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Free entry to the 89th ADC Awards

ADC Awards

The Art Directors Club are giving Logo Design Love readers 10 free entries to the 89th ADC Awards. That’s up to $3,000 worth, depending on your entry category. Read on for more info about the awards and for details on how to enter the draw.

About the ADC Awards

ADC is a self-funded, not-for-profit global member organization for a broad range of creatives around the world.

Every year since 1920, the ADC Annual Awards competition identifies and honours 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.

Of most interest to you will likely be the categories for “corporate identity programmes” and “logos or trademarks.”

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 ADC exhibitions that travel throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America.

Here’s one of my favourite past winners: logo for Office Games 2008 by The Partners.

Office Games 2008 logo design

Now’s your chance to win a Cube in the 89th annual ADC Awards.

Win a free entry

Update: Tuesday 19th February

Thanks very much for everyone’s votes.

I’ve drawn five random winners from the comments here, and five from the many RTs that appeared on Twitter. Here are those 10 names (I’ll email the commentators and @reply the tweeters).

Ahmed Waheib
Kathryn Davenel
Joseph Gaston
Gabriel Escobar
Ariana Palacios Newham

@markantoin
@KathrynforAD
@heyro
@mlaksman
@pennylnbd

Individual entry costs are between $150 for singles, $200 for campaigns, and $300 for branding series. The ADC deadline for entries in the design category is Friday 22nd January — just one week away.

There are two ways to stand a chance of winning one of 10 free entries to the 89th ADC Awards.

  1. Simply browse last year’s winners and choose one that catches your eye. It doesn’t matter what category you browse, but include a link to the page in a comment on this post. It’d be good to see what appeals to you.
  2. Tweet this — RT @LogoDesignLove Free entry to the 89th ADC Awards: http://bit.ly/8YO2ZM

10 free entry winners (drawn randomly from commentators and “tweeters”) will be selected on Tuesday 19th and notified by email. I’ll also update this page with the winning names.

The only stipulation is that free entries can’t be used for the ADC Design Sphere or ADC Hybrid Award. These specialty awards cost $500 per entry, and it’s deemed unfair to the competition to have someone win that category who didn’t pay for entry.

Good luck.


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  1. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2108

    I’ve loved this ad since I saw it for the first time — flawless execution.

  2. Hera

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD017&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I’d like to see more of those around the cities – the ikea drawer balconies.

  3. Pedro Vilar

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD194&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I love this stunning Corporate ID project and the role the typography plays here.

  4. I love the CG/Stop motion feel to this Audi commercial! Great look and execution.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2253

  5. Alex Davis

    I love this because it grabs your attention even before you open your mailbox. It’s a great example of how Direct Mail can stretch the envelope (pun intented)

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD055&yr=2009&sh=annual

  6. Love this HBO campaign. Simple. engaging. Wish I thought of it:

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2256

  7. story

    Very rarely is so much said with so little. This campaign took the cake for me a couple years back. Fantastic work.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2196

    Cheers!

  8. Joy

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2219

    I love this concept of the mannequins displaying human emotions, like they’re afraid of the limelight, or perhaps just tired of it. This coupled with the nice, clean typography is just stunning to me.

  9. http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD048&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I absolutely love this, I remember seeing it when it was announced from last year.

  10. Leo

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2128
    Absolute Classic. I guess that could be said of anything Kuntz touches, and http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2303 would always be gold in my list.

  11. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2196

    In two word: two worlds!! the best single idea in print!!!

  12. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2163

    Brilliant, hilarious and borderline surreal spot for Amnesty International.

  13. Allison Connell

    I think Apple’s accessory packaging is extremely successful and well-executed.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2268

  14. Dan Zecchinelli

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2211

    It’s passionate, it’s brilliant, it’s got the true brand spirit. It’s like feeling yourself in a videogame football match.

  15. Stephen Meszaros

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD069&yr=2009&sh=annual

    Everything behind Nikes Football spot I find inspiring and motivating. It really makes me want to get outside and movee

  16. Sameera K

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2231

    I love work that has tiny pieces that can work on their own and have a whole new meaning when everything is combined.

  17. This has to be the most fun I’ve ever had with advertising: http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2286

    True genius, I remember passing this one all around the office and beyond.

  18. Vicki Eng

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD194&yr=2009&sh=annual

    The colors and textures inject energy and vitality into these otherwise heavy block letters.

