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
How many female type designers do you know?
Agency: Yulia Popova
Client: Self-Promotion Category: Design for Good / Typography
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
Half Fans
Agency: Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogota + ABinBev Colombia / Bogota + The Coach / Habla el balón / Dattis / Draftline / Lowe / Bogotá + Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogotá
Client: ABinBev Aguila Beer Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
The Battle Home
Agency: Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client: National Association of REALTORS Category: Design for Good / Spatial Design
"I Can't Breathe" 8:46 Channel Shutdown
Agency: MTV / New York
Client: MTV Category: Design for Good / In-House
#NotDone
Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York
Client: Verizon Category: Design for Good / In-House
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Agency: Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client: Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day Category: Design for Good / In-House
The memory recorder.
Agency: Cheng li + Cheng yu Craft.Co.Ltd. / Changhua Taiwan(R.O.C)
Client: CHENG YU Craft Co. Ltd. Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
FrEiraum
Agency: McCann / Duesseldorf + CRAFT Germany / Duesseldorf
Client: Oekologische Tierzucht Category: Design for Good / Packaging Design
The Vitals: True Nurse Stories
Agency: Doner / Southfield + The Underground / Southfield + Marvel Entertainment / New York + Highmark Health / Pittsburgh
Client: Allegheny Health Network Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Andi Goes
Agency: Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client: Dyslexia Awareness Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Designers Against Coronavirus
Agency: Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client: Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross Category: Design for Good / Publication Design
Search Black-owned
Agency: Google Brand Studio / San Francisco
Client: Google Category: Design for Good / Product Design
Full Transparency by Verizon
Agency: Huge + Verizon + Madnetwork + Huge and Mad Network
Client: Verizon Category: Design for Good / Product Design
The Last Day Pass
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + NEUESUPER / Munich
Client: Mountain Vision Category: Design for Good / Product Design
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Recrystallization of Traditional Technology
Agency: Midori + Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. / Tokyo + Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / Tokyo
Client: Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
The Genderless Poster
Agency: Leo Burnett / Toronto + Starcom / Toronto
Client: Gender Creative Kids Canada Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Agency: Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client: Diskutier Mit Mir e.V. Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Meltdown Flags
Agency: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client: METER Group Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Living Radars
Agency: lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Category: Design for Good / Experiential Design
Not a Gun
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: Courageous Conversation Global Foundation Category: Design for Good / Advertising - series
ABCs of Survival
Agency: The Bloc / New York
Client: National Black Child Development Institute Category: Design for Good / Advertising - series
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Agency: Jimmy James
Client: MyCause Brand Category: Design for Good / Fashion Design
Move United - Redefining Disability
Agency: Superunion / New York
Client: Move United Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Boring Heroes
Agency: McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York
Client: Mucinex Category: Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Award:
2021 Typography Merit Honor
Agency:
Yulia Popova
Client:
Self-Promotion
Title:
How many female type designers do you know?
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_063M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
YouTube Art Department / San Bruno
Client:
YouTube
Title:
Black History Month
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_045M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / New York + Reckitt Benckiser / Parsnipanny + Dutch Uncle / New York
Client:
Mucinex
Title:
Boring Heroes
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_046M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Zhang Xin
Client:
Self-promotion
Title:
Juan Cun-Military Dependents’ Villages in Taiwan
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_047M
Award:
2021 Illustration Merit Honor
Agency:
Williams Murray Hamm / London + Orchestra of Saint John / Oxford
Client:
Orchestra of Saint John
Title:
Afghanistan's First All Female Orchestra
Category:
Design for Good / Illustration - Single or Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_048M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogota + ABinBev Colombia / Bogota + The Coach / Habla el balón / Dattis / Draftline / Lowe / Bogotá + Leo Burnett Colombia / Bogotá
Client:
ABinBev Aguila Beer
Title:
Half Fans
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_031M
Award:
2021 Spatial Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Chicago / Chicago
Client:
National Association of REALTORS
Title:
The Battle Home
Category:
Design for Good / Spatial Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_062M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
Vans / Costa Mesa, CA
Client:
Vans
Title:
FtB
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_049M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
MTV / New York
Client:
MTV
Title:
"I Can't Breathe" 8:46 Channel Shutdown
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_050M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
Verizon Creative Marketing / New York
Client:
Verizon
Title:
#NotDone
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_051M
Award:
2021 In-House Merit Honor
Agency:
Tencent / Shenzhen + 25 Hours / Guangzhou
Client:
Tencent Charity/99 Giving Day
Title:
HOPE FOR HOMETOWN
Category:
Design for Good / In-House
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_052M
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Cheng li + Cheng yu Craft.Co.Ltd. / Changhua Taiwan(R.O.C)
Client:
CHENG YU Craft Co. Ltd.
