The ADC Designism Cube, for the entry that best encourages positive societal and political change, went to DDB Chicago with adam&eveDDB London, Nord DDB CPH Copenhagen, for “Chillboards” on behalf of Molson Coors.
The ADC 102nd Annual Awards “of the year” winners were:
- Agency of the Year: MullenLowe US, New York
- Boutique Agency of the Year: Bickerstaff.734, Kyiv, and Josephmark, Brisbane/Los Angeles (tie)
- Brand-Side Agency of the Year: Squarespace, New York
- Design Team of the Year: The New York Times Magazine, New York
- Boutique Design Studio of the Year: G Design Studio, Athens
- Network of the Year: VMLY&R
- Production Company of the Year: Smuggler, New York/Los Angeles
- Music & Sound Company of the Year: JSM Music, New York
- Brand of the Year: Squarespace
- Non-profit Client of the Year: Brooklyn Film Festival
- Freelancer of the Year (as selected by The One Club and Working Not Working): Greg Miller, Greg Miller Photography, Mansfield Center
- Members’ Choice Award: Performance Art Toronto, “The Black Elevation Map” for Black & Abroad
Here is the full ADC 102nd Best of Discipline winners list:
- Advertising: DDB Chicago with adam&eveDDB London, Nord DDB CPH,Copenhagen, and Molson Coors, “Chillboards” for Coors Light
- Apparel/Accessory/Footwear Design: Jam3 and Media.Monks Amsterdam, “Ozworld” for Adidas Originals
- Architecture/Interior/Environmental Design:iart—studio for media architectures Basel withAMDL Circle and Michele De Lucchi Milano, “Novartis Pavillion—Zero-Energy Media Façade for Novartis
- Artificial Intelligence: Dentsu Tokyo with Data Artist Inc., Dentsu Live, and Shindii, Tokyo, “Voice Watch” for Toyota Mobility Foundation
- Brand/Communication Design: MullenLowe U.S. New York “Something to Offend Everyone” for Brooklyn Film Festival
- Brand-Side/In-House: Squarespace New York with Q Department New York, Final Cut New York, and Smuggler New York/Los Angeles “The Singularity” for Squarespace
- Experiential Design: FCB New York “McEnroe vs McEnroe” for Anheuser Busch Michelob Ultra
- Gaming: The Hive Toronto with MLB New York “Chatham Plays On” for OLG
- Illustration: MullenLowe U.S. New York “Something to Offend Everyone” for Brooklyn Film Festival
- Interactive: VMLY&R New York “I Will Always Be Me” for Dell Technologies and Intel
- Motion/Film Craft: VMLY&R Mexico, “Shout” for Telefonica Movistar
- Packaging Design: G Design Studio Athens “Dia Elis” for Dia Elis
- Product Design: Serviceplan Germany Munich with Serviceplan Korea Seoul, “Dot Pad: The first smart tactile graphics display” for Dot Incorporation
- Photography: The New Yorker, “Waiting for the School Bus in Uvalde” for The New Yorker
- Publication Design: Rang Li Stockholm Chinese Nursery Rhymes for China People’s Education Press
- Typography: DDB Chicago with adam&eveDDB London, Nord DDB CPHCopenhagen, and Molson Coors “Chillborads” for Coors Light
