2015 ADC Awards Announced: Grand Prix goes to Ryosuke Uehara and Yoshikazu Watanabe's "KIKOF" for Poster, Graphic & Product Design, Environmental Space, and Mark & Logotype.

The Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC) announced the 2015 ADC Awards at the Ginza Graphic Gallery in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on June 30. Approximately 8,500 entries were submitted. One work received the ADC Grand Prix, ten works received the ADC Award, two works received the ADC Member Award, and one work received the Hara Hiroshi Award. Award-winning and outstanding works will be exhibited at the "2015 ADC Exhibition" held at the same gallery (for member works) and Creation Gallery G8 (for general works) until July 27.

The top prize, the "ADC Grand Prix," was awarded to KIKOF (KIGI × Mother Lake Products) for their poster "KIKOF," in the Graphic & Product Design, Environmental Space, Mark & Logotype category (Ryosuke Uehara, Yoshie Watanabe = both Art Directors/KIGI).

Other award-winning works are as follows.

<ADC Award>

■ Poster for TV Tokyo's "World Table Tennis 2015"
Yuri Uenishi (Art Director/Dentsu Inc.), Mikiya Takimoto (Photographer/Mikiya Takimoto Photography Office)

■Parco "Lily, from Solstice to Solstice." Poster, Commercial Film
MM Paris (Art Director), Viviane Sassen (Photographer)

■Tokai Television Broadcasting "Three Years Since the Earthquake ~Continuing to Tell the Story~" Commercial Film
Junnosuke Shimizu (Film Director/Soars Rock), Toru Tsuzuki (Creative Director, Copywriter/Dentsu Inc.)

■Marumatsu Seicha "san grams" Poster, Package Design, Mark & Logotype
Eriko Kawakami (Art Director/Draft)

■Laforet Harajuku "LAFORET GRAND BAZAR 2015 WINTER" Poster and Graphic Design
Naoki Yago (Art Director/SIX), Mikiya Takimoto (Photographer/Mikiya Takimoto Photography Office)

■efuca. "efuca." packaging design
Yuka Shirahata (Art Director)

■Super Labo "Antoine D'Agata Photobook Fukushima" Book & Editorial Design
Shichiro Hara (Art Director/Trout), Antoine D'Agata (Photographer/Magnum Photos)

■Walt Disney Japan "When Marnie Was There: Ghibli's Tears." Commercial Film
Yoichi Komatsu (Art Director/Dentsu Inc.)

■Shiseido "New Year's Day 2015 Corporate Ad: 50 Selfies of Lady Gaga" Newspaper Ad
Koichi Kosugi (Art Director/Hakuhodo)
Kazuaki Hashida (Creative Director/Hakuhodo Kettle)

■Shiseido "Graphic Design for 'Cosmetics Illustrated by Philippe Weisbecker' Exhibition"
Reiko Shiga (Art Director/Shiseido), Philippe Weisbecker (Illustrator/Bureau Kida SARL)

<ADC Member Award>

■Kewpie "Kewpie Mayonnaise" Commercial Film
Akira Akiyama (Creative Director, Copywriter / Light Publicity)
Tetsuma Maki (Film Director/Fantazista)

■Poster for TOKYO DESIGN WEEK "Hokusai Manga Inspired Exhibition"
Kaoru Kasai (Art Director/Sun-Ad)

＊ADC Creator Award

■Kewpie "Kewpie Mayonnaise" Commercial Film
Masaji Uchida (Photographer/Masaji Uchida Photography Office), Hidefumi Watanabe (Music/Mr. Music)

＜Hara Hiroshi Award＞

■Ginza Graphic Gallery "Katsumi Asaba Design Diary" Book & Editorial
Katsumi Asaba (Art Director/Katsumi Asaba Design Office)