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ADC 99th Annual Awards Now Accepting Entries!

The ADC Annual Awards, celebrating 99 years of excellence in design and craft, is now open for entries! This iconic award show honors the best creative talent and groundbreaking work across many different creative disciplines, from graphic design to illustration, from publishing to packaging, from advertising to photography and all points in between.

The ADC Annual Awards features a tiered pricing system that encourages entries from smaller shops, studios, and freelancers, allowing their work to be showcased on a global stage alongside some of the biggest names in the industry.

ENTRY DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2020

ADC Deadlines

Regular Deadline: January 31, 2020

First Extended Deadline: February 14, 2020

Final Extended Deadline: February 28, 2020

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Tiered Pricing

2020 Entry Guide coming soon!

ADC 98th Annual Awards Winners

Company: Ogilvy / Hong Kong
Client: Birdland (Hong Kong) Ltd
Title: Hot & Spicy
Company: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + OMD Worldwide / Los Angeles
Client: Apple, Inc.
Title: Welcome Home
Company: SERVICEPLAN GERMANY / Munich + SERVICEPLAN KOREA / Seoul
Client: Dot Incorporation
Title: Dot Mini. The First Smart Media Device for the Visually Impaired.
Company: We Are Unlimited / Chicago + We Are Unlimited/The Marketing Store / Chicago + DDB New York / New York City + DDB Canada / Vancouver
Client: McDonald's
Title: The Flip
Company: DDB / Paris + Henry / Paris + SCHMOOZE / BALLAD / Paris + MIKROS MPC / Paris
Client: Ubisoft
Title: The Baptism
Company: TBWA\Media Arts Lab / Los Angeles + OMD Worldwide / Los Angeles
Client: Apple, Inc.
Title: Welcome Home
Company: Spotify In-House / New York + Universal McCann / New York
Client: Spotify
Title: 2018 Wrapped
Company: The Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Magazine
Title: The New York Times For Kids: Halloween Cover Series
Company: The Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Magazine
Title: If You Were Me
Company: B Group Germany / D + Stefan Kranefeld Imaging / D
Client: STABILO International GmbH
Title: Highlight the Remarkable