The World Brand Design Society would first like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who entered WBDAwards 2019/20. The WBDS team have been overwhelmed with the amount of interest from the community, the genuine support and the quality of work that was submitted.

This year’s WBDAwards were extremely competitive and our judges were particularly rigorous in their selection of work at every stage of the judging process. The 2020/21 Awards will open on the 1st of May 2020 and will continue setting an even higher industry standard. We plan to particularly encourage creative organisations and individuals to share the value of their work from an economic and societal perspective, thus placing measurement and accountability even more to the forefront of the judge’s discussions and evaluations.

The World Brand Design Society’s sole purpose stems from our commitment to support and promote all the hard work and amazing creativity that takes place in all corners of the world. We strive to recognise both established and up-and-coming talents waiting to blossom. We want to give a platform and a voice to agencies, independent creatives, students and educators alike. We believe in equal opportunity for all to showcase their work and to celebrate the industry together. This is why the World Brand Design Society Awards is and will remain a competition that is accessible and approachable—welcoming all on the basis of the quality of their work, not based on purchasing power or commercial/partnership agendas.

We hope to see you all again on the 1st of May 2020 when the WBDAwards will re-open, this time earlier in the year, giving you ample time to hone your entries. Now let’s celebrate, sit back and bask in this year’s winning work. Full listing and links of all winners’ work can be found at the end of this post.

AGENCY OF THE YEAR
This year’s World Brand Design Society – Agency of the Year goes to the Thirst Craft the strategic drinks design agency based in Glasgow, Scotland. Thirst Craft won a Gold, a Silver and three Bronze awards, with their most notable work being their Gold Winner Storywood Tequila born in Mexico and shaped Scotland. It’s also worth mentioning that Thirst Craft sister company Hunger Craft who focuses on consumer food brand and packaging design also picked up three other awards. See how both agencies and others have performed on the Global Agency Ranking here.

Closely followed behind Thirst Craft, was MetaDesign from Beijing, China who picked up two Silvers and two Bronze with most notable and intriguing work for Volkswagen China – the reimagined of the iconic Jetta car as a sub-brand. In third place was Harcus Design from Sydney, Australia winning three Silvers with an array of stunning work, with the most notable work being the Riverland Orange Bodycare & Home Fragrance. Don’t stop there, visit Harcus Design’s website where you will see why Annette Harcus 40 years career has been honoured by being inducted into the AGDA Hall of Fame, truly inspirational work and women.

BEST AGENCY WORK OF THE YEAR
From one end of the U.K. to the other, Falmouth, Cornwall the World Brand Design Society – Best Agency Work of the Year went to Kingdom and Sparrow for their exceptional delivery of the rebrand work for Young’s one of the U.K.’s leading independent brewery. Very exciting times for Kingdom and Sparrow who are building a growing reputation as being one of the up and coming agencies in the U.K.

CREATIVE OF THE YEAR
Our first-ever World Brand Design Society – Creative of the Year goes to Tom Lane / Ginger Monkey for his impressive work for Brisbane Distillery Company in Australia and Missouri Ridge Bourbon in the U.S. Tom is a Liverpool, U.K. based creative that has an impressive portfolio based on craft lettering, branding and illustration for packaging and identity worldwide, check out his work here.

This is the first year that the World Brand Design Society has given a platform and presented awards just for creatives, creative collectives, freelancers and individual designers – we think it’s about time! This first year entries provides us with the first Creative Ranking for 2019/20, with an on-going Global Creative Ranking planned for 2020/21. Who doesn’t want to know who and where are the best commercial freelancer designers are in the world?

INSTITUTION, EDUCATOR AND STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to this year’s Gold and First Place Winner which goes to student designer Hannah Tempany for her Ammo Craft beer brand and identity concept. Hannah is from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, who also wins World Brand Design Society – Student of the Year.

The best World Brand Design Society – Design Education Institution of the Year goes to the British Higher School of Art and Design in Russia for the quality of their student entries. World Brand Design Society – Educator of the Year, goes design educator Leonid Slavin also from the from British Higher School of Art and Design in Russia.

AGENCY DESIGN AWARD LISTING 2019/20

Agency Gold Awards
Kingdom and Sparrow – Young’s Rebrand – Agency 1st and Gold Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Everworks – Nine Yards – Agency 2nd and Gold Award 2019/20, Sweden
Nude Brand Creation – The Surrey Copper Distillery – Agency Gold Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Interabang – Motif – Agency Gold Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Cocoon Prague – Minimum Waste Identity – Agency Gold Award 2019/20, Czech Republic
Thirst Craft – Storywood Tequila – Agency Gold Award 2019/20, United Kingdom

