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

Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter Agency: Champions Design / New York Client: Tilbury House Publishers Category: Books / Campaign
RGruppe Agency: collect / Stuttgart Client: Frank Kayser Category: Books / Single
Ludwig Leo: Umlauftank 2 Agency: Siyu Mao / Berlin Client: Wüstenrot Foundation Category: Books / Single
Kent Monkman Agency: Underline Studio / Toronto Client: Art Canada Institute Category: Books / Single
Conjunglyph: A Symbol Experimentation Agency: Thinking Room / Jakarta Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Thinking out of box Agency: Ling Tung University / Taichung Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
El viaje de las delicias Agency: Compañía / Barcelona + Editorial Planeta / Barcelona Client: Accenture Category: Books / Single
12-8 2017 / Pensacola FL Agency: Area of Practice / New York + William Mebane / New York Client: William Mebane Category: Books / Single
Philipp Fürhofer (Dis)Illusions Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: Thierry-Maxime Loriot Category: Books / Single
SVA Viewbook 2021-22 Agency: Visual Arts Press, Ltd. / New York Client: School of Visual Arts Category: Books / Single
i.Am Type Specimen Agency: Halim Lee / Seoul, South Korea Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Fix What You Can Agency: Casalino Design / New York Client: University of Minnesota Press Category: Books / Single
11/20 Agency: Vera Lucía Jiménez Araujo / LIMA + KWY Ediciones / LIMA Client: KWY Editorial Category: Books / Single
Unfolding Eastern Munich Agency: Matthias Hohmann / Stuttgart Client: whitebox e.V. (for Lia Sáile) Category: Books / Single
Into Letters Agency: Merle Michaelis / Kiel Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Duro Olowu: Seeing Agency: Normal / Chicago + Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago Client: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Category: Books / Single
Real Feelings – Emotion and Technology Agency: Hauser, Schwarz / Basel Client: House of Electronic Arts Basel Category: Books / Single
Wissensfabrik Agency: Büro Sequenz / St.Gallen + Wissensfabrik / Dulliken + Christoph Merian Verlag / Basel + Druckerei Lutz / Speicher Client: Forum Kultur und Ökonomie, Wissensfabrik Category: Books / Single
The Broken Bridge Agency: Yuan Liu / Shanghai Client: Pizhou Cultural Office Category: Books / Single
BIFT GRADUATION WORKS BA, CLASS OF 2020 Agency: Mint Brand Design / Beijing Client: BIFT Category: Books / Single
A–L/M–Z: Mrs Jay & W. Gordon Smith Art Collection Agency: Sigrid Schmeisser + Siobhan McLaughlin + Helen Bleck Client: Jay Gordonsmith Estate Category: Books / Single
Grief and Grievance Agency: Polymode / Inglewood Client: PHAIDON / The New Museum Category: Books / Single
Black Futures Agency: Morcos Key / Brooklyn Client: Penguin Random House Category: Books / Single
Chinese Protest Recipes Agency: Meat Studio / Toronto Client: Personal and with @thegodofcookery Category: Books / Single
Sensemaking 2020 Agency: Google / New York + Wax Studios / New York Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
WFH Reader: Norms, Dystopias, & Utopias Collide Agency: Google / Mountain View Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
As mulheres contam Agency: Tereza Bettinardi / São Paulo Client: Carambaia Category: Books / Single
House Industries Lettering Manual Agency: House Industries / Yorklyn Category: Books / Single

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Champions Design / New York

Tilbury House Publishers

Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter

Books / Campaign

TDC67_043C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

collect / Stuttgart

Frank Kayser

RGruppe

Books / Single

TDC67_016C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Siyu Mao / Berlin

Wüstenrot Foundation

Ludwig Leo: Umlauftank 2

Books / Single

TDC67_017C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Underline Studio / Toronto

Art Canada Institute

Kent Monkman

Books / Single

TDC67_018C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Thinking Room / Jakarta

Personal

Conjunglyph: A Symbol Experimentation

Books / Single

TDC67_019C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Ling Tung University / Taichung

Personal

Thinking out of box

Books / Single

TDC67_020C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Compañía / Barcelona + Editorial Planeta / Barcelona

Accenture

El viaje de las delicias

Books / Single

TDC67_021C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Area of Practice / New York + William Mebane / New York

William Mebane

12-8 2017 / Pensacola FL

Books / Single

TDC67_022C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Paprika / Montreal

Thierry-Maxime Loriot

Philipp Fürhofer (Dis)Illusions

Books / Single

TDC67_023C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Visual Arts Press, Ltd. / New York

School of Visual Arts

SVA Viewbook 2021-22

Books / Single

TDC67_024C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Halim Lee / Seoul, South Korea

Personal

i.Am Type Specimen

Books / Single

TDC67_025C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Casalino Design / New York

University of Minnesota Press

Fix What You Can

Books / Single

TDC67_026C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Vera Lucía Jiménez Araujo / LIMA + KWY Ediciones / LIMA

KWY Editorial

11/20

Books / Single

TDC67_027C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Matthias Hohmann / Stuttgart

whitebox e.V. (for Lia Sáile)

Unfolding Eastern Munich

Books / Single

TDC67_028C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Merle Michaelis / Kiel

Personal

Into Letters

Books / Single

TDC67_029C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Normal / Chicago + Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Duro Olowu: Seeing

Books / Single

TDC67_030C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Hauser, Schwarz / Basel

House of Electronic Arts Basel

Real Feelings – Emotion and Technology

Books / Single

TDC67_031C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Büro Sequenz / St.Gallen + Wissensfabrik / Dulliken + Christoph Merian Verlag / Basel + Druckerei Lutz / Speicher

Forum Kultur und Ökonomie, Wissensfabrik

Wissensfabrik

Books / Single

TDC67_032C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Yuan Liu / Shanghai

Pizhou Cultural Office

The Broken Bridge

Books / Single

TDC67_033C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Mint Brand Design / Beijing

BIFT

BIFT GRADUATION WORKS BA, CLASS OF 2020

Books / Single

TDC67_034C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Sigrid Schmeisser + Siobhan McLaughlin + Helen Bleck

Jay Gordonsmith Estate

A–L/M–Z: Mrs Jay & W. Gordon Smith Art Collection

Books / Single

TDC67_035C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Polymode / Inglewood

PHAIDON / The New Museum

Grief and Grievance

Books / Single

TDC67_036C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Morcos Key / Brooklyn

Penguin Random House

Black Futures

Books / Single

TDC67_037C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Meat Studio / Toronto

Personal and with @thegodofcookery

Chinese Protest Recipes

Books / Single

TDC67_038C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Google / New York + Wax Studios / New York

Personal

Sensemaking 2020

Books / Single

TDC67_039C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Google / Mountain View

Personal

WFH Reader: Norms, Dystopias, & Utopias Collide

Books / Single

TDC67_040C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

Tereza Bettinardi / São Paulo

Carambaia

As mulheres contam

Books / Single

TDC67_041C

2021 Communication Design TDC Winner

House Industries / Yorklyn

N/A

House Industries Lettering Manual

Books / Single

TDC67_042C

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