ADC Awards

ADC Annual Awards is the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world, with an incredible legacy of over 100 years. 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.

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Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

Thomas' Story Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Best of Artificial Intelligence
ANCESTRA Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles + Google DeepMind / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Film / Moving Image / AI-Enhanced Film Craft
Stranger Things in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Google + Netflix Category: Brand / Communication Design / Promotional Materials
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Agency: Apple Design Team / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Interactive / UX / UI
Thomas' Story Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Artificial Intelligence
Wildfire Watchtowers Agency: Publicis / Toronto + ThePub Productions / Toronto + Grayson Music / Toronto Client: Rogers Communications Category: Design for Good / Artificial Intelligence
Into Art Agency: +61 / Sydney + Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + OMD / Sydney Client: Telstra Category: Live Experience Design / Installations
Hamburgerfonts Type Specimen Agency: Contrast Foundry + The Office of Ordinary Things / San Francisco Client: Contrast Foundry Category: Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format Books
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Agency: Apple Design Team / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Experiential Design / Digital Experiences
Thomas' Story Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Codemates Agency: +61 / Sydney + Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + OMD / Sydney Client: Telstra Category: Digital Craft / Use of Technology
I WOOL SURVIVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Grindr Category: Direct / Collateral / Products
Muse Group Agency: COLLINS / New York Client: Muse Group Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Stranger Things in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Google + Netflix Category: Advertising / Direct
With ChatGPT Agency: OpenAI Creative Studio / San Francisco + Lithographix / Los Angeles + Andresen Digital / Los Angeles Client: OpenAI Category: Advertising / Out of Home
Solving Everyday Design Dramas Agency: Canva + Stink Studios Client: Canva Category: Advertising / Out of Home
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Agency: Apple Design Team / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Experiential Design / Consumer Experience
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Agency: Apple Design Team / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Innovation
Welcome Card Agency: Publicis / Toronto + ThePub Productions / Toronto + LePub / Montreal Client: Rogers Communications Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Level Up Your Animations Agency: Michael Lim + Yipieyaya Studio / Petaling Jaya Client: Adobe Category: Animation / Series
Language Explorer Agency: Hook / Ann Arbor + Google / Mountain View + Blinkk / San Francisco + Hook / Ann Arbor Client: Google Category: Data Visualization
Language Explorer Agency: Hook / Ann Arbor + Hook / Ann Arbor + Google / Mountain View + Blinkk / San Francisco Client: Google Category: UX / UI / User Experience Design
I WOOL SURVIVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Grindr Category: Brand Partnerships
CoFo Raffine Agency: Contrast Foundry + Olga Kovalenko Client: Contrast Foundry Category: Display Typeface
Hamburgerfonts Type Specimen Agency: Contrast Foundry + The Office of Ordinary Things / San Francisco Client: Contrast Foundry Category: Publication
Thomas' Story Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Health / Wellness
Thomas' Story Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Innovation / Single or Series
ANCESTRA Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Google DeepMind / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles Client: Google Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single
ANCESTRA Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles + Google DeepMind / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video
Mr Fuzzy's Big Adventure Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Google / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Film / Moving Image / AI Motion Storytelling
Rebranding for Sanity Agency: Bleed Design Studio Client: Sanity Category: Branding / Rebranding
I WOOL SURVIVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Grindr Category: Promotional / Fashion Collaboration
Stranger Things in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Google + Netflix Category: Advertising / Branded Content / Entertainment
2025 — Year in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
For Creatives, By Creatives Agency: Canva + Design by TWIST Client: Affinity by Canva Category: Brand / Communication Design / Brand Identity
Stranger Things in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Google + Netflix Category: Integrated / Series
2025 — Year in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Motion / Film Craft / Editing
I WOOL SURVIVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Grindr Category: Design for Good / Product Design
Google Doodles: Celebrating Winter Sports Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Animation / Series
OPERATOR Agency: FUN AND AWE / London Client: FUN AND AWE Category: Extended Reality / AR / VR / MR
The Girl & Ghost Agency: Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + Revolver / Sydney + Mathematic / Paris Client: Telstra Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
2025 — Year in Search Agency: Google Creative Team / Mountain View Client: Google Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
I WOOL SURVIVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Grindr Category: Limited Edition / Collectibles
PP Kyoto Agency: Pangram Pangram / Montreal + Mat Desjardins + Caio Kondo + Francesca Bolognini Client: Pangram Pangram Category: Typeface
PP Museum Agency: Pangram Pangram / Montreal + Mat Desjardins + Francesca Bolognini + Andrea Biggio Client: Pangram Pangram Category: Typeface
CoFo Sans Arabic Agency: Contrast Foundry + Wael Morcos + Khajag Apelian + Lana Soufeh Client: Contrast Foundry Category: Typeface
Tausend Agency: Fontwerk GmbH / Berlin Client: Fontwerk Category: Typeface
THE MET REPLICA Agency: Verizon / New York + The Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York + Unit9 / London + Roblox / San Mateo Client: Verizon Category: Interactive / Games
A Tale As Old As Websites Agency: SQUARESPACE + Biscuit Filmworks + Work Editorial + Kevin Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Art Direction
Change Your World Agency: SQUARESPACE + ICONOCLAST / Los Angeles + Cartel Editorial + Electric Theatre Collective Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Art Direction

