ADC announces 2010 ADC Hall of Fame laureates

The honourees, representing advertising, design, typography, illustration, photography and education, will be inducted at a benefit dinner on 4 November 2010, at the ADC Gallery in New York, with proceeds going toward ADC scholarship programs.

ADC Hall of Fame laureates for 2010 are:

• Fabien Baron, creative director; currently editorial director, Interview magazine;
  
• Matthew Carter, typographer;
  
• William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand, founders, Winterhouse;
  
• Philip Hays (posthumous), illustrator, educator;
  
• Brigitte Lacombe, photographer;
  
• George Nelson (posthumous), designer, author;
  
• Christoph Niemann, illustrator;
  
• Dan Wieden, cofounder, Wieden+Kennedy.

ADC established the ADC Hall of Fame in 1971 as a cross-disciplinary acknowledgement of the most renowned professionals in visual arts and communications. Past inductees represent a diverse group of luminaries in those fields, including Richard Avedon, Saul Bass, Leo Burnett, Jay Chiat, Walt Disney, Charles and Ray Eames, Milton Glaser, Annie Leibovitz, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Paul Rand, Andy Warhol and others (for the complete list, go to www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/).

"ADC Hall of Fame pays lasting tribute to those whose careers have profoundly influenced the direction of their fields," said Doug Jaeger, president, ADC. "This recognition honours an ongoing lifetime of achievement that exemplifies the highest standards of creative excellence and leads the industry forward. We're proud to capture the history of our industry in the accomplishments of these laureates."