Klim Type Foundry and Osborne Shiwan finalists in shortlist stage of ADC 101st Annual Awards

Two studios in New Zealand have finalists entries for the ADC 101st Annual Awards, announced today by The One Club for Creativity.

Klim Type Foundry Wellington, working with Noe Blanco Barcelona and Dave Foster Sydney, has one finalist entry for “The Epicene Collection” in Typography, Typefaces/Font Systems.  

Osborne Shiwan Auckland has the other finalist for Godavari Diamonds in Packaging Design, Fashion/Apparel/Accessories.

All finalists will win either Gold, Silver or Bronze Cubes or Merits, to be announced on May 18 during Creative Week 2022.  

A total of 762 entries from 36 counties are ADC 101st Annual Awards finalists this year.  The top five countries for finalists are the US with 372, Germany with 91, China with 73, Japan with 46, and Canada with 37.

The ADC 101st Annual Awards ceremony will take place in person during Creative Week 2022 on Wednesday, May 18 at Gotham Hall in New York.  In addition to honoring this year’s top winners including Best of Show, Best of Discipline and other special awards, the evening will feature a belated celebration of ADC’s historic 100th anniversary, which was postponed last year due to the pandemic, and include important members and winners from throughout ADC history.

The event will also include a special presentation of the prestigious Manship Medallion, the original ADC competition award created by famed sculptor Paul Manship who made the Prometheus statue in Rockefeller Center, to 12 highly accomplished members of the creative community who have had a great impact on ADC through the years.

The complete ADC 101st Annual Awards finalists list is available here.