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Best of the Year
Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns of 2026
The advertising and ad campaigns that won a GDUSA award in 2026, each with the firm and the designers credited.
21 award-winning projects
An ad campaign carries the designer's idea across an entire ecosystem of branding. The designer builds the system that holds it together, from the headline typography to the image treatment. The best advertising and ad campaigns represented here are consistently amazing from the first impression through the enduring assets.
Standouts of 2026
- Pointe Grand Communities Signage Catalogby Hillpointe · 2026Featured Winner
- Lunazul Primero Campaignby Heaven Hill Brands Creative Services Department · 2026
- Heart Health Awareness Month Campaignby Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department · 2026
- TCC Foundation Scholarship Promotionsby Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department · 2026
- NIBCO PressACR ‘ICY Series’ Ad Campaignby NIBCO In-house Marketing Teams · 2026
- Upcoming Events Advertisementby American Bar Association Design Marketing Department · 2026
2026
Lunazul Primero Campaign
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Heaven Hill Brands Creative Services Department
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Heart Health Awareness Month Campaign
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Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department
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2026
TCC Foundation Scholarship Promotions
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Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department
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NIBCO PressACR ‘ICY Series’ Ad Campaign
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NIBCO In-house Marketing Teams
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2026
Upcoming Events Advertisement
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American Bar Association Design Marketing Department
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2026
U.S. Sexual Health Campaign
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Cepheid One Studio
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Cribl RSAC Brand Ads
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Cribl
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Smart Answers Xpert® GI Panel Launch
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Cepheid One Studio
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Stable Voyage Plus/JPMC Awareness Campaign
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MassMutual - 258° Creative Group
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Life Safety Training Campaign
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Navy Federal Credit Union
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2026 Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Program
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Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
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2026
Fast & Curious Copilot Challenge
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Navy Federal Credit Union
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2026
Wolf Trap 2025 Summer Creative Campaign
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Wolf Trap Foundation Creative
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2026
LangChain OOH Campaign
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LangChain
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National Wetzel's Day
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Kahala Brands
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Houston Center ‘Designed To Move You’ Ad Campaign
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Stream Realty Partners
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2026
Timberline HDZ® Bold Print Ads
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GAF Creative Services
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Harry Potter Edition Advertising
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Bernina USA
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Full Page2026
Pointe Grand Communities Signage Catalog
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Hillpointe
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Sponsorship Ads
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Segal Inhouse Design (InDe)
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40 Under 40 Advertising Campaign
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Endeavor B2B
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Common questions
- How many advertising and ad campaigns won GDUSA awards in 2026?
- The gallery lists 21 winners from 2026 in this category, out of 512 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for advertising and ad campaigns in 2026?
- Cepheid One Studio and Navy Federal Credit Union share the top spot with 2 of the 2026 winners each. Tarrant County College District - Creative Strategy Department (2) follows. The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Advertising + Ad Campaigns firms of 2026, by award wins.
- Where are the advertising and ad campaigns from other years?
- Every year has its own page, from 2015 to 2026, and the category hub lists all of them together. All Advertising + Ad Campaigns.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.