The One Club for Creativity has announced the more than 250 top creatives from 48 countries who will serve on the diverse jury for the ADC 102nd Annual Awards, one of the world’s longest running and most prestigious global competitions celebrating excellence in craft and innovation of design and advertising.
After three years of conducting virtual judging, juries for a number of disciplines will be assembled in person in March 2023.
This year’s jury chairs include:
Advertising: Karen Costellocreative chair, Deutsch, Los Angeles
Architecture/Interior/Environmental Design: Nisha Mathew Ghosharchitect, artist, curator, Mathew and Ghosh Architects, Bangalore
Artificial Intelligence: PJ Pereiracreative chairman, Pereira & O’Dell, New York
Brand/Communication Design: Tosh Hallglobal CCO, Jones Knowles Ritchie, New York
Brand-side/In-House: Remy Merriexworldwide ECD, Amazon Prime Video & Studios, Los Angeles
Experiential Design: Cara Mandelfounder/CEO, Interwoven Immersive; senior producer, AltspaceVR + Microsoft Mesh, Los Angeles
Fashion Design: Francine Candiottifashion designer, New York
Fusion Cube: Danny RobinsonCCO, The Martin Agency, Richmond
Gaming: Pelle SjoenellCCO, Activision Blizzard, Los Angeles
Illustration: Takashi Murakamiartist, Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Saitama Prefecture (Japan)
Interactive: Mathias Appelbladglobal creative director, SEB Group, Stockholm
Motion/Film Craft: Arisu Kashiwagidirector, designer, ARISU, New York
Packaging/Product Design: Mary Lewiscreative director, Lewis Moberly, London
Photography: Ami Vitalephotographer, filmmaker, Ami Vitale Productions; executive director, Vital Impacts, Missoula (US)
Publication Design: Luke Haymanpartner, Pentagram, New York
Typography: Veronika Burianmanaging type director, cofounder, TypeTogether, Tarragona and Munich
In addition, a sampling of jury members and their discipline includes:
Samir Abadyphoto editor, The Wall Street JournalNew York (Photography)
Lovisa Almgren (Silburn)creative director, Electronic Arts (EA) Stockholm (Gaming)
Lara Assouadindependent branding and Arabic type designer, Dubai (Typography)
Luz Briceñofashion and textiles designer, Santiago (Fashion Design)
Yifei ChaiECD, Unit9 Shanghai (Fusion Cube)
Arem DuplessisGCD, Apple San Francisco (Publication Design)
Ioana FilipCCO, MRM UK London (Artificial Intelligence)
Lisa Greenbergco-CCO, Leo Burnett Toronto (Packaging/Product Design)
Katariina HarteelaECD, Reaktor Creative Helsinki (Experiential Design)
Zhihua Hecreative director, Shanghai Version Design Group Shanghai (Packaging/Product Design)
Guido Heffelscofounder, CCO, HEIMAT Berlin (Advertising)
Jennifer Heuerart director, Penguin Random House New York (Publication Design)
Luna Javiercreative director, cofounder, Altitude Games Philippines, Makati (Gaming)
Dana Jeffersonsenior experience designer, AI & Digital Imaging, Adobe New York (Artificial Intelligence)
Kristina Karaiskoshead of brand design experience, Oral Care, Colgate-Palmolive New York (Brand-side/In-House)
Robin Klehr Avia, FIIDAregional managing principal, Gensler New York (Architecture/Interior/Environmental Design)
Carol Körtingphoto editor, Leica Fotografie International Hamburg (Photography)
Ida Lund Bjørnsenillustration agent, by Hands Illustration Agency Oslo (Illustration)
Sergiy Maidukovartist, Sergiy Maidukov Illustration, Kyiv (Illustration)
Adriano Matosglobal ECD, Leo Burnett Chicago (Experiential Design)
Kiana MooreVP Epic Stories, Vox Creative San Francisco (Motion/Film Craft)
Kabelo MoshapaloCCO, Ogilvy Johannesburg (Interactive)
Leroy Niemelmanaging director, AMARU Amsterdam (Fusion Cube)
Toan Nguyenfounder, Jung von Matt NERD; partner, Jung von Matt, Hamburg (Gaming)
Lulu Raghavanmanaging director, Landor & Fitch India Mumbai (Brand/Communication Design)
Josué Rivasfounder, INDÍGENA, Portland (Photography)
Jen SpeirsECD, Droga5 Dublin (Interactive)
Alyssa Walkerdesign director, WiredSan Francisco (Illustration)
Michael Wilkglobal head of art, Serviceplan Germany Hamburg (Brand/Communication Design)
Dillah Zakbahcreative director, BBH London (Fusion Cube)
The complete ADC 102nd Annual Awards jury can be viewed here.
Entries can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period. Regular deadline is January 27th, 2023, with extended deadline of February 17th, 2023, and final deadline March 3rd, 2023.
Judging will be conducted in March 2023, with finalists announced in May. ADC 102nd Annual Awards Gold, Silver and Bronze Cube winners will be announced during Creative Week in May 2023.
New for this year’s competition:
Gaming Discipline and dedicated jury, highlighting the art and craft of animation, art direction, and sound design as well as the technical aspects of gaming.
Artificial Intelligence Discipline and dedicated jury, celebrating achievement in projects incorporating AI. The discipline includes categories for application, execution, idea and process.
Expanded Photography categories, including experimental photography, night photography and photo books.
New categories for inclusive design added to the Fashion Design, Gaming and Product Design disciplines.
A special tiered pricing structure makes it easier for smaller agencies, studios and freelancers to participate in the ADC 102nd Annual Awards. Larger agencies and brands pay the standard entry fee; smaller shops get a discount on entries (amount varies by discipline), and freelance creatives and one-person shops are eligible for an even greater reduction in their entry fee.
The One Club for Creativity, producer of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Type Directors Club competition, TDC Ascenders, Young Guns, and more, is the world’s foremost non-profit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the global creative community. Revenue generated from entries to its global awards shows goes back into the industry to fund programming under the organization’s four pillars: Education, Inclusion & Diversity, Gender Equality, and Creative Development.