2026 Artificial Intelligence Best of Discipline Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Thomas' Story

Best of Artificial Intelligence

ADC105_DFG001G

2026 Artificial Intelligence Gold Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles + Google DeepMind / Mountain View

Google

ANCESTRA

Film / Moving Image / AI-Enhanced Film Craft

ADC105_ART001G

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Gold Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles

Google + Netflix

Stranger Things in Search

Brand / Communication Design / Promotional Materials

ADC105_BRS003G

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Gold Cube

Apple Design Team / Cupertino

Apple

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Interactive / UX / UI

ADC105_BRS006G

2026 Artificial Intelligence Gold Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Thomas' Story

Design for Good / Artificial Intelligence

ADC105_DFG001G

2026 Artificial Intelligence Gold Cube

Publicis / Toronto + ThePub Productions / Toronto + Grayson Music / Toronto

Rogers Communications

Wildfire Watchtowers

Design for Good / Artificial Intelligence

ADC105_DFG004G

2026 Experiential Design Gold Cube

+61 / Sydney + Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + OMD / Sydney

Telstra

Into Art

Live Experience Design / Installations

ADC105_EXP002G

2026 Book Design Silver Cube

Contrast Foundry + The Office of Ordinary Things / San Francisco

Contrast Foundry

Hamburgerfonts Type Specimen

Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format Books

ADC105_BKD005S

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Silver Cube

Apple Design Team / Cupertino

Apple

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Experiential Design / Digital Experiences

ADC105_BRS014S

2026 Motion / Film Craft Silver Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Thomas' Story

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC105_DFG016S

2026 Interactive Silver Cube

+61 / Sydney + Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + OMD / Sydney

Telstra

Codemates

Digital Craft / Use of Technology

ADC105_INT006S

2026 Advertising Bronze Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Grindr

I WOOL SURVIVE

Direct / Collateral / Products

ADC105_ADV034B

2026 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

COLLINS / New York

Muse Group

Muse Group

Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated

ADC105_BCD017B

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Bronze Cube

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles

Google + Netflix

Stranger Things in Search

Advertising / Direct

ADC105_BRS019B

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Bronze Cube

OpenAI Creative Studio / San Francisco + Lithographix / Los Angeles + Andresen Digital / Los Angeles

OpenAI

With ChatGPT

Advertising / Out of Home

ADC105_BRS020B

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Bronze Cube

Canva + Stink Studios

Canva

Solving Everyday Design Dramas

Advertising / Out of Home

ADC105_BRS021B

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Bronze Cube

Apple Design Team / Cupertino

Apple

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Experiential Design / Consumer Experience

ADC105_BRS024B

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Bronze Cube

Apple Design Team / Cupertino

Apple

iOS 26 Liquid Glass

Innovation

ADC105_BRS025B

2026 Interactive Bronze Cube

Publicis / Toronto + ThePub Productions / Toronto + LePub / Montreal

Rogers Communications

Welcome Card

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC105_DFG025B

2026 Illustration Bronze Cube

Michael Lim + Yipieyaya Studio / Petaling Jaya

Adobe

Level Up Your Animations

Animation / Series

ADC105_ILT014B

2026 Interactive Bronze Cube

Hook / Ann Arbor + Google / Mountain View + Blinkk / San Francisco + Hook / Ann Arbor

Google

Language Explorer

Data Visualization

ADC105_INT011B

2026 Interactive Bronze Cube

Hook / Ann Arbor + Hook / Ann Arbor + Google / Mountain View + Blinkk / San Francisco

