NEW YORK, USA — As part of the week-long online ADC 99th Annual Awards, the world’s longest continually-running show for craft and innovation in all forms of design and advertising, a total of 68 Cubes were presented in Motion/Film/Gaming Craft and Publication Design.
Best of Discipline winner in Motion/Film/Gaming Craft was TBWA\Media Arts Lab with Pulse Films and Framestore, all in Los Angeles, for Apple “Bounce”.
In Publication Design, FCB Chicago with Lord + Thomas and The Mill, both Chicago, was awarded Best of Discipline for “Most Dangerous Street“ on behalf of Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
Leading ADC Gold Cube winners for the day with two each were antoni garage Berlin (both for Mercedes-Benz “Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything”), Serviceplan Germany Munich (both for Meter Group “Made in Fukushima.”) and TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles (both for Apple “Bounce”). The New York Times Magazine won one Gold, four Silver, and two Bronze Cubes.
Here are the Gold Cube winners for Motion/Film/Gaming Craft:
- antoni garage with Anorak, both in Berlin, “Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything” for Mercedes-Benz in Craft in Motion / Film – Cinematography
- antoni garage with Anorak, both in Berlin, “Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything” for Mercedes-Benz in Craft in Motion / Film – Editing
- Art Camp Brooklyn “Thom Yorke – ‘Last I Heard’ ” for XL Records in Motion / Film – Music Video
- Bob the Robot with Cocoa and Carat Finland, all in Helsinki, “A Classic You Can Count On” for Saarioinen Oy in Craft in Motion / Film – Use of Music / Sound
- BUCK with TBWA\Media Arts Lab. Both in Los Angeles, “Wonderful Tools” for Apple in Craft in Motion / Film – Motion Graphics
- Final Cut with Droga5 and Significant Others, all in New York, and Furlined Los Angeles “The Truth Is Worth It: Fearlessness (ISIS)” for The New York Times in Craft in Motion / Film – Editing
- Gentilhomme Montréal “Coachella for Tierra Whack in Innovation
- TBWA\Media Arts Lab with Pulse Films and Framestore, all in Los Angeles, “Bounce” for Apple in Craft in Motion / Film – Special Effects
- TBWA\Media Arts Lab with Pulse Films and Framestore, all in Los Angeles, “Bounce” for Apple in Craft in Motion / Film – Short Video – Single
- Wizz/Quad Group Clichy with Brand Station and NKI, both in Paris, for the film “Poulehouse” in Craft in Motion / Film – Animation
Here are the Gold Cube winners for Publication Design:
- Beehive Books with Headcase Design, both in Philadelphia, for its own “Madness In Crowds” in Books – Image-Driven – Single
- FCB Chicago with Lord + Thomas and The Mill, both Chicago, was awarded Best of Discipline for “The Gun Violence History Book” on behalf of Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
- Michele Salati Hong Kong with Córdova Canillas Barcelona “WITH” for Zurich University of the Arts in Magazines – Magazine Full Issue – Series
- Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang Nanjing “The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Memory” for Jiangsu Art Museum in Books – Image-Driven – Single
- Serviceplan Germany Munich “Made in Fukushima.” for Meter Group in Design for Good – Publication Design
- Serviceplan Germany Munich “Made in Fukushima.” for Meter Group in Books – Limited Edition / Private Press / Special Format – Single
- The New York Times Magazine Labs New York for its own “The New York Times for Kids” in Newspapers – Full Issue – Series
“There’s only a handful of award shows that really excite me, and the ADC Annual Awards is one of them,” said Pum Lefebure, co-founder/CCO, Design Army, Washington DC and One Club Board member.
“While the format will be very different this year, the legacy and prestige of the ADC Awards will endure far into the future. I really look forward to celebrating the ADC 100th Annual Awards next year…in person!”
This year’s ADC 99th Annual Awards comes during the third week of The One Club’s Creative Month 2020, an expansive streaming event from May 4-29.
The complete list of all winners for these disciplines can be viewed here