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

GAFA Online Degree Show 2020 Agency: Tian Client: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Category: Use of Typography / Series
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Craft in Video / Sound Design
Nostalgic Film Locations Agency: AARP Instagram Client: AARP Category: Social Media / Series
SICK BEATS Agency: Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York + Claire’s Place Foundation / Redondo Beach, CA + Woojer / Herzliya, Israel Client: Woojer Category: Prototype
WRITING AMADEUS Agency: Happy People Project / ISTANBUL + PIU ENTERTAINMENT / ISTANBUL Client: PIU ENTERTAINMENT & SAKM Category: Branding / Logo
Alone with Me Agency: Spotify In-House Client: Spotify Category: Direct / Digital - Single
Boards of Change Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: City of Chicago Category: Innovation
Living Radars Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Innovation
Instant Doctor Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: Tribute Category: Motion / Film / Narrative
The Uncensored Library Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Innovation
The Music Issue Cover Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
Comunal Gin Agency: R/GA / Buenos Aires Client: Patagonia Brewery Category: Innovation
Bamboo Sweets Agency: LIFULL / Tokyo Client: LIFULL Category: Innovation
House of '98 Agency: R/GA / New York Client: ESPN Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Editing
Super Wendy's World Agency: VMLY&R / Kansas City + Wendy's / Dublin + Spark Foundry / New York + Ketchum / Chicago Client: Wendy's Category: Innovation / Branded Content / Entertainment
The OREO Doomsday Vault Agency: OREO + 360i / New York + the community / Miami Client: Mondelēz International, Inc. Category: Promotional / Wildcard
Guess Which Book Is It? Agency: The Nine / Shanghai Client: Yan Ji You Bookstore Category: Promotional / Wildcard
Oakland Forever Agency: Golden State Warriors / San Francisco + Warriors Studio / San Francisco + Carville Collective / San Francisco Client: Golden State Warriors Category: Brand / Communication Design / Branding
Tripadvisor Agency: Mother Design / New York Client: Tripadvisor Category: Rebranding
Unseen ballet Agency: VMLY&R New York / New York Client: Dell technologies Category: Experiential Design / Live Event
Great Performers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York Client: The New York Times Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
TWELVE Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich Client: Serviceplan Group Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
Life Below Water Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography
Fantastic Voyage Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe Client: Adobe Category: Craft in Video / Cinematography
Search Black-owned Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
Not a Gun Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Courageous Conversation Global Foundation Category: Design for Good / Integrated series
ABCs of Survival Agency: The Bloc / New York Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Digital / Series
#TAKEMEBACK Agency: MullenLowe SSP3 / Bogotá Client: AB InBev / Aguila Light Beer Category: Digital / Series
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Agency: FCB / New York Client: Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA Category: Promotional Materials / Dimensional
Right Now Agency: Giant Ant / Vancouver + Ambrose Yu Client: Giant Ant Category: Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project
#NotDone Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York Client: Verizon Category: Advertising / Craft in Writing
Disabled in the Coronavirus Crisis Agency: Leonardo Santamaria Client: The New York Times Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
"The Only One in the Room" Agency: Alexis Eke + The Canvas Agency / New York Client: Bloomberg Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
ON THE SEA OF TIME Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / NEW YORK + CALIDA Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Editorial / Spread - Single
Behind Closed Doors Agency: Manja + Phil + Chand + Sid Client: Cuisine Magazine Category: Design for Good / Photography
Boards of Change Agency: FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago Client: City of Chicago Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Agency: FCB / New York Client: Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA Category: Experiential Design / Installations
Grid Calendar 2021 Agency: Quinsay Design / Hang Zhou Client: Quinsay Category: Promotional / Calendar
LiebeHeide Bitmap Color Font Agency: Ulrike Client: LiebeFonts Category: Typefaces / Font Systems
Unbreakable Agency: Roof Studio + Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York Client: Insmed Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Safely Feel The Real World Agency: Amber China / Shanghai + PA FASSION LAB / Shanghai Client: Durex Category: Craft in Video / Animation - Single
Never Undo - Opening of Bilibili New Year's Eve Agency: SOMEI DESIGN / Shanghai + Echoic Audio / London Client: Bilibili Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
Life Below Water Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco Client: Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
The Hug Agency: BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin Client: Zalando Category: Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft
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 Online / Mobile / Copywriting for Digital
A Woman's Place: Fight for Equality Agency: Digitas / Chicago + Vox Creative / NY + VENTURELAND / Los Angeles Client: KitchenAid Category: Motion / Film / Documentary
“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title Agency: Aggressive / Ridgewood Client: Amazon Prime Category: Spatial Design / Set / Stage Design
Tipping Point Agency: DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris Client: Ubisoft Category: Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

