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
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Best of Advertising
Untouched by Light
Agency: Bruketa&Zinic&Grey / Zagreb + Radgonske gorice / Gornja Radgona
Client: Radgonske gorice/Untouched by Light Category: Best of Packaging Design
Museum of Thousands of Names - Identity for Warsaw
Agency: DADADA Studio / Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Client: Warsaw Ghetto Museum Category: Best of Brand / Communication Design
BK Moldy Whopper
Agency: INGO / Stockholm + David / Miami + Publicis
Client: Burger King Category: Best of Integrated
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
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
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Best of Publication Design
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Best of Experiential Design
#ENDviolence – More Than A Mark
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Best of Motion / Film / Gaming Craft
True Name
Agency: McCann / New York + JSM Music / New York + Hungry Man / Los Angeles
Client: Mastercard Category: Best of Product Design
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
The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand
Agency: Bartlett Brands / San Francisco + 4Sight / New York + Clevertech / New York
Client: Ace of Air Category: Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
BTC Cast 01
Agency: Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris
Client: BUREAU BERGER Category: Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project
Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot
Agency: Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client: Goodby Silverstein & Partners Category: Social Media / Twitter
#ENDviolence
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + BWGTBLD GmbH
Client: UNICEF Deutschland Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Cinematography
COPYRIGHT
Agency: Ziqi Xing + Qiang Zhang + Viktoriia Nastina
Client: Ziqi Xing Category: Traditional / Clothing Design
Squarespace
Agency: Squarespace
Client: Squarespace Category: Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
You Can't Stop Us
Agency: a52 / Santa Monica + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland + Joint Editorial / Portland + Pulse Films / Los Angeles
Client: Nike Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
Fantastic Voyage
Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe
Client: Adobe Category: Craft in Video / Special Effects
DOWN THE LINE
Agency: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC. / Los Angeles + Kadir Nelson
Client: THE JKBN GROUP, LLC Category: Wildcard / Single
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Experiential Design / Guerrilla / Stunt
Space-age Airport for Cyclists
Agency: Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft
Client: Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI Category: Spatial Design / Transportation Hubs
Shot on iPhone Portrait Series A
Agency: Apple / Cupertino
Client: Apple Category: Portraiture / Series
The Eventful Life of Rosemarie
Agency: Roof Studio + CRK / Switzerland
Client: CURAVIVA Schweiz Category: Craft in Motion / Film / Animation
Endless World of Airmax
Agency: BBDO / New York
Client: Foot Locker Category: Craft in Online / Mobile / Content Strategy
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: Experiential Design / Guerrilla Marketing / Stunt
Eurythenes plasticus
Agency: BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH
Client: WWF Germany Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
The Uncensored Library
Agency: DDB Group Germany / Berlin + MediaMonks + Reporters Without Borders + Blockworks
Client: Reporters Without Borders Category: Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Proud Parent
Agency: OREO + 360i / New York
Client: Mondelēz International, Inc. Category: Motion / Film / Narrative
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Agency: Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client: VANITY FAIR Category: Magazines / Magazine Cover
The Decameron Project
Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Magazines / Magazine Full Issue
Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021)
Agency: Variety / Los Angeles
Client: Variety Category: Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread
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
The Met Unframed
Agency: Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York
Client: Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art Category: Interactive / Online / Mobile Websites
Mouthwatering Type, Your Way
Agency: Jones Knowles Ritchie / New York
Client: Burger King Category: Use of Typography / Series
Life Needs Truth
Agency: Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York
Client: The New York Times Category: Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
How It Works
Agency: The New York Times For Kids / New York
Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Newspapers / Full Issue
Browse Leipzig
Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design CO., LTD. / Nanjing + Qing + Tao