Google

Language Explorer

UX / UI / User Experience Design

ADC105_INT014B

2026 Product Design Bronze Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Grindr

I WOOL SURVIVE

Brand Partnerships

ADC105_PRD007B

2026 Typography / Lettering Bronze Cube

Contrast Foundry + Olga Kovalenko

Contrast Foundry

CoFo Raffine

Display Typeface

ADC105_TYP012B

2026 Typography / Lettering Bronze Cube

Contrast Foundry + The Office of Ordinary Things / San Francisco

Contrast Foundry

Hamburgerfonts Type Specimen

Publication

ADC105_TYP017B

2026 Health / Wellness Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Thomas' Story

Design for Good / Health / Wellness

ADC105_DFG040M

2026 Health / Wellness Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Thomas' Story

Innovation / Single or Series

ADC105_HTW027M

2026 Advertising Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Google DeepMind / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles

Google

ANCESTRA

Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single

ADC105_ADV055M

2026 Advertising Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Chromista / Camden + Primordial Soup / Los Angeles + Google DeepMind / Mountain View

Google

ANCESTRA

Innovation / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC105_ADV060M

2026 Artificial Intelligence Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Google / Mountain View

Google

Mr Fuzzy's Big Adventure

Film / Moving Image / AI Motion Storytelling

ADC105_ART011M

2026 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor

Bleed Design Studio

Sanity

Rebranding for Sanity

Branding / Rebranding

ADC105_BCD052M

2026 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Grindr

I WOOL SURVIVE

Promotional / Fashion Collaboration

ADC105_BCD064M

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles

Google + Netflix

Stranger Things in Search

Advertising / Branded Content / Entertainment

ADC105_BRS026M

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

2025 — Year in Search

Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video

ADC105_BRS029M

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Merit Honor

Canva + Design by TWIST

Affinity by Canva

For Creatives, By Creatives

Brand / Communication Design / Brand Identity

ADC105_BRS030M

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View + Netflix / Los Angeles

Google + Netflix

Stranger Things in Search

Integrated / Series

ADC105_BRS034M

2026 Brand-Side / In-House Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

2025 — Year in Search

Motion / Film Craft / Editing

ADC105_BRS036M

2026 Product Design Merit Honor

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Grindr

I WOOL SURVIVE

Design for Good / Product Design

ADC105_DFG046M

2026 Illustration Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

Google Doodles: Celebrating Winter Sports

Animation / Series

ADC105_ILT027M

2026 Interactive Merit Honor

FUN AND AWE / London

FUN AND AWE

OPERATOR

Extended Reality / AR / VR / MR

ADC105_INT020M

2026 Motion / Film Craft Merit Honor

Bear Meets Eagle On Fire / Sydney + Telstra / Sydney + Revolver / Sydney + Mathematic / Paris

Telstra

The Girl & Ghost

Craft in Motion / Film / Animation

ADC105_MOT050M

2026 Motion / Film Craft Merit Honor

Google Creative Team / Mountain View

Google

2025 — Year in Search

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC105_MOT058M

2026 Product Design Merit Honor

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Grindr

I WOOL SURVIVE

Limited Edition / Collectibles

ADC105_PRD012M

2026 Typography / Lettering Merit Honor

Pangram Pangram / Montreal + Mat Desjardins + Caio Kondo + Francesca Bolognini

Pangram Pangram

PP Kyoto

Typeface

ADC105_TYP032M

2026 Typography / Lettering Merit Honor

Pangram Pangram / Montreal + Mat Desjardins + Francesca Bolognini + Andrea Biggio

Pangram Pangram

PP Museum

Typeface

ADC105_TYP033M

2026 Typography / Lettering Merit Honor

Contrast Foundry + Wael Morcos + Khajag Apelian + Lana Soufeh

Contrast Foundry

CoFo Sans Arabic

Typeface

ADC105_TYP034M

2026 Typography / Lettering Merit Honor

Fontwerk GmbH / Berlin

Fontwerk

Tausend

Typeface

ADC105_TYP036M

2025 Brand-Side / In-House Gold Cube

Verizon / New York + The Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York + Unit9 / London + Roblox / San Mateo

Verizon

THE MET REPLICA

Interactive / Games

ADC104_BRS005G

2025 Brand-Side / In-House Gold Cube

SQUARESPACE + Biscuit Filmworks + Work Editorial + Kevin

Squarespace

A Tale As Old As Websites

Advertising / Art Direction

ADC104_BRS001G

2025 Brand-Side / In-House Gold Cube

SQUARESPACE + ICONOCLAST / Los Angeles + Cartel Editorial + Electric Theatre Collective

Squarespace

Change Your World

Advertising / Art Direction

ADC104_BRS002G

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