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Image showing 8 covers of the Lancet medical journal each with an illustration of an infectious disease. Banner below reads ADC Shorlist announced.

Success for graduate shortlisted in global Art Directors Club (ADC) Awards

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Images courtesy of Ollie Hirst

Image showing 8 covers of the Lancet medical journal each with an illustration of an infectious disease. Banner below reads ADC Shorlist announced.

Now in its 101st year, the ADC award is the oldest running industry award show globally, celebrating outstanding talent across design, advertising, digital media, photography and illustration. Judged by a prestigious global panel, winners are honoured with the iconic ADC cube, one of the most respected awards within the creative industry. 

Shortlisted in this year’s awards, BA (Hons) Illustration graduate and conceptual illustrator Ollie Hirst has been celebrated for his work featured on a series of covers for The Lancet medical journal. The 2021 issue, which focused on infectious diseases, documented some of the world’s most breakthrough research in biological science, virology and medicine.  

Illustration of a colourful explosion of purples, greens and oranges. There is 2 silhouettes of people in the foreground.

Illustration of an large eaten apple sitting in front of a landscape of New York city with marks on the ground

Illustration of purple, blue and pink veins snapping with a virus shape in the middle.

With an extensive portfolio working with a range of journals and magazines, including the New Scientist, Harvard Business Review and The Times; Ollie has seen incredible success since graduating, being shortlisted in the 2020 World illustration awards and most recently receiving the Silver Medal at the 2022 World Brand Design Society Awards.

This year’s ADC 101st Annual Awards will take place on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, in New York, USA. 

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