London Client: The Folio Society Category: Book / Series
Citizens of Kyiv Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
Requiem for the Supreme Court Agency: Grace J. Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Iceland Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Nature
Uvalde Mass Shooting Agency: Frank + The New York Times Opinion Client: The New York Times Opinion Category: Newspapers / Front Page
The New World Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Digital Publications / Online Publication
Why Do We Love TikTok Audio Memes? Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Digital Publications / Online Publication
The Unburnable Book Agency: Rethink + Penguin Random House Client: Penguin Random House Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Drill Portfolio Agency: Ashley + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Series
The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70 Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
The Strategist Holiday Gift Guide Agency: Joe + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Products / Commercial / Series
Stranger Fruit Agency: Luminosity Lab / Brooklyn Client: Kris Graves Projects Category: Books / Image-Driven
Portuguese (Re)Constitution Agency: FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon Client: Penguin Random House Portugal Category: Books / Image-Driven
Iro: The Essence of Color in Japanese Design Agency: Phaidon Press / New York + Julia + Rossella Client: Phaidon Press Category: Books / Image-Driven
Collection of Phoenix Exlibris Agency: Bingyan Client: Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Publication
Asia-Pacific Design 18 Agency: Yanrong + Zhenhua Client: Sandu Publishing Co., Ltd. Category: Books / Jacket
The Unburnable Book Agency: Rethink + Penguin Random House Client: Penguin Random House Category: Design for Good / Product Design
Portuguese (Re)Constitution Agency: FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon Client: Penguin Random House Portugal Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
The Culture Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
I Was Wrong Agency: Kate + The New York Times Opinion Client: The New York Times Opinion Category: Newspapers / Story / Spreads
The People vs. Rubber Bullets Agency: Long Lead / Houston + Decimal Studios / Brooklyn Client: Long Lead & Decimal Studios Category: Digital Publications / Online Publication
Portuguese (Re)Constitution Agency: FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon Client: Penguin Random House Portugal Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Reasons to Love Cover Agency: Pelle + New York Magazine Client: New York Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
Śakra Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing Client: SUPER BULLET PICTURES LIMITED Category: Books / Image-Driven
Redaction Agency: Practise / Auckland + James + Forest + Amanda Client: W. W. Norton Category: Books / Image-Driven
Tsunagu Mono Gatari / Verbindungsstücke Agency: Ferdinand + Toshiya + Toshiya Izumo & Ferdinand Ulrich / Berlin Client: Goethe Institute Kyoto Category: Publication
Cyberfeminism Index Agency: Laura Client: Cyberfeminism Index Category: Books / Jacket
goodbye sketches Agency: Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang Client: Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
The Nest Agency: Scott + Slanted Publishers Client: Leisure Labor / Slanted Publishers Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Cyberfeminism Index Agency: Laura Client: Cyberfeminism Index Category: Books / Text-Driven
What Lies Beneath Agency: Condé Nast + Vanity Fair Client: Vanity Fair Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
After Babel Agency: Nicolas Client: The Atlantic Category: Editorial / Spread - Series

2023 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube

Rang Li

China People's Education Press

Chinese Nursery Rhymes

Best of Publication Design

ADC102_PUB000G

2023 Photography Best of Discipline Cube

The New Yorker / New York

The New Yorker

Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde

Best of Photography

ADC102_PHO000G

2023 Photography Gold Cube

The New Yorker / New York

The New Yorker

Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde

Portraiture / Series

ADC102_PHO001G

2023 Packaging Design Gold Cube

Rethink + Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House

The Unburnable Book

Specialty Product / Wildcard

ADC102_PKG007G

2023 Photography Gold Cube

Pelle + New York Magazine

New York Magazine

Reasons to Love New York Cover

Innovation

ADC102_PHO005G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times for Kids

2023 Covers

Newspapers / Front Page

ADC102_PUB004G

2023 Illustration Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New World

Digital / Single

ADC102_ILT003G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

Paprika / Montreal

Glenn Lutz

There's light

Design for Good / Publication Design

ADC102_PUB008G

2023 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Vanishing Act

Music / Entertainment / Series

ADC102_PHO002G

2023 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Great Performers

Music / Entertainment / Series

ADC102_PHO004G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times for Kids

The Games Issue

Newspapers / Full Issue

ADC102_PUB003G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times for Kids

The Tiny Issue

Newspapers / Full Issue

ADC102_PUB009G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

The New York Times for Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times for Kids

The Rotten Issue

Newspapers / Full Issue

ADC102_PUB011G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

Beth + New York Magazine

New York Magazine

The Pleasures of Outdoor Dining Cover

Magazines / Magazine Cover

ADC102_PUB006G

2023 Photography Gold Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

A Photographer's Month in Ukraine

Photojournalism / Series

ADC102_PHO003G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

Alex + Ian

Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux

I Want to Keep Smashing Myself Until I Am Whole

Books / Jacket

ADC102_PUB005G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

Rang

China People's Education Press

Chinese Nursery Rhymes

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC102_PUB001G

2023 Publication Design Gold Cube

YIN

LINLIN Design Studio

Life in the Beijing Opera

Books / Text-Driven

ADC102_PUB007G

2023 Illustration Gold Cube

Edward + The Folio Society / London

The Folio Society

Pet Sematary

Book / Series

ADC102_ILT006G

2023 Photography Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Citizens of Kyiv

Portraiture / Series

ADC102_PHO010S

2023 Illustration Silver Cube

Grace J.

