Every year since 1920, the ADC Annual Awards competition identifies and honors the best work of the year in visual communications. ADC's first call for entries included just three categories—black and white illustration and design, paintings and drawings in color, and posters of all sizes. Today, the number of categories totals 238, spanning all areas in print and broadcast advertising, interactive media, graphic design, publication design, packaging, photography and illustration.
Winners are presented at a special evening in New York City in April. The event includes a reception, multimedia awards presentation and party. The winners are also documented in the Art Directors Annual and their works displayed at the exhibition. Higher award winners are also included in our exhibitions that travel throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America.
We currently have the past three years of award winners archived - you will find options to your left in order to browse by year, award, and/or category. If you are looking for a specific work, use our Advanced Search feature.
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