  19. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2208

    Paula + Pentagram strike again – this body of work is a brilliant example of how these Public Theatre Visual Communications can be a fantastic combination of clear + creative.

  20. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2124
    I love this piece, the tension in the air is unbearable.

  21. cristina

    I just love their work… its always so good!

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD097&yr=2009&sh=annual

  22. Taryn Wolf

    Love this!! Love the die-cut love the font and typography and best of all I love the photography.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2120

  23. dno

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD057&yr=2009&sh=annual

    hit the message home whilst indulging and gave me a belly laugh.

    like it ;-)

  24. wow…free entry for nothing…unheard of these days! ADC rocks the house!

  25. As the “digital species” is predominantly becoming more influential as time goes by through the world of graphic design, this majestic work is a blissfully-superb example to indulge in.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD032&yr=2009&sh=annual

  26. Adrian Constantyn

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2265

    I love books that look like books and this one resembles something that was made back in the 1930s. Elegant and simple execution using primary colors and restrained dynamic shapes. It’s an understatement in design thought and execution.

  27. john shannon

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD025&yr=2009&sh=annual

    Integrating technology like this, with traditional print media, gives me hope and inspiration. Nice job.

  28. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2104

    The simplicity is my favorite thing about this campaign.

  29. Haley McMichael

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2115

    the simplified color palette is beautifully used. a very zine-like quality, that makes it interesting and readable.

  30. I love this identity, not to mention the wider branding and executions… the MAD buses going around New York were definitely fun to see:
    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2254

  31. Aaron Pan

  32. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2149

    Even if you don’t like Radiohead, you’ll love this video. Effing mesmerizing!

  33. Azucena

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD184&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I really like this one!!! , is really well done and I think it’s also cute.

  34. Meredith Brenner

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2040

    Love the clean aesthetic that still evokes the feeling of “family owned” and “hand made.”

  35. Mark Garcia

    A good use of contrasting vibrant images with a flat background and exploding images to take a simple image and give it a much better visual appeal.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2185

  36. gil

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2100

    Love that dramatic, buzz worthy, big thinking of this execution.

  37. life is like a cycle every one is trying to pass it to the most recent, but we can not because the man wants to achieve many wishes as soon as possible

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2038

  38. Jerry

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2303

    Very leftfield idea and very clever. Really makes you think.

  39. Clear concept. Straight execution. Effective book covers.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2147

  40. I am a huge fan of Edel Rodriguez and his tremendous influence on illustration and the art community. This is one of many works that inspires creativity and the idea that anything is possible.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2113

  41. http://s213019185.onlinehome.us/compilationsPlayer.php?cid=b83aac23b9528732c23cc7352950e880&item=2862

    so many layers, the sounds, the material, the styles. well done – but mostly entertaining.

  42. jason

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2303

    i love how the artist’s (joshua harris) curiosity comes through in these subway vent sculptures, how people stop to interact with them and how the childlike idea was molded into a serious application.

  43. That is a very good campaign! I like the concept, very stylish.
    Good job!

  44. Love the simplicity, cleanliness and kinetic quality.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2237

  45. roger tan

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2258

    the whooper sacrifice change the behaviour of people . A great idea of using what is popular facebook and give a good twist into it.

  46. This would be my pick in the promotional catagory. It simple and spot on.
    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD151&yr=2009&sh=annual

  47. naaia

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2211
    i like to do the same think with 89th ADC Awards

  48. gg

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2212

    wonderful book – i’d love to see more of this stuff.

  49. Sergio Alonso

    Here’s one of those ideas that make you laugh everytime you watch it: http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2128

  50. Stephen Kennedy

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2129

    Coke is doing beautiful things with their graphics by paring down, remaining classic, but embracing new technologies in production…

  51. http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD053&yr=2009&sh=annual

    Simple and great idea, low budget, great casting, excellent execution! love

  52. Igor Kuduz

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD135&yr=2009&sh=annual

    At first I copied the wrong link, but anyhow, this is my favorite after all :)

  53. Christopher Dina

    Very clean, elegant, and alluring. It is really a well done campaign that speaks to Japan and its exquisite craft work, whether that be fashion of food.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2070

  54. Atsushi

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2295

    This simple design has direct and strong messages.

  55. Andy Fleming

    I enjoyed this simple yet clever jeep advertisement. Very memorable.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2196

  56. Xandro

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD027&yr=2009&sh=annual

    Where is Yoda when you need him? This is awesome.
    Xandro
    Sydney, Australia

  57. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2129

    I have to agree. I love the simplicity of the new Coke designs.

