90th Art Directors Club Awards - Enter Now

90TH DEADLINES:
EXTENDED
DESIGN JAN 28th, 2011
PHOTOGRAPHY JAN 28th, 2011
ILLUSTRATION JAN 28th, 2011
DESIGN SPHERE JAN 28th, 2011

INTERACTIVE JAN 28, 2011
STUDENT JAN 28, 2011
ADVERTISING FEB 6, 2011
HYBRID FEB 6, 2011

NEWS FLASH: Steve Simpson, chief creative officer, Ogilvy North America, was selected as ADC’s first Annual Awards Chair, where he will oversee the Advertising, Design and Interactive juries and work with category chairs to ensure consistent standards and highest judging criteria.

NEW CHANGES: For ADC’s 90th year we mark the return of separate jury chairs forIllustration and Photography, and establishment of the new ADC Designism Award, exploring the responsibilities and experiences of creatives and designers to drive social and political change through their work.

AND DON’T FORGET: This year also marks the return of such honors as the best-in-show ADC Black Cube, Agency of the Year, Network of the Year, Design Team of the Year, Interactive Agency of the Year and School of the Year.

We kicked off this fall with a collaborative Call for Entries.

via adcawards.org

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