ADC Annual Awards

ADC 104th Annual Awards

The ADC Annual Awards is celebrating 104 years of excellence in design and craft. This iconic award show honors the best creative talent and groundbreaking work across many different creative disciplines including advertising, digital media, graphic and publication design, packaging and product design, motion, gaming, experiential and architecture, photography, illustration and all points in between. Outstanding entrants are selected by highly respected juries, and honored with coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Cubes presented at the ADC Annual Awards Gala in New York City.

This year’s ADC Annual Awards call for entries campaign was created by MullenLowe Design Studio, the recently launched group within MullenLowe US.

Regular Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025

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ADC Events

ADC Design Talk: Richard Danne Book Launch
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 6:00–9:00 PM ET
The One Club For Creativity Gallery
450 W. 31st. Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Info & Tickets

Game On: The Creativity of Game Design
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Noon – 1:00 PM ET
Free Virtual Panel

ADC 104th Partner

ADC will for the sixth year partner with the creative community Working Not Working on event and content collaborations, as well as special awards including the Freelancer of the Year, which was won in 2024 by photographer Michelle Watt. All ADC Annual Awards Gold Cube-winning entries submitted through the freelance level of the show's tiered pricing structure will be judged again by a separate jury that includes the Working Not Working community. Working Not Working freelance members are also eligible for a special discount to enter the ADC Annual Awards.

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