“Art Direction Japan Exhibition 2022” is the latest in a series of annual exhibitions at Creation Gallery G8 that have consistently garnered great attention within advertising and design circles.

The Tokyo ADC, founded in 1952, currently has 82 members, art directors all ranking at the top of their profession. Together they serve as the judging panel for annual open competitions. The awards they bestow each year—the Tokyo ADC Awards—draw attention both in Japan and abroad as prestigious indicators of the latest trends in Japanese advertising and graphic design.

This year’s competition attracted some 6,000 entries, all works making their first appearance, usage or publication in the 24-month period from May 2021 through June 2022. The year’s award-winning works, along with other outstanding works to be featured in the Tokyo ADC’s annual compendium—Art Direction Japan—were chosen by the club members during rigorous judging sessions spanning three days.

Ahead of the publication of the new yearbook, this year’s award-winning and outstanding works will be on display simultaneously at Creation Gallery G8 (works by non-members) and ginza graphic gallery (works by Tokyo ADC members).