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.

Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

What's Love? Agency: RPA / Santa Monica Client: Los Angeles LGBT Center Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Creature Agency: Park Pictures LLC / New York Client: Surfers Against Sewage Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Typographic Design in China Agency: T-Change Design Studio / Nanjing Client: Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA) Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single
Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo Client: Mori Building Co., Ltd. Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
Chicken Wars Agency: GSD&M / Austin Client: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Category: Social Media / Twitter
Caption Contest Agency: BBDO / New York + The er / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Social Media / Instagram
Windows Into The Future Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + Unit9 / London Client: Samsung Electronics Germany Category: Craft / Use of Technology
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything Agency: antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin Client: Mercedes-Benz AG Category: Craft in Video / Direction - Single
Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Fashion / Single
The Truth Is Local Agency: The New York Times / New York + Local Projects / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Experiential Design / Installations - Series
Calligraphic Embroideries Agency: Olga Kovalenko / Moscow Client: - Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series
GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 8 MAIN TITLE Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York Client: HBO Category: Craft in Video / Title Design
"Conversations With A Killer" Main Title Sequence Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + Netflix / Los Angeles Client: Netflix Category: Craft in Video / Title Design
SEVEN MOTHERS Agency: m ss ng p eces / Los Angeles + Popp Rok / Toronto Client: Pyer Moss Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television / Online Low Budget - Single
The New York Issue Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Single
Great Performers Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Single
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site
Cool Ranch Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica Client: Doritos Category: Integrated / Traditional
Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook Agency: Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing Client: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House Category: Books / Text-Driven - Single
Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
Brothers, Sisters, Strangers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Portraiture / Series
Air Co. Agency: Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York Client: Air Co. Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
A Year in America Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Photojournalism / Series
AND GOD CREATED WAR Agency: Edition Lammerhuber / Baden Client: NOËL QUIDU Category: Photojournalism / Series
Ninety-Nine Percent Fearless (Laura Dern) Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread - Single
Life Lolli - A lollipop designed to save lives Agency: BBDO GmbH / Duesseldorf Client: KMSZ (Bone Marrow Donation Center) Category: Science / Medical / Single or Series
Next 100 Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + National Football League / New York + Prettybird / Culver City Client: National Football League Category: Motion / Film / Narrative
MORI BUILDING URBAN LAB Agency: SIX INC. / Tokyo + MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED / Tokyo + Bascule Inc. / Tokyo Client: MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
Festival of Remembrance - WW1 and Descendants Agency: Kate Dawkins Studio / London Client: Royal British Legion / BBC Studios Events Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
LIFEBOAT - The Experiment Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + achtung! / Hamburg Client: Sea-Watch Category: Spatial Design / Installation Design
Naeem Agency: Park Pictures LLC / New York Client: Bon Iver Category: Motion / Film / Music Video
Lost In Yesterday Agency: Park Pictures LLC / New York Client: Tame Impala Category: Motion / Film / Music Video
Moving Agency: Eugenia Mello / Brooklyn Client: Victionary Category: Book / Series
Snickers fix the world Agency: AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London Client: Snickers Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single
Cool Ranch Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica Client: Doritos Category: Innovation
SIGNS Agency: MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt Client: German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss Category: Innovation
Green Dawn Agency: DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Innovation
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Sports / Leisure / Single or Series
Crocodile Inside Agency: BETC / Paris Client: Lacoste Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything Agency: antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin Client: Mercedes-Benz AG Category: Motion / Film / Short Video - Single
The Small Escape Agency: Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH / Hamburg + BMW AG / München Client: BMW AG Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
A Holiday Reunion Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Santa Monica + Exile / Los Angeles + Legacy Effects / Los Angeles Client: Xfinity Category: Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form
‘Human Scum’ and Trump’s Tortured English Agency: Nicolas Ortega / New York + The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Dot Translate. Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul Client: Dot Incorporation Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Lessons in Herstory Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + GS&P Social / San Francisco + GS&P Labs / San Francisco + Elevel / San Francisco Client: Daughters of the Evolution Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Most Dangerous Street Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
The Impactful Reminder Agency: Sid Lee / Montreal Client: Vision Zero Project and the City of Montreal Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Forge Ahead Agency: SenseTeam / Shenzhen Client: SHENZHEN FASHION WEEK Category: Branding / Logo
Oreo "Game of Thrones" Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York Client: HBO & OREO Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

RPA / Santa Monica

Los Angeles LGBT Center

What's Love?

