TDC Awards

The TDC competition, established in 1953, is the longest running, most prestigious, global typography and type design competition. Now in its 70th year, these awards are all about how letterforms are used and drawn, recognizing typographic excellence and celebrating new typeface designs in all global languages.

Award

Agency

Client

Title

Category

Annual ID

I WANT SKY Agency: Morcos Key / New York Client: Mizna Category: Best of Typography
Ilai Agency: Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík Client: N/A Category: Best of Type Design
Jardins de Métis Poster 2022 Agency: Principal / Montreal + Jardins de Métis / Grand-Métis Client: Jardins de Métis Category: Best of Lettering
Lines from the national anthem of Ukraine Agency: Yevhen Spizhovyi / Kyiv Client: Charity project Category: Print or Digital / Calligraphy - Single
Yasar Agency: Reina Akkoush Client: Personal Category: Variable Font
Atlante Agency: TypeTogether Client: TypeTogether Category: Variable Font
Ilai Agency: Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík Client: N/A Category: Variable Font
Marienlyst Display Agency: ANTI / Oslo + The Pyte Foundry / Ellmer Stefan / Oslo / Oslo Client: Ferd / Marienlyst Category: Variable Font
BJDW-The 4th exhibition of contemporary ink design Agency: BEIJING Artings Cultural Media Co. LTD / BEIJING Client: Organizing Committee of BJDW Category: Motion / Music Video - Single
Bismut logo Agency: perfectly boring studio / Kyiv + Anastasiia Shcherban / Kyiv Client: Bismut Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Samson Agency: Seven / Auckland Client: Samson Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Die Mysterien der Zeichen Agency: Ina Bauer Kommunikationsdesign / Stuttgart Client: Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
da nyet—yes no Agency: Berlin School of Design and Communication / Berlin Client: Private Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Annual Report 2021 Agency: République Studio / Paris Client: Centre National des Arts Plastiques Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Essence – Stars of the Rhön Agency: collect / Stuttgart Client: Frank Kayser Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
All good things Agency: collect / Stuttgart Client: Ansbach Theater Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Arizona Type Specimen Agency: Hanzer Liccini / Berlin + DInamo Typefaces Client: Dinamo Editions Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Nature Loves to Hide Agency: Shihong Chen / Beijing Client: Hanyu Cui & IS A GALLERY Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Redaction Agency: Practise / Auckland Client: W. W. Norton & Company Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Cyberfeminism Index Agency: Laura Coombs / New York + Mindy Seu / New York Client: Cyberfeminism Index Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
INDEX—2 'Free' Agency: INDEX / Brooklyn, New York + Rote Press / Brooklyn, New York Client: Rote Press Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
A History for the Future: MOCA, LA, 1979-2000 Agency: Brad Bartlett Design / Los Angeles Client: Sam Francis Foundation Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
NOON Agency: MNP / Athens Client: De Film Freak Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Handy Handbook of Hands Agency: Yasmin Çakır / Berlin Client: Personal Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
The Nest Agency: Nohawk + Slanted Publishers / Nördliche Uferstraße, Karlsruhe Client: Slanted Publishers Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
A Guide to Measure Life in Points Agency: Studio Woork / Jakarta Client: Studio Woork Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
@ Agency: Jiawei Zhu / Guangdong Client: personal Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
Pomological Series Vol 2 Agency: A.A. Trabucco-Campos / Brooklyn, New York Client: Pomological Series Category: Publication / Editorial / Book - Single
LTR Principia* Agency: LettError / The Hague Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Grandiflora Agency: JAMO Client: Google Fonts Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Uvas Display Agency: Nils Dam Nordlund / Copenhagen Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Zaatar Typeface Agency: Boharat type foundry / Cairo Client: Boharat type foundry Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Cumbre Agency: Antipixel type studio / Buenos Aires Client: N/A Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
PF Expo Agency: Parachute Typefoundry / Athens Client: Parachute Typefoundry Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Sakkal Saad Arabic Typeface Agency: Sakkal Design / Bothell Client: Sakkal Design Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Ouma Agency: Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík Client: N/A Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Shorai Sans Agency: Monotype / Woburn Client: Monotype Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
TPTQ Sans CJK Agency: Typotheque / The Hague Client: Typotheque Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Lava Georgian Agency: Typotheque / The Hague Client: Typotheque Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Nyght Serif Agency: Maksym Kobuzan / Kyiv Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Keratine Agency: Zetafonts / Firenze Client: N/A Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
ACT Agency: gggrafik / heidelberg Client: Goethe Institut Category: Print / Posters - Single
Calendário, Ltda. 2023 Agency: Polar, Ltda. / São Paulo Client: Polar, Ltda. Category: Print / Posters - Single
Kaleidoscopic Home Exhibition Identity Agency: Joseph Han Client: SPACE 10 Category: Print / Posters - Single
Muhulife Agency: BOND / Tallinn + Muhulife Client: Muhulife Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Queso Pera Agency: Bastarda Type / Bogota + Siegenthaler & Co / Bogota Client: Alpina Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
MyKali Agency: Morcos Key / New York + MyKali Client: MyKali Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Riverdale Summer League Logo Agency: Type & Lettering / Wilmington, Delaware Client: Riverdale Summer League Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Flying Apple Logo Agency: R&M / Brooklyn, New York Client: Flying Apple Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single
Nomo Brand Logotype Agency: BRBAUEN / Goiânia Client: Nomo Telecom Category: Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

