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.
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Agency
Client
Title
Category
Annual ID
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client: Diskutier Mit Mir e.V. Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Living Radars
Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
#UNHATEWOMEN
Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client: TERRE DE FEMMES Category: Direct / Digital - Single
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Art Direction - Direct / Single
FrEiraum
Agency: McCann / Duesseldorf + CRAFT Germany / Duesseldorf
Client: Oekologische Tierzucht Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
Say it loud. Make a difference.
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin
Client: Laut gegen Nazis Category: Craft in Writing / Outdoor
#UNHATEWOMEN
Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client: TERRE DE FEMMES Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
Drowned Requiem
Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg
Client: United4Rescue Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
THE PENGUIN & THE WHALE
Agency: Tencent / Shenzhen + Rudo Company / Buenos Aires + Stink Studios / Shanghai
Client: UNITED NATIONS & TENCENT/UNITED NATIONS-2030 SDGs Category: Animation / Single
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Agency: Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client: Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day Category: Brand / Communication Design / Promotional Materials
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Agency: ANTI
Client: Norwegian Academy of Music Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
Live from the Library
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago
Client: Chicago Public Library Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Episodic / Web Series
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Use of Typography / Single
Move United - Redefining Disability
Agency: Superunion / New York
Client: Move United Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Ink Expression - Spring and Autumn period
Agency: Yingtao + Wenhan
Client: China National Arts Fund Archaeology Program Category: Posters / Traditional - Series
Life Below Water
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
Shoppable Girls
Agency: TAXI Canada / Toronto + Covenant House / Toronto + Arthouse Productions / Toronto
Client: Covenant House Toronto Category: Integrated / Digital
Branding - Scale AI
Agency: Sid Lee / Montréal
Client: Scale AI Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
IKT Norge
Agency: Bleed Design Studio / Oslo
Client: IKT Norge Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Singapore International Photography Festival(SIPF)
Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore
Client: Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Macao Design Week 2020
Agency: Chon Hin + UNTITLED MACAO / MACAO + MIRAGE VISUALS / MACAO + SUMMER Ha / MACAO
Client: Macau Designers Association Category: Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Terms Against Bullying
Agency: White Rabbit / Budapest + Canja Audio Culture / Curitiba + Monster Films / Sao Paulo
Client: University of Madeira / www.termsagainstbullying.com Category: Innovation
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Agency: Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client: Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day Category: Design for Good / In-House
#UNHATEWOMEN
Agency: fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client: TERRE DES FEMMES Category: Social Media / Facebook
This Is Quitting
Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + truth initiative
Client: Truth Category: Social Media / Tik-Tok
The Battle Home
Agency: Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client: National Association of REALTORS Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
MOUSE LIGHT FUN
Agency: +ing / Taipei
Client: Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client: City of Chicago Category: Direct / Wildcard
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Book / Series
Say it loud. Make a difference.
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin
Client: Laut gegen Nazis Category: Craft in Writing / Press
STL architects
Agency: STL Architects / Chicago
Client: Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture Category: Spatial Design / Conceptual / Unbuilt
Planet Word: The First Voice-Activated Museum
Agency: Local Projects / New York City
Client: Planet Word Museum of Language Arts Category: Innovation
2020 VisionGetWild Opening “Final Blow”
Agency: Bito / Taipei
Client: Taiwan Academia Industry Consortium Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Typography
Andi Goes
Agency: Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client: Dyslexia Awareness Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Designers Against Coronavirus
Agency: Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client: Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
The Hyde Park Barracks Museum Renewal
Agency: Local Projects / New York City
Client: Sydney Living Museums Category: Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client:
Diskutier Mit Mir e.V.
Title:
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_040M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client:
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Title:
Living Radars
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_042M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client:
TERRE DE FEMMES
Title:
#UNHATEWOMEN
Category:
Direct / Digital - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_081M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Art Direction - Direct / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_064M
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / Duesseldorf + CRAFT Germany / Duesseldorf
Client:
Oekologische Tierzucht
Title:
FrEiraum
Category:
Design for Good / Packaging Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_054M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin
Client:
Laut gegen Nazis
Title:
Say it loud. Make a difference.