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG20_030S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Park Pictures LLC / New York

Surfers Against Sewage

Creature

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG20_031S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

T-Change Design Studio / Nanjing

Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA)

Typographic Design in China

Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format - Single

ADC_PUB20_008S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO

Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion

ADC_ADV20_002S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

GSD&M / Austin

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Chicken Wars

Social Media / Twitter

ADC_INT20_036S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + The er / New York

The New Yorker

Caption Contest

Social Media / Instagram

ADC_INT20_033S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + Unit9 / London

Samsung Electronics Germany

Windows Into The Future

Craft / Use of Technology

ADC_SPL20_009S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_027S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin

Mercedes-Benz AG

Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

Craft in Video / Direction - Single

ADC_ADV20_028S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Fashion / Single

ADC_PHO20_004S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

The New York Times / New York + Local Projects / New York

The New York Times

The Truth Is Local

Experiential Design / Installations - Series

ADC_EXP20_012S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Olga Kovalenko / Moscow

-

Calligraphic Embroideries

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_007S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + HBO / New York

HBO

GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 8 MAIN TITLE

Craft in Video / Title Design

ADC_ADV20_034S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + Netflix / Los Angeles

Netflix

"Conversations With A Killer" Main Title Sequence

Craft in Video / Title Design

ADC_ADV20_035S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

m ss ng p eces / Los Angeles + Popp Rok / Toronto

Pyer Moss

SEVEN MOTHERS

Television / Film / Online Video / Television / Online Low Budget - Single

ADC_ADV20_061S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Issue

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB20_015S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Great Performers

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue - Single

ADC_PUB20_016S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site

ADC_INT20_030S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica

Doritos

Cool Ranch

Integrated / Traditional

ADC_ITG20_002S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

Tenmilliontimes Design / Nanjing

Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House

Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook

Books / Text-Driven - Single

ADC_PUB20_010S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO20_023S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

Portraiture / Series

ADC_PHO20_024S

2020 Packaging Design Silver Cube

Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York

Air Co.

Air Co.

Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single

ADC_PKG20_001S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

A Year in America

Photojournalism / Series

ADC_PHO20_018S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Edition Lammerhuber / Baden

NOËL QUIDU

AND GOD CREATED WAR

Photojournalism / Series

ADC_PHO20_019S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

Ninety-Nine Percent Fearless (Laura Dern)

Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread - Single

ADC_PUB20_019S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

BBDO GmbH / Duesseldorf

KMSZ (Bone Marrow Donation Center)

Life Lolli - A lollipop designed to save lives

Science / Medical / Single or Series

ADC_PRD20_004S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + National Football League / New York + Prettybird / Culver City

National Football League

Next 100

Motion / Film / Narrative

ADC_MOT20_027S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

SIX INC. / Tokyo + MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED / Tokyo + Bascule Inc. / Tokyo

MORI BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED

MORI BUILDING URBAN LAB

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_002S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

Kate Dawkins Studio / London

Royal British Legion / BBC Studios Events

Festival of Remembrance - WW1 and Descendants

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_003S

2020 Spatial Design Silver Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + achtung! / Hamburg

Sea-Watch

LIFEBOAT - The Experiment

Spatial Design / Installation Design

ADC_SPL20_004S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Park Pictures LLC / New York

Bon Iver

Naeem

Motion / Film / Music Video

ADC_MOT20_023S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Park Pictures LLC / New York

Tame Impala

Lost In Yesterday

Motion / Film / Music Video

ADC_MOT20_024S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Eugenia Mello / Brooklyn

Victionary

Moving

Book / Series

ADC_ILT20_009S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London

Snickers

Snickers fix the world

Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single

ADC_ADV20_054S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Los Angeles + Work Editorial / Culver City + A52 / Santa Monica

Doritos

Cool Ranch

Innovation

ADC_INT20_023S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

MRM//McCANN / Frankfurt

German Youth Association of People with Hearing Loss

SIGNS

Innovation

ADC_INT20_024S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

DDB, / Paris + Ubisoft / Paris + Studio 5 / Paris

Ubisoft

Green Dawn

Innovation

ADC_INT20_025S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland

Scott Sports

Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet

Sports / Leisure / Single or Series

ADC_PRD20_005S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

BETC / Paris

Lacoste

Crocodile Inside

Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single

ADC_ADV20_062S

2020 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

antoni garage / Berlin + Mercedes-Benz / Stuttgart + Anorak / Berlin

Mercedes-Benz AG

Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

Motion / Film / Short Video - Single

ADC_MOT20_031S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Jung von Matt AG / Hamburg + Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH / Hamburg + BMW AG / München

BMW AG

The Small Escape

Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form

ADC_ADV20_012S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Park Pictures / Santa Monica + Exile / Los Angeles + Legacy Effects / Los Angeles

Xfinity

A Holiday Reunion

Branded Content / Entertainment - Online Video / Short Form

ADC_ADV20_013S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Nicolas Ortega / New York + The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

‘Human Scum’ and Trump’s Tortured English

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT20_018S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul + Dot Incorporation / Seoul

Dot Incorporation

Dot Translate.

Design for Good / Interactive

ADC_DFG20_027S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + GS&P Social / San Francisco + GS&P Labs / San Francisco + Elevel / San Francisco

Daughters of the Evolution

Lessons in Herstory

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_016S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago

Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence

Most Dangerous Street

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_017S

2020 Experiential Design Silver Cube

Sid Lee / Montreal

Vision Zero Project and the City of Montreal

The Impactful Reminder

Design for Good / Experiential Design

ADC_DFG20_018S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

SenseTeam / Shenzhen

SHENZHEN FASHION WEEK

Forge Ahead

Branding / Logo

ADC_BCD20_014S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York

HBO & OREO

Oreo "Game of Thrones"

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV20_020S

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