Design Army wins Best of Show at AAF DC’s 2025 American Advertising Awards

AAF DC held its most anticipated event of the year on March 11 and honored  the work of the area’s advertising community. Design Army won Best of Show (above).

Big winners in terms of quantity:

Avoq (5)

Design Army (5, including a Special Judges’ Award and Best of Show)

Distant Moon (6, including Best of Film, Video & Sound and Best of Cross Platform)

ICF Next (9)

This January (9, including Best of Online Interactive and Best of Elements of Advertising)

Winners of Special Judges’ Awards and Best of’s

Best of Online/Interactive: This January — The Corporate Trail Game

Best of Film, Video & Sound: The Moment

Best of Cross Platform: The Moment

Best of Elements of Advertising: This is National Landing

Best of Show: TuTu Academy

Special Judges Awards: 

Design Army — TuTu Academy — Film, Video & Sound > Branded Content Single More than :60)

DMI — Every Last Mile — Cross Platform > Integrated Campaign > Regional/national)

The event, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA, brought together 150 advertising professionals, including artists, creatives, copywriters, designers, marketers and strategists. (Shown above is the AAF DC board of directors.)