2023 Typography TDC Best of Discipline

Morcos Key / New York

Mizna

I WANT SKY

Best of Typography

TDC69_TY000T

2023 Type Design TDC Best of Discipline

Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík

N/A

Ilai

Best of Type Design

TDC69_TD000T

2023 Lettering TDC Best of Discipline

Principal / Montreal + Jardins de Métis / Grand-Métis

Jardins de Métis

Jardins de Métis Poster 2022

Best of Lettering

TDC69_LT000T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

Yevhen Spizhovyi / Kyiv

Charity project

Lines from the national anthem of Ukraine

Print or Digital / Calligraphy - Single

TDC69_LT016T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Reina Akkoush

Personal

Yasar

Variable Font

TDC69_TD049T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

TypeTogether

TypeTogether

Atlante

Variable Font

TDC69_TD051T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík

N/A

Ilai

Variable Font

TDC69_TD052T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

ANTI / Oslo + The Pyte Foundry / Ellmer Stefan / Oslo / Oslo

Ferd / Marienlyst

Marienlyst Display

Variable Font

TDC69_TD053T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

BEIJING Artings Cultural Media Co. LTD / BEIJING

Organizing Committee of BJDW

BJDW-The 4th exhibition of contemporary ink design

Motion / Music Video - Single

TDC69_TY012T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

perfectly boring studio / Kyiv + Anastasiia Shcherban / Kyiv

Bismut

Bismut logo

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_TY027T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Seven / Auckland

Samson

Samson

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_TY028T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Ina Bauer Kommunikationsdesign / Stuttgart

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim

Die Mysterien der Zeichen

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY094T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Berlin School of Design and Communication / Berlin

Private

da nyet—yes no

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY095T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

République Studio / Paris

Centre National des Arts Plastiques

Annual Report 2021

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY096T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

collect / Stuttgart

Frank Kayser

Essence – Stars of the Rhön

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY097T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

collect / Stuttgart

Ansbach Theater

All good things

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY098T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Hanzer Liccini / Berlin + DInamo Typefaces

Dinamo Editions

Arizona Type Specimen

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY099T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Shihong Chen / Beijing

Hanyu Cui & IS A GALLERY

Nature Loves to Hide

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY100T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Practise / Auckland

W. W. Norton & Company

Redaction

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY101T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Laura Coombs / New York + Mindy Seu / New York

Cyberfeminism Index

Cyberfeminism Index

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY102T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

INDEX / Brooklyn, New York + Rote Press / Brooklyn, New York

Rote Press

INDEX—2 'Free'

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY103T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Brad Bartlett Design / Los Angeles

Sam Francis Foundation

A History for the Future: MOCA, LA, 1979-2000

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY104T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

MNP / Athens

De Film Freak

NOON

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY105T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Yasmin Çakır / Berlin

Personal

Handy Handbook of Hands

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY106T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Nohawk + Slanted Publishers / Nördliche Uferstraße, Karlsruhe

Slanted Publishers

The Nest

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY107T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Studio Woork / Jakarta

Studio Woork

A Guide to Measure Life in Points

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY108T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Jiawei Zhu / Guangdong

personal

@

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY109T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

A.A. Trabucco-Campos / Brooklyn, New York

Pomological Series

Pomological Series Vol 2

Publication / Editorial / Book - Single

TDC69_TY110T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

LettError / The Hague

Personal

LTR Principia*

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD015T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

JAMO

Google Fonts

Grandiflora

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD016T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Nils Dam Nordlund / Copenhagen

Personal

Uvas Display

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD017T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Boharat type foundry / Cairo

Boharat type foundry

Zaatar Typeface

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD018T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Antipixel type studio / Buenos Aires

N/A

Cumbre

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD019T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Parachute Typefoundry / Athens

Parachute Typefoundry

PF Expo

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD021T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Sakkal Design / Bothell

Sakkal Design

Sakkal Saad Arabic Typeface

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD022T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Universal Thirst / Bangalore/Reykjavík

N/A

Ouma

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD023T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Monotype / Woburn

Monotype

Shorai Sans

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD024T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Typotheque / The Hague

Typotheque

TPTQ Sans CJK

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD025T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Typotheque / The Hague

Typotheque

Lava Georgian

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD026T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Maksym Kobuzan / Kyiv

Personal

Nyght Serif

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD027T

2023 Type Design TDC Winner

Zetafonts / Firenze

N/A

Keratine

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC69_TD028T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

gggrafik / heidelberg

Goethe Institut

ACT

Print / Posters - Single

TDC69_TY041T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Polar, Ltda. / São Paulo

Polar, Ltda.

Calendário, Ltda. 2023

Print / Posters - Single

TDC69_TY042T

2023 Typography TDC Winner

Joseph Han

SPACE 10

Kaleidoscopic Home Exhibition Identity

Print / Posters - Single

TDC69_TY043T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

BOND / Tallinn + Muhulife

Muhulife

Muhulife

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT005T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

Bastarda Type / Bogota + Siegenthaler & Co / Bogota

Alpina

Queso Pera

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT006T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

Morcos Key / New York + MyKali

MyKali

MyKali

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT007T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

Type & Lettering / Wilmington, Delaware

Riverdale Summer League

Riverdale Summer League Logo

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT008T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

R&M / Brooklyn, New York

Flying Apple

Flying Apple Logo

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT009T

2023 Lettering TDC Winner

BRBAUEN / Goiânia

Nomo Telecom

Nomo Brand Logotype

Print or Digital / Logotype / Monogram - Single

TDC69_LT010T

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