The best graphic design of 2021

Winner

Democratic National Convention
Zero Studios and Wide Eye
A full digital platform for the Democrats’ first virtual national convention

Finalists

“Two Hundred Fifty Things an Architect Should Know”
Pentagram

Wildtype
Astro Studios

Lightmatter
Pentagram

NAACP Virtual March on Washington
Wide Eye

Hum
Colgate-Palmolive

Honorable Mentions

Microsoft’s employee activism groups
Monigle

Seat at the Table
Dome

Midol
Bayer

PepsiCo Foundation LatAm
PepsiCo

A Banner for Everyone
Digitas

Reform Alliance
Wide Eye

San Francisco Symphony
Collins

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