Title:
The memory recorder.
Category:
Design for Good / Packaging Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_053M
Award:
2021 Packaging Design Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / Duesseldorf + CRAFT Germany / Duesseldorf
Client:
Oekologische Tierzucht
Title:
FrEiraum
Category:
Design for Good / Packaging Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_054M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Doner / Southfield + The Underground / Southfield + Marvel Entertainment / New York + Highmark Health / Pittsburgh
Client:
Allegheny Health Network
Title:
The Vitals: True Nurse Stories
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_059M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Havas Lynx Group / Manchester
Client:
Dyslexia Awareness
Title:
Andi Goes
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_060M
Award:
2021 Publication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Carosello Lab / Milan + Italian Red Cross / Rome
Client:
Carosello Lab / Italian Red Cross
Title:
Designers Against Coronavirus
Category:
Design for Good / Publication Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_061M
Award:
2021 Product Design Merit Honor
Agency:
R/GA / New York
Client:
Merch Aid
Title:
Merch Aid
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_055M
Award:
2021 Product Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Google Brand Studio / San Francisco
Client:
Google
Title:
Search Black-owned
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_056M
Award:
2021 Product Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Huge + Verizon + Madnetwork + Huge and Mad Network
Client:
Verizon
Title:
Full Transparency by Verizon
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_057M
Award:
2021 Product Design Merit Honor
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + PLAN.NET GERMANY / Munich + NEUESUPER / Munich
Client:
Mountain Vision
Title:
The Last Day Pass
Category:
Design for Good / Product Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_058M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_034M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Midori + Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. / Tokyo + Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / Tokyo
Client:
Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc.
Title:
Recrystallization of Traditional Technology
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_035M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Leo Burnett / Toronto + Starcom / Toronto
Client:
Gender Creative Kids Canada
Title:
The Genderless Poster
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_036M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client:
Mastercard
Title:
True Name
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_039M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Cheil Germany / Schwalbach am Taunus + 8th Wall / Palo Alto
Client:
Diskutier Mit Mir e.V.
Title:
Ta(l)king Down The Invisble Wall
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_040M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + METER Group / Pullman + Hyperinteractive / Hamburg + Moby Digg / Munich
Client:
METER Group
Title:
Meltdown Flags
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_041M
Award:
2021 Experiential Design Merit Honor
Agency:
lg2 / Québec + Touché! / Montréal + BLVD / Montréal
Client:
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Title:
Living Radars
Category:
Design for Good / Experiential Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_042M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Courageous Conversation Global Foundation
Title:
Not a Gun
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_032M
Award:
2021 Advertising Merit Honor
Agency:
The Bloc / New York
Client:
National Black Child Development Institute
Title:
ABCs of Survival
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_033M
Award:
2021 Fashion Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Jimmy James
Client:
MyCause Brand
Title:
3x Cancer Survivor & Footwear Designer Jimmy James
Category:
Design for Good / Fashion Design
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_044M
Award:
2021 Brand / Communication Design Merit Honor
Agency:
Superunion / New York
Client:
Move United
Title:
Move United - Redefining Disability
Category:
Design for Good / Brand / Communication Design - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_037M