Short Description
The ADC Annual Awards is celebrating 105 years of excellence in design and craft. This iconic non-profit 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.
Categories:
- Advertising
- Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design
- Artificial Intelligence
- Book Design
- Brand / Communication Design
- Brand-Side / In-House
- Design for Good
- Experiential Design
- Fusion Cube
- Gaming
- Health / Wellness
- Illustration
- Interactive
- Magazine / Newspaper Design
- Motion / Film Craft
- Packaging Design
- Pharma
- Phtography
- Product Design
- Paul Manship Medal
- Typography / Lettering
Eligibility
All entries must have been released, printed, published or aired for the first time between the dates listed below in any country. Work submitted into Personal or Unpublished categories must have been created within the dates listed below.
- Eligibility Dates:
January 1, 2025 – February 20, 2026 - Architecture / Interior / Environmental Design –
Completion Eligibility Dates:
January 1, 2024 – February 20, 2026
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
Finalists receive one of four awards. Not all categories are guaranteed to have winners.
- GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE CUBE
Cubes can be awarded in all disciplines. Cube winners will be published in the online archives. - MERIT
Merits can be awarded in all disciplines. Merit winners will be published in the online archives.
- Gold, Silver & Bronze winners will receive a complimentary trophy engraved with the primary company or artist name, project title and client name.
- Merit winners will receive a digital certificate with the primary company or artist name, project title and client name.
- Winners are invited to the ADC Annual Awards Gala held in New York City on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026.
- Gold, Silver & Bronze winners are showcased in the ADC Winners Showcase.
- Gold, Silver, Bronze & Merit winners are added to the ADC Winners Archive.
- ADC releases Global and Regional press releases to industry media outlets across the globe featuring select winners. Last year 214 articles were published regarding the ADC winners and finalists worldwide. The One Club for Creativity will also highlight select winners via The One Club for Creativity social media channels.
- Winners receive 1 year of free Individual Membership to the One Club for Creativity.
Entry Fee
Fees start at $75 per entry and vary depending on the category and entry type. See the Link for Entry Fees by Discipline, Deadline + Company size.
Location
New York, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 23 January 2026
Website Link: https://adcawards.org/
