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
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Show
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
SAY THEIR NAMES
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Best of Illustration
Democracy by Mail
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Best of Photography
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Best of Product Design
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
Untouched by Light
Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona
Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Best of Packaging Design
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Best of Publication Design
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Agency: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart
Client: Audemars Piguet Category: Best of Spatial Design
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Experiential Design
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Fusion Cube
#ENDviolence
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
Boards of Change
Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client: City of Chicago Category: Promotional / Wildcard
Big Change Starts Small
Agency: Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York
Client: Mailchimp Category: Animation / Series
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Innovation / Press
Democracy by Mail
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Photojournalism / Series
DOWN THE LINE
Agency: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson
Client: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC Category: Wildcard / Single
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Agency: ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart
Client: Audemars Piguet Category: Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie
Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland
Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
The Decameron Project
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
Mouthwatering Type, Your Way
Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York
Client: Burger King Category: Use of Typography / Series
FACEGYM
Agency: ESTABLISHED / New York
Client: FACEGYM Category: Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single
Endless World of Airmax
Agency: BBDO / New York
Client: Foot Locker Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy
Fantastic Voyage
Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe
Client: Adobe Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
2020 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 Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Innovation
Tipping Point
Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris
Client: Ubisoft Category: Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Interactive
Pedestal Project
Agency: BBDO / New York
Client: Color of Change Category: Design for Good / Interactive
SAY THEIR NAMES
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
THE CENTENNIAL
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Distant Summer
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
AMERICAN UPRISING
Agency: Rolling Stone / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: Rolling Stone Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Sweet Liberty
Agency: The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single
Alone with Me
Agency: Spotify In-House
Client: Spotify Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
Wrestling With Westside Story
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Music / Entertainment / Single
How It Works
Agency: The New York Times For Kids / New York
Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Full Issue
COPYRIGHT
Agency: Ziqi Xing + Qiang Zhang + Viktoriia Nastina
Client: Ziqi Xing Category: Traditional / Clothing Design
Award:
2021 Best of Show Best of Show Black Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Best of Show
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_001G
Award:
2021 In-House Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Best of In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_001G
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Client:
Warsaw Ghetto Museum
Title:
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Category:
Best of Brand / Communication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_001G
Award:
2021 Illustration Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
SAY THEIR NAMES
Category:
Best of Illustration
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_001G
Award:
2021 Photography Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Democracy by Mail
Category:
Best of Photography
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_001G
Award:
2021 Advertising Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Advertising
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_001G
Award:
2021 Typography Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Ben Johnston
Client:
Start India
Title:
Kūtu / Nest Mural
Category:
Best of Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_003G
Award:
2021 Product Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Best of Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_002G
Award:
2021 Interactive Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Best of Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_001G
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client:
UNICEF Deutschland
Title:
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Category:
Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_001G
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona
Client:
Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light
Title:
Untouched by Light
Category:
Best of Packaging Design
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_001G
Award:
2021 Publication Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client:
VANITY FAIR
Title:
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Category:
Best of Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_001G
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart
Client:
Audemars Piguet
Title:
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Category:
Best of Spatial Design
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_001G
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Best of Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_001G
Award:
2021 Integrated Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Best of Integrated
Annual ID:
ADC_ITG21_001G
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Best of Discipline Cube
Agency:
Yuzhao Huang
Client:
Personal project
Title:
The Spomeniks
Category:
Best of Fashion Design
Annual ID:
ADC_FSN21_001G
Award:
2021 Designism Cube Designism Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_005G
Award:
2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
EmpowHer NY
Title:
The Call
Category:
Fusion Cube
Annual ID:
ADC_FUS21_001F
Award:
2021 Fusion Cube Fusion Cube
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Fusion Cube
Annual ID:
ADC_FUS21_002F
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client:
UNICEF Deutschland
Title:
#ENDviolence
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_003G
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago
Client:
City of Chicago
Title:
Boards of Change
Category:
Promotional / Wildcard
Annual ID:
ADC_BCD21_005G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Kin / New York + Mailchimp / Atlanta + Buck / New York
Client:
Mailchimp
Title:
Big Change Starts Small
Category:
Animation / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_002G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Innovation / Press
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_010G
Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Democracy by Mail
Category:
Photojournalism / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_001G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson
Client:
THE JKBN GROUP, LLC
Title:
DOWN THE LINE
Category:
Wildcard / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_010G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client:
Burger King
Title:
BK Moldy Whopper
Category:
Television / Film / Online Video / Television - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_014G
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Gold Cube
Agency:
ATELIER BRÜCKNER GmbH / Stuttgart + BIG Bjarke Ingels Group / Copenhagen + Media Planning with: medienprojekt p2 / Stuttgart + LDE Belzner Holmes / Stuttgart
Client:
Audemars Piguet
Title:
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Category:
Spatial Design / Museums / Cultural Centers
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_001G
Award:
2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland
Client:
CURAVIVA Schweiz
Title:
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie
Category:
Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_002G
Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
The Decameron Project
Category:
Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_004G
Award:
2021 Typography Gold Cube
Agency:
Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York
Client:
Burger King
Title:
Mouthwatering Type, Your Way
Category:
Use of Typography / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_TYP21_003G
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
ESTABLISHED / New York
Client:
FACEGYM
Title:
FACEGYM
Category:
Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_002G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO / New York
Client:
Foot Locker
Title:
Endless World of Airmax
Category:
Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_002G
Award:
2021 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Advertising / Art Direction
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_002G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe
Client:
Adobe
Title:
Fantastic Voyage
Category:
Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Digital
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_002G
Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times For Kids / New York + The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times for Kids
Title:
2020 Covers
Category:
Newspapers / Front Page
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_006G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Innovation
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_005G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB / Paris + Machine / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris
Client:
Ubisoft
Title:
Tipping Point
Category:
Art Direction - Digital / Motion / Motion
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_003G
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Annual ID:
ADC_EXP21_002G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client:
Reporters Without Borders
Title:
The Uncensored Library
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_006G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO / New York
Client:
Color of Change
Title:
Pedestal Project
Category:
Design for Good / Interactive
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_007G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
SAY THEIR NAMES
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_001G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
THE CENTENNIAL
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_003G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
Distant Summer
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_004G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
Rolling Stone / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
Rolling Stone
Title:
AMERICAN UPRISING
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_005G
Award:
2021 Illustration Gold Cube
Agency:
The New Yorker / New York + Kadir Nelson
Client:
The New Yorker
Title:
Sweet Liberty
Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_006G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
UX / UI / User Experience Design
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_008G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_001G
Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Wrestling With Westside Story
Category:
Music / Entertainment / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_004G
Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
The New York Times For Kids / New York
Client:
The New York Times for Kids
Title:
How It Works
Category:
Newspapers / Full Issue
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_007G
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Ziqi Xing + Qiang Zhang + Viktoriia Nastina
Client:
Ziqi Xing
Title:
COPYRIGHT
Category:
Traditional / Clothing Design
Annual ID:
ADC_FSN21_003G