  58. Zofia

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2249

    I love when art is placed out of museum buliding catching random people’s attention. I admire artists who mixing science with art.

  59. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2301

    SKI-LIFTS
    Agency: School of Visual Arts
    Art Director: Hyojoo Kim

    Fantastic use of environment.

  60. Kathryn Davenel

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD088&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I love the thought and the process that went into this motion sequence. :) IT KICKS ASS!

  61. Chriz

    Modern, typo-oriented and adaptable – I think the simple geometric forms have a great value of brand recognition.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD194&yr=2009&sh=annual

  62. Tim Jones

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2196

    A GREAT, simple, beautifully-crafted piece of communication. Truly inspirational stuff!

  63. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2253

    This is so dependent on flawless execution, how could storyboards have done this justice?

    I would love to know how this was pitched to the client. Or even the CD.

  64. ivo

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD032&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I love that AD it combines a simple idea with great animation and special fx

  65. I love how Great Works made real life interactive in their Absolut Machines campaign (Silver in Interactive in 2009):
    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2047

  66. This one is nostalgically simple, but at the same time shows us that the power to move forward for all of us, is simply always within our reach.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD097&yr=2009&sh=annual

  67. Perhaps Freud would be puzzled and inquisitive by their expressions.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88PH271&yr=2009&sh=annual

  68. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2039

    I love the precision and detail for this Kinetic Sculpture at the BMW Museum. It’s mesmerizing.

  69. http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88IN242&yr=2009&sh=annual

    I really liked the clean design and the poetic in the experience.

  70. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2075

    I love the simpliness of this idea and the fact of recycling newspaper & making this world brighter & more colorful.

  71. dominic

    typefur. this one is awsome.
    really love it!

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2246

  72. Laura

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2155

    Bulldozer: well-performed, which is actually its point, nice integration of style and substance

  73. Jieun Moon

    I love the storage idea.
    It is really creative and visualized well.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2226

  74. Not branding but this advert for Shelter is both well observed, creative in the proper sense and powerful:

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88AD074&yr=2009&sh=annual

  75. Eye-catching installation. Gets both the message across and people thinking. Thumbs up!

    http://www.adcglobal.org/downloads/mini-sites/83winners/home.html?phpMyAdmin=5c4aae0c9bt56cf068a

  76. Talk about Seussin it up! Puts a sure smile on your face.

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2106

  77. John Deviane

    Does a free post include also the exorbitant mounting and exhibition and to be included in the ADC book fees? Probably not, so we pass.

  78. http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2129

    Simply the best design of last year. Coca cola showed what simplicity and confidence can look like for the worlds biggest brand. Every designer wanted to do this fro Coke, but somehow Turner Duckworth managed to make it happen. Perfectly designed.

  79. Newspaper to New Paper project

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD123&yr=2009&sh=annual

    Simply great eco idea! Visually beautiful, conceptually smart, financially effective, and most importantly environmentally thoughtful!

  80. Dominic Rödel

    Unfair if someone wins in a category he hasent payed for? Isnt it more unfair if someone DOESN’T win in a cattegory because he hasn’t payed for it even though the quality of his work would allow that?

    nevertheless, I like this one a lot!

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD123&yr=2009&sh=annual

  81. mc garofalo

    http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/annual/?year=12&id=2281

    when my father comments on the “layout and creativity” of the nikeid website and the simplicity of it.- you know it is a hit- even the older generations get it.

  82. Thanks very much for everyone’s votes.

    I’ve drawn five random winners from the comments here, and five from the many RTs that appeared on Twitter. Here’s those 10 names (I’ll email the commentators and @reply the tweeters).

    Ahmed Waheib
    Kathryn Davenel
    Joseph Gaston
    Gabriel Escobar
    Ariana Palacios Newham

    @markantoin
    @KathrynforAD
    @heyro
    @mlaksman
    @pennylnbd

    Should you go on to enter the Awards, very best of luck!

  83. I love this. It works on so many levels — it is a campaignable idea, it showcases the product, and it is beautifully shot in a minimalist way. The typography hasn’t been looked over either — it suggests ‘pleats’ in such a chic and playful way. Oh, and it also conveys Issey Miyake’s Japanese heritage. Amazing!

    http://www.adcglobal.org/awards/viewer/?id=88GD119&yr=2009&sh=annual

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