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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2020 Holiday Gift Guide Agency: Jiaqi Wang + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles + The Washington Post Client: The Washington Post Category: Editorial / Spread - Series

A Rainy Day in New York Agency: Longride / Tokyo + Tatsuro Client: Longride Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Illustrated, Your Way Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York Client: Burger King Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Festival of Animation Berlin Agency: INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin + Festival of Animation Berlin / Berlin Client: Festival of Animation Berlin Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music Agency: ANTI Client: Norwegian Academy of Music Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

The Missing Piece Agency: Bruno Cintra Client: Hermoso Compadre Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Alem Illustration System Agency: Fabrizio Lenci Client: Alem.com.br Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Space Dance Agency: Eugenia Mello Client: MTV Category: Mural / Graffiti / Street Art / Single

WORLD OF CRYPTIDS Agency: Laimutė + NeoMam Studios / London Client: NeoMam Studios/ SavingSpot Category: Digital / Series

Boring Heroes Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York Client: Mucinex Category: Digital / Series

Biden Defeats Trump Agency: Nicolas Ortega Client: The Washington Post Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single

Children's Hour Cover (January 27, 2021) Agency: Raul Aguila Client: Variety Category: Editorial / Front Page - Single

CTRL album Art Agency: Muhammad Mustafa Client: Marwan Pablo Category: Wildcard / Single

Truly Orginals – Mango Lemonade Fantasy Agency: Boston Beer Company + 360i / New York Client: Truly Category: Packaging / Single

Muscle Memory Agency: Leonardo Santamaria Client: Nike Category: Digital / Single

Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report Agency: Mailchimp Client: Mailchimp Category: Digital / Single

The Lost Spring Agency: Yuan Li + The Paper / Shanghai Client: The Paper Category: Digital / Single

Truly Orginals Agency: Boston Beer Company + 360i / New York Client: Truly Category: Promotional / Collateral / Single

ABCs of Survival Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Book / Series

Our Rhythms Agency: Yani&Guille + Eugenia Mello Client: Aguila Chocolates Category: Packaging / Series

Vasaknai Craft Beer Agency: FOLK / Vilnius Client: Vasaknos Manor & Brewery Category: Packaging / Series

Crack Open Happy Agency: The Martin Agency / Richmond + Flutter/Jacky Winter Group / Melbourne + Spang TV / Richmond Client: Happy Egg Category: Wildcard / Series

Black History Month Agency: YouTube Art Department / San Bruno Client: YouTube Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

Boring Heroes Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York Client: Mucinex Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

Juan Cun-Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan Agency: Zhang Xin Client: Self-promotion Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

Afghanistan's First All Female Orchestra Agency: Williams Murray Hamm / London + Orchestra of Saint John / Oxford Client: Orchestra of Saint John Category: Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series

Thank You Listeners Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Animation / Single

Pfizer - The stories of chronic pain patients Agency: Chu-Chieh Lee + Invisible Hand / New York Client: Pfizer Category: Animation / Single

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

Records of Credit Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day / Los Angeles + Canja Audio Culture + Colossal + The Youth Client: The Recording Academy Category: Animation / Single

IMBALANCE Agency: indego design / Macau Client: Naughty Roll Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

world2 Agency: Thomas Hedger + TWOMUCH.STUDIO / London Client: Thomas Hedger Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

Personal Portrait Illustrations Agency: Alexis Eke Client: Alexis Eke Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

Glitter Agency: Jiaqi Wang Client: Self-Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

Black Lives Matter Agency: Dominique Ramsey Client: Dominique Ramsey Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

Balance And Kickflips Agency: Peter Phobia Client: Peter Phobia Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

"El Zahir" & "Funes El Memorioso" FICCIONES SERIES Agency: TLaloC (aka Eduardo Corral) Client: self-promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

Alone or Lonely Agency: Arushi Kathuria Client: Self Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Series

“No, Really, Are we Rome?“ Agency: Nicolas Client: The Atlantic Category: Editorial / Spread - Single

How to Stop the Next Pandemic Agency: The New York Times Magazine Labs / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single

The Queen's Gambit Agency: Leonardo Santamaria Client: The New Yorker Category: Editorial / Spread - Single

Rosa Agency: Aiste Stancikaite Client: Aiste Stancikaite Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single

The Kubrick House Agency: Dominic Bodden Client: Self-Promotion Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single

Pearl Agency: Aiste Stancikaite Client: Aiste Stancikaite Category: Personal / Unpublished / Passion Project / Single

Illustrations for Norwegian Academy of Music Agency: ANTI Client: Norwegian Academy of Music Category: Innovation

Mailchimp 2020 Annual Report Agency: Mailchimp Client: Mailchimp Category: Innovation

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Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Jiaqi Wang + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles + The Washington Post

Client: The Washington Post

Title: 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Category: Editorial / Spread - Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_050M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Longride / Tokyo + Tatsuro

Client: Longride

Title: A Rainy Day in New York

Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_069M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York

Client: Burger King

Title: Illustrated, Your Way

Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_070M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin + Festival of Animation Berlin / Berlin

Client: Festival of Animation Berlin

Title: Festival of Animation Berlin

Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_071M

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 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Bruno Cintra

Client: Hermoso Compadre

Title: The Missing Piece

Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_073M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Fabrizio Lenci

Client: Alem.com.br

Title: Alem Illustration System

Category: Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_074M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency: Eugenia Mello

Client: MTV

Title: Space Dance

Category: Mural / Graffiti / Street Art / Single

Annual ID: ADC_ILT21_053M

Award: 2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Jiaqi Wang + Closer & Closer / Los Angeles + The Washington Post

Client:
The Washington Post

Title:
2020 Holiday Gift Guide

Category:
Editorial / Spread - Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_050M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Longride / Tokyo + Tatsuro

Client:
Longride

Title:
A Rainy Day in New York

Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_069M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York

Client:
Burger King

Title:
Illustrated, Your Way

Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_070M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe / Berlin + Festival of Animation Berlin / Berlin

Client:
Festival of Animation Berlin

Title:
Festival of Animation Berlin

Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_071M

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 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Bruno Cintra

Client:
Hermoso Compadre

Title:
The Missing Piece

Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_073M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Fabrizio Lenci

Client:
Alem.com.br

Title:
Alem Illustration System

Category:
Promotional / Collateral / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_074M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Eugenia Mello

Client:
MTV

Title:
Space Dance

Category:
Mural / Graffiti / Street Art / Single

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_053M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Laimutė + NeoMam Studios / London

Client:
NeoMam Studios/ SavingSpot

Title:
WORLD OF CRYPTIDS

Category:
Digital / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_043M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York

Client:
Mucinex

Title:
Boring Heroes

Category:
Digital / Series

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_044M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Nicolas Ortega

Client:
The Washington Post

Title:
Biden Defeats Trump

Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_045M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Raul Aguila

Client:
Variety

Title:
Children's Hour Cover (January 27, 2021)

Category:
Editorial / Front Page - Single

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_046M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Muhammad Mustafa

Client:
Marwan Pablo

Title:
CTRL album Art

Category:
Wildcard / Single

Annual ID:
ADC_ILT21_075M

Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor

Agency:
Boston Beer Company + 360i / New York