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

‘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
Lizzo Agency: New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Fashion / Single
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Online / Mobile Websites / Campaign Site
Go Back To Africa Agency: FCB/SIX / Toronto Client: Black & Abroad Category: Integrated / Digital
The Most Searched Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Integrated / Digital
The Decade Wrapped Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Integrated / Digital
The E.V.A. Initiative Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors / Gothenburg Client: Volvo Car Corporation Category: Integrated / Digital
The Art of Storytelling Agency: Gallegos United / Los Angeles Client: Comcast Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series
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
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
Snickers fix the world Agency: AMV BBDO / London + BBDO / New York + MJZ / LA & London Client: Snickers Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single
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 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
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
Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign Agency: Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis Client: Minnesota Twins Category: Poster / Series
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
Calligraphic Embroideries Agency: Olga Kovalenko / Moscow Client: - Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series
Oreo "Game of Thrones" Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York Client: HBO & OREO Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
OREO x Game of Thrones Agency: 360i / New York + Mondelez / East Hanover + HBO / New York Client: Mondelez (OREO) Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Caption Contest Agency: BBDO / New York + The er / New York Client: The New Yorker Category: Social Media / Instagram
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Durable Goods / Transportation
Cultural Heirs "Voice of the Wall" Agency: HEIMAT / Berlin + achtung! / Hamburg + Mokoh Music GmbH / Berlin + Visualtech GmbH / Berlin Client: Die Kulturellen Erben e.V. Berlin Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
The Söhne Collection Agency: Klim Type Foundry / Wellington Client: Klim Type Foundry Category: Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series
Beat Machine Agency: BBDO / New York + Stink / New York Client: Bacardi Category: Video / Online Video
Creativity for All Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Buck / Toronto + One Union / San Francisco Client: Adobe Category: Animation / Single
"Velvet Buzzsaw" Main Title Agency: Elastic / Santa Monica + Niel Kellerhouse / Los Angeles Client: Netflix Category: Animation / Single
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
We don’t care Agency: Marcel / Paris Client: Médecins du Monde Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
Pocky THE GIFT Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo Client: Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. Category: Posters / Point of Purchase - Series
Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO Agency: Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo + Dentsu Creative X inc. / Tokyo Client: Mori Building Co., Ltd. Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single
AirPods Pro Agency: TBWAMedia Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign
Sound Images Agency: Scholz & Friends / Berlin Client: Berliner Philharmoniker Category: Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign
The New York Issue Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover - Single
Bloomberg — Charting Futures Agency: Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino Client: Bloomberg Category: Innovation
The Epidemic Agency: BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles Client: Monica Lewinsky Category: Video / Interactive Video
Air Co. Agency: Air Co. / New York + Joe Doucet x Partners / New York Client: Air Co. Category: Food / Beverage / Beverage - Single
AI:01 Intelligens Agency: Fourkind / Helsinki Client: Mackmyra Category: Innovation
The New York Issue: Cover Agency: The Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Use of Typography / Single
Muses Agency: Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville Client: Christy Lee Rogers Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
All The Moods Agency: Spotify In-House / New York Client: Spotify Category: Animation / Series
Staffless Libraries Agency: Head Gear Animation / Toronto Client: Toronto Public Library Workers Union Category: Animation / Series
Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet Agency: Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland Client: Scott Sports Category: Sports / Leisure / Single or Series
Bounce Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles Client: Apple, Inc. Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography - 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 / Cinematography - Single
Shot on iPhone Series A Agency: Apple / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Mobile / Series

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 Photography Silver Cube

New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

Lizzo

Fashion / Single

ADC_PHO20_004S

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

FCB/SIX / Toronto

Black & Abroad

Go Back To Africa

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_004S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

The Most Searched

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_005S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

The Decade Wrapped

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_006S

2020 Integrated Silver Cube

Forsman & Bodenfors / Gothenburg

Volvo Car Corporation

The E.V.A. Initiative

Integrated / Digital

ADC_ITG20_007S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Gallegos United / Los Angeles

Comcast

The Art of Storytelling

Promotional / Collateral / Series

ADC_ILT20_025S

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 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

