ADC is the first global organization to celebrate and reward creative communication leaders.Louis Pedlar founded ADC in 1920 to ensure that advertising is judged as strict as artwork. After more than 90 years, ADC is still committed to adhering to the importance of art and craftsmanship in advertising and design.As a non-profit membership organization with the most concentrated group of creative talents in the world, ADC’s mission is to connect and educate and motivate global creative professionals through its programs. From its Manhattan headquarters to its international membership base, ADC provides a neutral forum for creatives at all levels to network, learn and develop.ADC’s annual awards are part of The One Club for Creativity, the world’s oldest continuing operations industry awards exhibition. Now entering its 98th year, these awards are designed to recognize advertising, digital media, graphic and publication design, packaging and product design, sports, experience and space design, photography, illustration and fashion design, while focusing on artistry and craftsmanship.The ADC Annual Awards also provide a layered fee structure designed to make it easier for small agencies, studios and freelancers to participate. Larger companies pay the standard registration fee; smaller companies receive discounts (the amount varies by category), and creative freedom responders and single-person companies are eligible to further reduce the entry fee.Outstanding contestants were selected by a well-respected jury and won the coveted gold, silver and copper cubes, presented at the annual awards gala in New York during Creative Week in May 2019. However, in addition to these cubes, the ADC annual award winners have also joined the rich legacy of some past winners, including some of the most influential artists of the last century.