Client: Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
FACEGYM
Agency: ESTABLISHED / New York
Client: FACEGYM Category: Beauty / Cosmetics / Personal Care / Single
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Packaging Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Bartlett Brands / San Francisco + 4Sight / New York + Clevertech / New York
Client:
Ace of Air
Title:
The First Fully Circular Beauty & Wellness Brand
Category:
Sustainable / Eco-friendly / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PKG21_008G
Award:
2021 Typography Gold Cube
Agency:
Benoit Berger + BUREAU BERGER / Paris
Client:
BUREAU BERGER
Title:
BTC Cast 01
Category:
Personal / Unpublished Lettering / Passion Project
Annual ID:
ADC_TYP21_001G
Award:
2021 Interactive Gold Cube
Agency:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners / San Francisco
Client:
Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Title:
Respond2Racism—First-Responder Twitter Bot
Category:
Social Media / Twitter
Annual ID:
ADC_INT21_007G
Award:
2021 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Spotify In-House
Client:
Spotify
Title:
Alone with Me
Category:
Interactive / Data Visualization
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_001G
Award:
2021 Typography Gold Cube
Agency:
Ben Johnston
Client:
Start India
Title:
Kūtu / Nest Mural
Category:
Design for Good / Typography
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_003G
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 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
Award:
2021 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Squarespace
Client:
Squarespace
Title:
Squarespace
Category:
Advertising / Television / Film / Online Video
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_003G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
a52 / Santa Monica + Wieden+Kennedy / Portland + Joint Editorial / Portland + Pulse Films / Los Angeles
Client:
Nike
Title:
You Can't Stop Us
Category:
Craft in Video / Special Effects
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_006G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
72andSunny / Los Angeles + Adobe
Client:
Adobe
Title:
Fantastic Voyage
Category:
Craft in Video / Special Effects
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_007G
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 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 Spatial Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Silo / The Hague + studiomarsman / Delft
Client:
Municipality of The Hague / Mobilis TBI
Title:
Space-age Airport for Cyclists
Category:
Spatial Design / Transportation Hubs
Annual ID:
ADC_SPL21_004G
Award:
2021 Photography Gold Cube
Agency:
Apple / Cupertino
Client:
Apple
Title:
Shot on iPhone Portrait Series A
Category:
Portraiture / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO21_006G
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 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:
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:
Experiential Design / Guerrilla Marketing / Stunt
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_004G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
BBDO Group Germany GmbH + Sehsucht GmbH
Client:
WWF Germany
Title:
Eurythenes plasticus
Category:
Design for Good / Advertising - Single
Annual ID:
ADC_DFG21_004G
Award:
2021 Advertising Gold 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 Motion / Film / Gaming Craft Gold Cube
Agency:
OREO + 360i / New York
Client:
Mondelēz International, Inc.
Title:
Proud Parent
Category:
Motion / Film / Narrative
Annual ID:
ADC_MOT21_008G
Award:
2021 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Condé Nast, Vanity Fair / New York + Amy Sherald
Client:
VANITY FAIR
Title:
BREONNA TAYLOR COVER
Category:
Magazines / Magazine Cover
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_001G
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 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Variety / Los Angeles
Client:
Variety
Title:
Grammys Issue: Phoebe Bridgers (March 10, 2021)
Category:
Magazines / Magazine Story / Spread
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_005G
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 In-House Gold Cube
Agency:
Verizon Creative Marketing / New York + Verizon / New York + Unit9 / New York
Client:
Verizon/The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title:
The Met Unframed
Category:
Interactive / Online / Mobile Websites
Annual ID:
ADC_INH21_005G
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 Advertising Gold Cube
Agency:
Droga5 / New York + The New York Times / New York
Client:
The New York Times
Title:
Life Needs Truth
Category:
Craft in Writing / TV / Film / Video
Annual ID:
ADC_ADV21_008G
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 Publication Design Gold Cube
Agency:
Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design CO., LTD. / Nanjing + Qing + Tao
Client:
Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing
Title:
Browse Leipzig
Category:
Books / Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format
Annual ID:
ADC_PUB21_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