Category:
Craft in Writing / Outdoor
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_077M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client:
TERRE DE FEMMES
Title:
#UNHATEWOMEN
Category:
Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_068M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + SKILL Music / Hamburg
Client:
United4Rescue
Title:
Drowned Requiem
Category:
Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_070M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Tencent / Shenzhen + Rudo Company / Buenos Aires + Stink Studios / Shanghai
Client:
UNITED NATIONS & TENCENT/UNITED NATIONS-2030 SDGs
Title:
THE PENGUIN & THE WHALE
Category:
Animation / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_037M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client:
Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day
Title:
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Category:
Brand / Communication Design / Promotional Materials
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_025M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
ANTI
Client:
Norwegian Academy of Music
Title:
Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music
Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_072M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago
Client:
Chicago Public Library
Title:
Live from the Library
Category:
Branded Content / Entertainment - Episodic / Web Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_072M
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Use of Typography / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_TYP21_023M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Superunion / New York
Client:
Move United
Title:
Move United - Redefining Disability
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_037M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Yingtao + Wenhan
Client:
China National Arts Fund Archaeology Program
Title:
Ink Expression - Spring and Autumn period
Category:
Posters / Traditional - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_073M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises
Title:
Life Below Water
Category:
Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_076M
Award:
2021 Integrated Merit Honor
Agency:
TAXI Canada / Toronto + Covenant House / Toronto + Arthouse Productions / Toronto
Client:
Covenant House Toronto
Title:
Shoppable Girls
Category:
Integrated / Digital
Annual ID:
ADC_ITG21_011M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Sid Lee / Montréal
Client:
Scale AI
Title:
Branding - Scale AI
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_040M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Bleed Design Studio / Oslo
Client:
IKT Norge
Title:
IKT Norge
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_046M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore
Client:
Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF)
Title:
Singapore International Photography Festival(SIPF)
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_051M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Chon Hin + UNTITLED MACAO / MACAO + MIRAGE VISUALS / MACAO + SUMMER Ha / MACAO
Client:
Macau Designers Association
Title:
Macao Design Week 2020
Category:
Branding / Branding Systems / Identities - Integrated
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_056M
Award:
2021 Interactive Merit Honor
Agency:
White Rabbit / Budapest + Canja Audio Culture / Curitiba + Monster Films / Sao Paulo
Client:
University of Madeira / www.termsagainstbullying.com
Title:
Terms Against Bullying
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_053M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client:
Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day
Title:
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_052M
Award:
2021 Interactive Merit Honor
Agency:
fischerAppelt / Philipp und Keuntje + IT'S US MEDIA / Berlin + MOKOH MUSIC / Berlin + STUDIO MOVIE MAGIC / Berlin
Client:
TERRE DES FEMMES
Title:
#UNHATEWOMEN
Category:
Social Media / Facebook
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_059M
Award:
2021 Interactive Merit Honor
Agency:
72andSunny / Los Angeles + truth initiative
Client:
Truth
Title:
This Is Quitting
Category:
Social Media / Tik-Tok
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_060M
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client:
National Association of REALTORS
Title:
The Battle Home
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_062M
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Merit Honor
Agency:
+ing / Taipei
Client:
Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government
Title:
MOUSE LIGHT FUN
Category:
Spatial Design / Installation Design
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_017M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Direct / Wildcard
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_085M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Book / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_039M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin
Client:
Laut gegen Nazis
Title:
Say it loud. Make a difference.
Category:
Craft in Writing / Press
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_078M
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Merit Honor
Agency:
STL Architects / Chicago
Client:
Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture
Title:
STL architects
Category:
Spatial Design / Conceptual / Unbuilt
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_015M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Local Projects / New York City
Client:
Planet Word Museum of Language Arts
Title:
Planet Word: The First Voice-Activated Museum
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_EXP21_024M
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Merit Honor
Agency:
Bito / Taipei
Client:
Taiwan Academia Industry Consortium
Title:
2020 VisionGetWild Opening “Final Blow”
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_050M
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Agency:
STUDEO INC.
Client:
Tanners’ Council of Japan
Title:
Leather-made Jewelry
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_FSN21_009M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client:
Dyslexia Awareness
Title:
Andi Goes
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_060M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client:
Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross
Title:
Designers Against Coronavirus
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_061M