2021 Typography Bronze Cube

Tian

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

GAFA Online Degree Show 2020

Use of Typography / Series

ADC_TYP21_013B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris

Ubisoft

Tipping Point

Craft in Video / Sound Design

ADC_ADV21_042B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

AARP Instagram

AARP

Nostalgic Film Locations

Social Media / Series

ADC_PHO21_023B

2021 Product Design Bronze Cube

Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York + Claire’s Place Foundation / Redondo Beach, CA + Woojer / Herzliya, Israel

Woojer

SICK BEATS

Prototype

ADC_PRD21_009B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Happy People Project / ISTANBUL + PIU ENTERTAINMENT / ISTANBUL

PIU ENTERTAINMENT & SAKM

WRITING AMADEUS

Branding / Logo

ADC_BCD21_024B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Spotify In-House

Spotify

Alone with Me

Direct / Digital - Single

ADC_ADV21_047B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago

City of Chicago

Boards of Change

Innovation

ADC_ILT21_028B

2021 Product Design Bronze Cube

lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Living Radars

Innovation

ADC_PRD21_008B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

The Bloc / New York

Tribute

Instant Doctor

Motion / Film / Narrative

ADC_MOT21_030B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks

Reporters Without Borders

The Uncensored Library

Innovation

ADC_EXP21_008B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

The Music Issue Cover

Magazines / Magazine Cover

ADC_PUB21_021B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

R/GA / Buenos Aires

Patagonia Brewery

Comunal Gin

Innovation

ADC_BCD21_025B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

LIFULL / Tokyo

LIFULL

Bamboo Sweets

Innovation

ADC_BCD21_026B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

R/GA / New York

ESPN

House of '98

Craft in Online / Mobile / Art Direction

ADC_INT21_021B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris

Ubisoft

Tipping Point

Craft in Motion / Film / Editing

ADC_MOT21_023B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

VMLY&R / Kansas City + Wendy's / Dublin + Spark Foundry / New York + Ketchum / Chicago

Wendy's

Super Wendy's World

Innovation / Branded Content / Entertainment

ADC_ADV21_049B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

OREO + 360i / New York + the community / Miami

Mondelēz International, Inc.

The OREO Doomsday Vault

Promotional / Wildcard

ADC_BCD21_036B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

The Nine / Shanghai

Yan Ji You Bookstore

Guess Which Book Is It?

Promotional / Wildcard

ADC_BCD21_037B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Golden State Warriors / San Francisco + Warriors Studio / San Francisco + Carville Collective / San Francisco

Golden State Warriors

Oakland Forever

Brand / Communication Design / Branding

ADC_INH21_013B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Mother Design / New York

