NEW YORK, USA — The global Art Directors Club, part of The One Club for Creativity, has unveiled the distinguished creative leaders who will serve as Jury Presidents for the prestigious ADC 105th Annual Awards. Representing disciplines across advertising, design, innovation, and craft, this year’s Jury Presidents reflect the diverse and evolving landscape of global creativity.
The confirmed Jury Presidents, listed by discipline, are as follows:
Advertising: Danilo Boer, Global Creative Partner, FCB, New York
Architecture/Interior/Environmental Design: Kimberly Dowdell, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Amrize, Chicago
Artificial Intelligence: Indgila Samad Ali, Designer, OpenAI, San Francisco
Book Design, Magazine/Newspaper Design: Dian Holton, Art Director, AARP, Washington DC
Brand/Communication Design: Andrea Trabucco-Campos, Partner, Pentagram, New York
Brand-Side/In-House: Rachel Been, SVP of Design, Expedia Group, San Francisco
Experiential Design: Jonathan Alger, Managing Partner, C&G Partners, New York
Fusion Cube: Esther Clerehan, Founder, CEO, Clerehan Pty Ltd, Sydney
Gaming: Chad Dezern, Co-Studio Head, Insomniac Games, Burbank/Chapel Hill
Illustration: Gala Alari, Illustrator, Art and Animation Director, Milan
Interactive: Augustus Cook, VP, Head of Brand Design, Americas, R/GA, New York
Motion/Film Craft: Emily Rickard, CEO, BUCK, Los Angeles
Packaging Design: Yoji Nobuto, Senior Creative Director, Shiseido Creative Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Health/Wellness + Pharma: Laura Florence, CCO, Rise & Run, New York
Photography: Bronson Farr, Photographer, Director, New York
Product Design: Matthias Harbeck, CCO, Partner, Saint Elmo’s Group, Munich
Typography/Lettering: Eleni Beveratou, Creative Director, Dalton Maag, London
These esteemed leaders will guide the judging for their respective categories and participate in final deliberations. The full ADC 105th jury will be revealed in January.
About the ADC 105th Annual Awards
Established in 1920, the ADC Annual Awards is the world’s longest continuously running program celebrating global excellence in craft and innovation across advertising and design.
Entries are now open, with fees increasing after each deadline period. The regular deadline is January 23, 2026, followed by an extended deadline on February 6, 2026, and a final deadline on February 20, 2026.
A notable feature of this year’s program is the reimagined Paul Manship Medal, now an enterable category recognizing a single designer whose influence embodies foresight, innovation, meaningful change, and a lasting creative legacy within the past one to two years.
Other key updates include the formal separation of Health & Wellness and Pharma into two standalone disciplines, along with the introduction of four new categories under the Artificial Intelligence discipline: Film & Moving Image, Motion & Graphic Design, Experiential & Interactive, and Digital & Emerging Media.
To ensure a more inclusive entry landscape, a tiered pricing structure supports smaller agencies, independent studios, and freelancers. While larger agencies pay standard fees, smaller shops receive reduced rates, and freelancers benefit from further discounted pricing.
This year’s global call for entries campaign, “Create a Beautiful Future,” was developed by Dentsu Tokyo, underscoring The One Club’s nonprofit mission. Unlike commercial awards shows, revenue from entries is invested directly back into the industry through professional development, education, and diversity programs.
For more information, entrants may visit the official ADC 105th Annual Awards website.