Agency Silver Awards
Bulletproof – FAW New Visual Brand Identity – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Pond Design – Arvid Nordquist World Coffee Project – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Sweden
Bulletproof – Soapsmith New Brand Identity – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Prompt Design – Thai Wisdom Rice – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Thailand
MetaDesign China – Proud Past, Bright Future – Jetta – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, China
WPA Pinfold – Your Space To Feel Good – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Harcus Design – First Village Wine Range – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Australia
Prompt Design – ADDA Shoebox – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Thailand
Fourtwentyseven Design – The Great Western Brand Campaign – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Harcus Design – Riverland Orange Body Care Range – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Australia
MetaDesign China – Didi Chuxing Rebranding – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, China
Prompt Design – Raimaijon Sugarcane Juice – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Thailand
Thirst Craft – Cù Bòcan Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Motor Brand Design – Urban Eaters – Fork Man – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Australia
Cocoon Prague – Becherovka Unfiltered – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Czech Republic
Poet – Upbeat Juicy Protein Water – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Onfire Design – Hubbards Bran-ola – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, New Zealand
Harcus Design – Three Elms – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Australia
Pond Design – SWE/TNC Swedish Tonic Syrup -Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Sweden
Imagine – Kindergarten & School Branding – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Lithuania
Super. Brand Consultants – Gig Club Branding – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, Portugal
COHO Creative – Blanton’s 2019 Limited Edition Packaging – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United States

Agency Bronze Awards
Super. Brand Consultants – Cais Do Pescador Branding – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Portugal
MetaDesign China – Valio Discover Nordic Purity – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, China
Vitamin London – The Racing Manager – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Creative Trade Mark – The Botanic, Natural Raw Honey – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Lithuania
MetaDesign China – Moved By Coffee – ORIGO Coffee – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, China
Evangelisti Y Cia – Fitness Junkie – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Spain
Thirst Craft – Cornish Orchards Soft Range – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Pencil Studio – Entheos – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Dunn&Co. – Skagway Spirits – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United States
Hunger Craft – Abbot’s Butcher Plant-Base Meats -Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Van Heertum Design VHD – Paso Doble Cigars – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Netherlands
Thirst Craft – Born and Raised Wine – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Design Energy – Gusto – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Australia
Williams Murray Hamm – AMC Kit Range Launch – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Thirst Craft – Overtone Brewing – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom

Agency Shortlist Awards
Habermas – Aceites La Matilla – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, Spain
Afterhours – Xachoh – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Design Energy – Tulach Ard – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, Australia
ZOCA – stel+mar – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, Canada
Canvas Group – PAM – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, Australia
Creo – Pengwin Branding – Agency Shortlist Award 2019/20, United Kingdom

Agency Concept Awards
Evangelisti Y Cía. – Atmoss Lighting Concept – Agency Gold Award 2019/20, Spain
Sol Benito – Simply Cosmetics Concept – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, India
Hunger – Stash Snacks Concept – Agency Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Human – Legacy Bottles Concept – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, Mexico
Hunger Craft  – Melt CBD Ice-Cream Concept – Agency Bronze Award 2019/20, United Kingdom

CREATIVE DESIGN AWARD LISTING 2019/20

Creative Gold Awards
Tom Lane / Ginger Monkey  – Brisbane Distillery Company – Creative 1st and Gold Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
Meng Zhang  – North Farm Rice – Creative 2nd and Gold Award 2019/20, Australia

Creative Silver Awards
Tom Lane / Ginger Monkey – Missouri Ridge Bourbon – Creative 3rd and Silver Award 2019/20, United Kingdom
moucha.works – Honza Moucha – Census 2021 – Creative Silver Award 2019/20, Czech Republic
Chad Michael Studio – Hywilde Liquors – Creative Silver Award 2019/20, United States

Creative Bronze Awards
Mohammed Mounir – Cake O’clock Restaurant – Creative Bronze Award 2019/20, Egypt
Reform – David Büsser, Patrik Ferrarelli – Mame San By Shizuku – Creative Bronze Award 2019/20, Switzerland ⠀
Dusadee Lamkijja, Chanwut Hothai – Golden Dragon Thai Mooncake – Creative Bronze Award 2019/20, Thailand

Creative Shortlist Awards
Marco Inve  – JBC Juices Blended With Care – Creative Shortlist Award 2019/20 ⠀

Creative Concept Awards
Rafael Maia – Creative Carbon Studio – 30th Century Opera Wine Concept – Creative Silver Award 2019/20, Portugal
Edgar Kirei – Remains Men’s Grooming Products Concept. Creative Shortlist Award 2019/20, Belarus

STUDENT DESIGN AWARD LISTING 2019/20

Student Gold Award
Hannah Tempany – Ammo Craft Beer Branding And Identity – Student 1st and Gold Award 2019/20 – Swinburne University Of Technology, Australia.

Student Silver Awards
Caroline Frecker – Knack Identity – Student 2nd and Silver Award 2019/20 – Shillington College, Melbourne Campus
Evgeniya Abramova – 5,5 PH – Student 3rd and Silver Award 2019/20. British Higher School Of Art And Design, Russia
Jorge Palacios – Vicky Ollins – Student Silver Award 2019/20. University Of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Asvitha Rajkumar – Branding For Campaign – Student Silver Award 2019/20. Orita Sinclair School Of Design And Music, Singapore

Student Bronze Awards
James Plimmer – Kreateit – Student Bronze Award 2019/20 Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
Alexander Shibaev – Warm Up – Student Bronze Award 2019/20. Universal University, British Higher School of Art and Design, Russia