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ADC 105th Annual Awards Launches With Dazzling Campaign from Dentsu Tokyo

Stuart Mitchell

The Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, has kicked off the prestigious global ADC 105th Annual Awards, supported by the striking “Create a Beautiful Future” call-for-entries campaign from Dentsu Tokyo. Founded in 1920, the ADC Annual Awards is the world’s longest continuously running awards program to recognize global excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of advertising and design.   Entries can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period.  Regular deadline is January 23, 2026, with extended deadline of February 6, 2026,…

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FCB NY and NY Times Magazine Repeat Atop ADC Global Creative Rankings

Stuart Mitchell

FCB New York and The New York Times Magazine are once again among the top firms in the ADC Global Creative Rankings for 2025, based on point totals for wins at last week’s ADC 104th Annual Awards ceremony during Creative Week in New York. FCB New York is ADC Global Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year.  The agency won this year’s prestigious ADC Black Cube for Best of Show for “Spreadbeats” on behalf of Spotify, as well as a total of four Best of Disciplines, 13 Gold…

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FCB New York’s “Spreadbeats” for Spotify Wins Best of Show At ADC 104th Annual Awards

Stuart Mitchell

Agencies, studios, brands and freelancers in 41 countries were announced as winners at the ADC 104th Annual Awards ceremony, held at Gotham Hall in New York during The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week 2025. The esteemed global jury awarded this year’s prestigious ADC Black Cube for Best of Show to FCB New York for “Spreadbeats” on behalf of Spotify.     Overall, “Spreadbeats” received three Best of Discipline honors (in Advertising, Experiential Design, and Interactive), eight ADC Gold Cubes, four Silver, four Bronze, and one Merit.  It was also…

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The One Club Merges with ADC Europe, Expanding Opportunities for Global Creative Community

Stuart Mitchell

The ADC Europe (ADCE) has reached an agreement with The One Club for Creativity (TOCC) to merge and become part of its structure, and thus be able to grow and promote European creativity beyond the continent.   The merger also enables The One Club to make its programs accessible to the old continent thanks to the ADCE network that unites 22 clubs and associations from 20 countries, with more than 6,000 top leading creatives from the graphic design and the visual communication sector.  The 22 ADCE member advertising and graphic…

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Rethink and Squarespace Top Global Shortlist For ADC 102nd Annual Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The One Club for Creativity have announced the entries from 52 countries and regions on the shortlist for the global ADC 102nd Annual Awards. Shortlisted entries were selected by this year’s esteemed jury to move into the second round of judging, which is taking place now.  This year’s finalists — entries which will win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Cube or Merit — will be announced later this month. Rethink in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver leads the way with 35 shortlisted entries, including six for IKEA “The Trolls”, and  five…

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