Designism awards work that not only meets peerless creative standards, but also encourages positive societal and political change. The top scoring Gold Cube winning entrants across all Design for Good categories — as selected by their respective juries — will be brought together to be judged across all juries as a whole. The best entry will be awarded the ADC Designism Cube.
The Fusion Cube recognizes work that demonstrates that issues of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, in any way those might manifest in the specific market for which the work is made, have been seriously considered, addressed, and implemented in the work. It will be awarded to work that both meets ADC's standards for craft and innovation, as well as incorporates underrepresented groups — women and other marginalized genders, racial or ethnic groups, LGBTQ+, and people with cognitive or physical differences — into both the content of the work and makeup of the team who created it.
This year in partnership with Working Not Working, all ADC 101st 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 WNW community. This jury will determine the top entrant, who will receive this honor during the ADC 100th Annual Awards.
Freelance members of both The One Club and Working Not Working are invited to cast votes for their favorite entry amongst the year’s top-scoring works in all ADC Design disciplines.
The ADC Rankings provides a cumulative list of companies and individuals based on points earned from their winning entries.
The rankings will be determined based on the point values listed on this chart:
AWARD
Gold Cube
Silver Cube
Bronze Cube
Merit
Fusion Cube
Designism Cube
Best of Discipline
Best of Show
POINTS
45
21
9
3
90
90
90
135
MULTIPLE AWARDS WITHIN A DISCIPLINE
When the same piece of work wins multiple awards within a Discipline, the points for the one (1) highest award* in that discipline will be counted towards 'Of the Year' awards. *For work that receives a Best of Discipline honor, the points for both the Gold win and Best of Discipline win will be counted within that Discipline.
AWARDS IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES
When the same piece of work wins awards in multiple Disciplines, the points for the highest award per discipline will be counted towards 'Of the Year' awards.
COMPANY RANKINGS
Points are only awarded to companies listed as Primary or Secondary credits.
Points are assigned and distributed according to Company Type. (Agency, In-House Agency, Production Company, etc.)
Points are divided equally among companies of the same type.
Points are given in full to each company when of different types.
Agency of the Year
The Agency of the Year Award is given to the Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed as Primary or Secondary under the following credit types:
Agency
Design Firm
Digital Agency
PR / Marketing
Boutique Agency of the Year
Boutique Agency of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring small agency made up of 50 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed as Primary or Secondary under the following credit types:
Agency
Design Firm
Digital Agency
PR / Marketing
Design Team of the Year
Design Team of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring design firm that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed as Primary or Secondary under the following credit types:
Agency
Design Firm
Digital Agency
PR / Marketing
Boutique Design Studio of the Year
Boutique Design Studio of the Year is awarded to the year's highest-scoring small design firm made up of 20 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed as Primary or Secondary under the following credit types:
Agency
Design Firm
Digital Agency
PR / Marketing
Internal / In-House Agency of the Year
The Internal / In-House Agency of the Year Award is given to an Internal / In-House Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed as Primary or Secondary under the Internal / In-House Agency credit type.
Production Company of the Year
The Production Company of the Year Award is given to the Production Company* that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed under the Production Company credit type. *NOTE: Production houses within advertising agencies are not eligible for this award.
Music & Sound Production Company of the Year
The Music & Sound Production Company of the Year Award is given to the Music / Sound Production Company that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
Points are divided equally among companies listed under the Music / Sound Production Company credit type.
NETWORK RANKINGS
Network of the Year
The Network of the Year Award is given to the Network* whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. *NOTE: Agencies must identify the Network they are part of when they submit their entries.
CLIENT / BRAND RANKINGS
Client / Brand of the Year
The Client / Brand of the Year Award is given to the Client / Brand whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits and Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
CREATIVE RANKINGS
Individual creatives are ranked within each specific credit title* as well as a full list of all individuals, regardless of title. *NOTE: If an individual is credited with a "custom title" they will not be ranked. GLOBAL RANKINGS
Creatives and Companies achieve a One Club Global Ranking with their combined One Show and ADC Awards rankings points.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Global Regions are ranked from the cumulative points earned by the individual countries represented on winning entries. Countries are grouped into the following regions:
ASIA PACIFIC Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna Islands
EUROPE Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
LATIN AMERICA Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