Tripadvisor

Tripadvisor

Rebranding

ADC_BCD21_038B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

VMLY&R New York / New York

Dell technologies

Unseen ballet

Experiential Design / Live Event

ADC_EXP21_007B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

The New York Times Magazine / New York

The New York Times

Great Performers

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue

ADC_PUB21_022B

2021 Publication Design Bronze Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich

Serviceplan Group

TWELVE

Magazines / Magazine Full Issue

ADC_PUB21_023B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises

Life Below Water

Craft in Video / Cinematography

ADC_ADV21_039B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe

Adobe

Fantastic Voyage

Craft in Video / Cinematography

ADC_ADV21_040B

2021 Integrated Bronze Cube

Google Brand Studio / San Francisco

Google

Search Black-owned

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_024B

2021 Integrated Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Courageous Conversation Global Foundation

Not a Gun

Design for Good / Integrated series

ADC_DFG21_025B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

The Bloc / New York

National Black Child Development Institute

ABCs of Survival

Digital / Series

ADC_ILT21_022B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

MullenLowe SSP3 / Bogotá

AB InBev / Aguila Light Beer

#TAKEMEBACK

Digital / Series

ADC_ILT21_023B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

FCB / New York

Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA

Michelob ULTRA Courtside

Promotional Materials / Dimensional

ADC_ADV21_058B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Giant Ant / Vancouver + Ambrose Yu

Giant Ant

Right Now

Motion / Film / Unpublished / Passion Project

ADC_MOT21_032B

2021 In-House Bronze Cube

Verizon Creative Marketing / New York

Verizon

#NotDone

Advertising / Craft in Writing

ADC_INH21_012B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Leonardo Santamaria

The New York Times

Disabled in the Coronavirus Crisis

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_025B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Alexis Eke + The Canvas Agency / New York

Bloomberg

"The Only One in the Room"

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_026B

2021 Illustration Bronze Cube

Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / NEW YORK + CALIDA

VANITY FAIR

ON THE SEA OF TIME

Editorial / Spread - Single

ADC_ILT21_027B

2021 Photography Bronze Cube

Manja + Phil + Chand + Sid

Cuisine Magazine

Behind Closed Doors

Design for Good / Photography

ADC_DFG21_029B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

FCB / Chicago + Lord + Thomas / Chicago + Current Global / Chicago + FCBX / Chicago

City of Chicago

Boards of Change

Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt

ADC_EXP21_005B

2021 Experiential Design Bronze Cube

FCB / New York

Michelob ULTRA, Microsoft, NBA

Michelob ULTRA Courtside

Experiential Design / Installations

ADC_EXP21_006B

2021 Brand / Communication Design Bronze Cube

Quinsay Design / Hang Zhou

Quinsay

Grid Calendar 2021

Promotional / Calendar

ADC_BCD21_035B

2021 Typography Bronze Cube

Ulrike

LiebeFonts

LiebeHeide Bitmap Color Font

Typefaces / Font Systems

ADC_TYP21_012B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Roof Studio + Area 23, An FCB Health Network Company / New York

Insmed

Unbreakable

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_036B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland

CURAVIVA Schweiz

The Eventful Life of Rosemarie

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_037B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

Amber China / Shanghai + PA FASSION LAB / Shanghai

Durex

Safely Feel The Real World

Craft in Video / Animation - Single

ADC_ADV21_038B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

SOMEI DESIGN / Shanghai + Echoic Audio / London

Bilibili

Never Undo - Opening of Bilibili New Year's Eve

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_026B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco

Google / United Nations / Tribeca Enterprises

Life Below Water

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_027B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

BWGTBLD GMBH / Berlin + Anomaly / Berlin + Zalando / Berlin

Zalando

The Hug

Design for Good / Motion / Film Craft

ADC_DFG21_028B

2021 Interactive Bronze Cube

SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + MEDIAPLUS GERMANY / Munich + Hastings Music / Berlin + ITS US Media / Berlin

Laut gegen Nazis

Say it loud. Make a difference.

Craft in Online / Mobile / Copywriting for Digital

ADC_INT21_023B

2021 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Bronze Cube

Digitas / Chicago + Vox Creative / NY + VENTURELAND / Los Angeles

KitchenAid

A Woman's Place: Fight for Equality

Motion / Film / Documentary

ADC_MOT21_028B

2021 Spatial Design Bronze Cube

Aggressive / Ridgewood

Amazon Prime

“Inside the Boy” XR + Main Title

Spatial Design / Set / Stage Design

ADC_SPL21_010B

2021 Advertising Bronze Cube

DDB / Paris + Machine Final Cut / London + Pinkman.tv / Paris

Ubisoft

Tipping Point

Television / Film / Online Video / Online - Single

ADC_ADV21_059B

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