Known as the gateway to Europe’s creative community, the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1990 to unite and celebrate the continent’s various advertising and design associations. Headquartered in the Design Hub in Barcelona, and hosted by Spanish industry association ADG-FAD, ADCE presently supports 22 associations in 20 different countries through its various programming, including the revered ADCE Awards and Festival.
Under the umbrella of The One Club for Creativity, successes within the ADCE Awards are reflected in The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings; a win in one of the many national competitions opens the door to ADCE glory, and a win at ADCE stands alongside The One Show, the ADC Annual Awards, the TDC Competition and One Asia — which in turn bring more interest to the national associations.
In addition to its region-wide awards and festival, ADCE is also renowned for its year-long support of the European creative community by way of educational programs for everyone from student to senior creative talent. ADCE also spearheads many of The One Club’s initiatives on a regional level.
Presenting the 2023 Winners
Recently, Creatives from all across Europe — and a surprising number of ones from beyond the continent — descended upon beautiful Barcelona for the ADCE ’23 Festival and the latest gathering of the Executive Creative Summit. It was three days of incredible inspiration, all capped off by the unveiling of the ADCE ’23 Awards winners!
By the time the last of the confetti had settled, 43 professional and student submissions were honored with Gold wins. And above even these incredible winners — perhaps suspended from a crane high above a gigantic can of orange paint — was Leo Burnett Italia in Turin with “Not Grey” for Fiat, which brought home the coveted Best of Show.
In total, 261 entries medaled in this year’s competition, while an additional 159 were shortlisted. And remember: to even be considered for an ADCE trophy, submissions must first have won in the various national awards across the continent, making this year’s winners a true collection of Europe’s best of the best.
Congratulations to the winners, and to everyone else, we invite you to explore the winning work!
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