The New York Times

Requiem for the Supreme Court

Editorial / Front Page - Single

ADC102_ILT010S

2023 Photography Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Iceland

Nature

ADC102_PHO011S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

Frank + The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times Opinion

Uvalde Mass Shooting

Newspapers / Front Page

ADC102_PUB017S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New World

Digital Publications / Online Publication

ADC102_PUB015S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Why Do We Love TikTok Audio Memes?

Digital Publications / Online Publication

ADC102_PUB016S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

Rethink + Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House

The Unburnable Book

Design for Good / Publication Design

ADC102_PUB014S

2023 Photography Silver Cube

Ashley + New York Magazine

New York Magazine

Drill Portfolio

Music / Entertainment / Series

ADC102_PHO009S

2023 Photography Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70

Fine Art / Conceptual / Series

ADC102_PHO007S

2023 Photography Silver Cube

Joe + New York Magazine

New York Magazine

The Strategist Holiday Gift Guide

Products / Commercial / Series

ADC102_PHO012S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

Luminosity Lab / Brooklyn

Kris Graves Projects

Stranger Fruit

Books / Image-Driven

ADC102_PUB012S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon

Penguin Random House Portugal

Portuguese (Re)Constitution

Books / Image-Driven

ADC102_PUB019S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

Phaidon Press / New York + Julia + Rossella

Phaidon Press

Iro: The Essence of Color in Japanese Design

Books / Image-Driven

ADC102_PUB020S

2023 Typography Silver Cube

Bingyan

Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing

Collection of Phoenix Exlibris

Publication

ADC102_TYP006S

2023 Publication Design Silver Cube

Yanrong + Zhenhua

Sandu Publishing Co., Ltd.

Asia-Pacific Design 18

Books / Jacket

ADC102_PUB013S

2023 Product Design Silver Cube

Rethink + Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House

The Unburnable Book

Design for Good / Product Design

ADC102_PRD003S

2023 Illustration Silver Cube

FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon

Penguin Random House Portugal

Portuguese (Re)Constitution

Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

ADC102_ILT008S

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The Culture Issue

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue

ADC102_PUB023B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Kate + The New York Times Opinion

The New York Times Opinion

I Was Wrong

Newspapers / Story / Spreads

ADC102_PUB024B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Long Lead / Houston + Decimal Studios / Brooklyn

Long Lead & Decimal Studios

The People vs. Rubber Bullets

Digital Publications / Online Publication

ADC102_PUB021B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

FCB Lisboa / Lisbon + Penguin Random House Portugal / Lisbon

Penguin Random House Portugal

Portuguese (Re)Constitution

Design for Good / Publication Design

ADC102_PUB026B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Pelle + New York Magazine

New York Magazine

Reasons to Love Cover

Magazines / Magazine Cover

ADC102_PUB029B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing

SUPER BULLET PICTURES LIMITED

Śakra

Books / Image-Driven

ADC102_PUB027B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Practise / Auckland + James + Forest + Amanda

W. W. Norton

Redaction

Books / Image-Driven

ADC102_PUB030B

2023 Typography Bronze Cube

Ferdinand + Toshiya + Toshiya Izumo & Ferdinand Ulrich / Berlin

Goethe Institute Kyoto

Tsunagu Mono Gatari / Verbindungsstücke

Publication

ADC102_TYP019B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Laura

Cyberfeminism Index

Cyberfeminism Index

Books / Jacket

ADC102_PUB032B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang

Jiangsu Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing

goodbye sketches

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC102_PUB028B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Scott + Slanted Publishers

Leisure Labor / Slanted Publishers

The Nest

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format

ADC102_PUB031B

2023 Publication Design Bronze Cube

Laura

Cyberfeminism Index

Cyberfeminism Index

Books / Text-Driven

ADC102_PUB022B

2023 Illustration Bronze Cube

Condé Nast + Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

What Lies Beneath

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC102_ILT029B

2023 Illustration Bronze Cube

Nicolas

The Atlantic

After Babel

Editorial / Spread - Series

ADC102_ILT027B

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