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

Snickers

Snickers fix the world

Television / Film / Online Video / Film - Single

ADC_ADV20_054S

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 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 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 Typography Silver Cube

Carmichael Lynch / Minneapolis

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins 2019 Campaign

Poster / Series

ADC_TYP20_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 Typography Silver Cube

Olga Kovalenko / Moscow

-

Calligraphic Embroideries

Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_007S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + 360i / New York

HBO & OREO

Oreo "Game of Thrones"

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV20_020S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

360i / New York + Mondelez / East Hanover + HBO / New York

Mondelez (OREO)

OREO x Game of Thrones

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV20_021S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + The er / New York

The New Yorker

Caption Contest

Social Media / Instagram

ADC_INT20_033S

2020 Product Design Silver Cube

Huge / Brooklyn + Scott Sports / Switzerland

Scott Sports

Scott Split Plus: The World's Fastest Helmet

Durable Goods / Transportation

ADC_PRD20_002S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

HEIMAT / Berlin + achtung! / Hamburg + Mokoh Music GmbH / Berlin + Visualtech GmbH / Berlin

Die Kulturellen Erben e.V. Berlin

Cultural Heirs "Voice of the Wall"

Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction

ADC_INT20_003S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

Klim Type Foundry / Wellington

Klim Type Foundry

The Söhne Collection

Typefaces / Font Systems / Single or Series

ADC_TYP20_012S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Stink / New York

Bacardi

Beat Machine

Video / Online Video

ADC_INT20_047S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco + Buck / Toronto + One Union / San Francisco

Adobe

Creativity for All

Animation / Single

ADC_ILT20_002S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Elastic / Santa Monica + Niel Kellerhouse / Los Angeles

Netflix

"Velvet Buzzsaw" Main Title

Animation / Single

ADC_ILT20_003S

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 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Silver Cube

Marcel / Paris

Médecins du Monde

We don’t care

Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography

ADC_MOT20_007S

2020 Brand / Communication Design Silver Cube

Dentsu Inc. / Tokyo

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

Pocky THE GIFT

Posters / Point of Purchase - Series

ADC_BCD20_021S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

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

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Mori Building Brand movie DESIGNING TOKYO

Craft in Video / Special Effects - Single

ADC_ADV20_033S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

TBWAMedia Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Apple / Cupertino

Apple, Inc.

AirPods Pro

Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_005S

2020 Advertising Silver Cube

Scholz & Friends / Berlin

Berliner Philharmoniker

Sound Images

Art Direction - Press / Poster / Poster Advertising - Campaign

ADC_ADV20_006S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Issue

Magazines / Magazine Cover - Single

ADC_PUB20_014S

2020 Publication Design Silver Cube

Algo / Torino + Illo / Torino

Bloomberg

Bloomberg — Charting Futures

Innovation

ADC_PUB20_013S

2020 Interactive Silver Cube

BBDO / New York + Sanctuary / Los Angeles

Monica Lewinsky

The Epidemic

Video / Interactive Video

ADC_INT20_045S

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 Product Design Silver Cube

Fourkind / Helsinki

Mackmyra

AI:01 Intelligens

Innovation

ADC_PRD20_003S

2020 Typography Silver Cube

The Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times Magazine

The New York Issue: Cover

Use of Typography / Single

ADC_TYP20_015S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Christy Lee Rogers / Nashville

Christy Lee Rogers

Muses

Fine Art / Conceptual / Series

ADC_PHO20_008S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Spotify In-House / New York

Spotify

All The Moods

Animation / Series

ADC_ILT20_004S

2020 Illustration Silver Cube

Head Gear Animation / Toronto

Toronto Public Library Workers Union

Staffless Libraries

Animation / Series

ADC_ILT20_005S

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

TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + Pulse Films / Los Angeles + Framestore / Los Angeles

Apple, Inc.

Bounce

Craft in Video / Cinematography - Single

ADC_ADV20_024S

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 / Cinematography - Single

ADC_ADV20_025S

2020 Photography Silver Cube

Apple / Cupertino

Apple

Shot on iPhone Series A

Mobile / Series

ADC_PHO20_011S

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