TDC Awards

The TDC competition, established in 1953, is the longest running, most prestigious, global typography and type design competition. Now in its 69th 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

International Center of Photography Agency: Pentagram / New York Client: International Center of Photography Category: Best of Show
RE:RISO Naughty Roll Featured Works Exhibition Agency: indego design / macau Client: Naughty Roll Category: Motion/TV / Visual Design - Campaign
Western Calligraphy Annual Exhibition: POP & ART Agency: indego design / macau Client: The Lettering Artists Association of Macau Category: Motion/TV / Visual Design - Single
Play Play Laaaaah Agency: Studio Bang-Gu Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Letterform Variations Agency: Nigel Cottier / London + Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe Category: Books / Single
HERE – A world poem by Tishani Doshi Agency: Atelier Carvalho Bernau / Porto Client: Typotheque Category: Books / Single
daydream Agency: hesign / Berlin Client: Jumping He Category: Books / Single
FORM OF LOVE Agency: STONES DESIGN Lab. / Beijing Category: Books / Single
Letterform Variations Agency: Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Support Independent Type Agency: Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
It’s us again Agency: collect / Stuttgart Client: Ansbach Theater Category: Books / Single
The Best German Book Design 2021 Agency: Daniel Wiesmann Büro für Gestaltung / Berlin + Stiftung Buchkunst / Frankfurt am Main Client: Stiftung Buchkunst Category: Books / Single
Something Like A Phenomenon Agency: Hagen Verleger • Typography, Book Design, Research / Berlin + Damien & The Love Guru / Brussels Client: Damien & The Love Guru Category: Books / Single
Summer Reading Agency: Ben Denzer + Center for Book Arts / New York Client: Center for Book Arts Category: Books / Single
Hanbooks 17 Agency: Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing Client: Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing Category: Books / Single
Shape Grammars Agency: Jannis Maroscheck / Berlin + Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe Category: Books / Single
History of Chinese Character Design Agency: Research Center of Ancient Chinese Characters Art, Tsinghua Univeristy / Beijing + Six Sense Studio / Beijing + Chen Nan / Beijing Client: Personal Category: Books / Single
Frank Gerritz: Kompass Agency: BANK™ / Berlin Client: Galerie Michael Haas Category: Books / Single
Data Centers Agency: Hubertus / Zürich Client: Hannes Rickli, Monika Dommann, Max Stadler Category: Books / Single
Season Booklet 2021/22 Agency: Theater Erlangen / Erlangen + Neue Gestaltung GmbH / Berlin Client: Theater Erlangen Category: Books / Single
Euclid – Typeface Mystery Nr.1 Agency: Hubertus / Zürich + Swiss Typefaces / Vevey Client: Swiss Typefaces Category: Books / Single
The Return of FOMO Agency: Zuzanna Rogatty / New York + New York Magazine / New York Client: New York Magazine Category: Editorial / Campaign
Canal Magazine Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Canal Magazine Category: Editorial / Campaign
Chinese traditional culture Poster Agency: Communication University of Zhejiang / hangzhou Client: hangzhou muke cultural creativity Category: Advertisements / Single
Built to Host Agency: THERE IS STUDIO / London + 360i / New York + New Orleans Tourism / New Orleans Client: New Orleans Tourism Category: Advertisements / Single
Canal Magazine Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Canal Magazine Category: Self-Promotion / Single
Postcards, letterpress Agency: Olga Pankova / Moscow + Demonpress / Moscow Client: Personal Category: Self-Promotion / Single
The Five Great Mountains of China Revamp Agency: Centre Design / ZHONGSHAN Client: Caobu Public Library Category: Posters / Campaign
Theater Posters Agency: Theater Erlangen / Erlangen + Neue Gestaltung GmbH / Berlin Client: Theater Erlangen Category: Posters / Campaign
Prospero Agency: Principal Client: Prospero Category: Posters / Campaign
YouFab Global Creative Awards 2021 Agency: SHA inc. / Tokyo Client: FabCafe Category: Posters / Campaign
100 years of Russian Constructivism Agency: RT Creative Lab / Moscow + Bankov Posters / Prague Client: RT Creative Lab / Vkhutemas.academy / Peter Bankov Category: Posters / Campaign
Neubad — Jazz Agency: Fons Hickmann M23 / Berlin Client: Neubad Category: Posters / Campaign
VKHUTEMAS.ACADEMY: Poster-series Agency: RT Creative Lab / Moscow + Bankov Posters / Prague Client: RT Creative Lab / Vkhutemas.academy / Peter Bankov Category: Posters / Campaign
Skewes' Number Agency: Yan-Ting Chen / Taipei City Client: Yan-Ting Chen Category: Posters / Campaign
Concert Posters Agency: collect / Stuttgart Client: University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switze Category: Posters / Campaign
Te Wheke Agency: Osborne Shiwan / Auckland Client: Atamira Dance Company Category: Posters / Campaign
Poster for The Scientist’s Coffee Bean Products Agency: HDU²³ Lab / Wuxi Client: The Scientist Coffee Category: Posters / Campaign
The Lyrics, Paul McCartney Agency: Liveright / New York, NY + MPL / London + W. W. Norton & Company / New York, NY Client: Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company Category: Books / Campaign
Guftgu Agency: Novel / New Delhi Client: Offset Projects Category: Books / Campaign
Crisis of Now Agency: Burrow / Berlin Client: IDOLONSTUDIO (Chun-chi Wang) Category: Books / Campaign
BIFT GRADUATION WORKS BA, CLASS OF 2021 Agency: MINT BRAND DESIGN / BEIJING Client: BIFT Category: Books / Campaign
Machine-Learning-Generated-Audio-Reactive-Type Agency: Dev Valladares / Baltimore Category: Motion/TV / Unscreened/Experimental - Single
Coppa Stadio Agency: Zetafonts / Firenze + Reber R41 / Treviso Category: Self-Promotion / Campaign
House of Type Agency: Schmid/Widmaier / Munich Client: Schmid/Widmaier Category: Self-Promotion / Campaign
Strawberry Western Logotype Agency: R&M / Brooklyn Client: Strawberry Western Category: Logotypes / Single
Spark the new "Choy"? Agency: M-N Associates / Ho Chi Minh City Client: PetChoy Category: Logotypes / Single
Kinema Logotype Agency: Mucho / San Francisco Client: Kinema Category: Logotypes / Single
AAPQ Agency: Principal Client: AAPQ Category: Logotypes / Single
Piedmont Art Walk Logotype Agency: Mucho / San Francisco Client: Piedmont Art Walk Logotype Category: Logotypes / Single

2022 Best of Show TDC Best of Show

Pentagram / New York

International Center of Photography

International Center of Photography

Best of Show

TDC68_001C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

indego design / macau

Naughty Roll

RE:RISO Naughty Roll Featured Works Exhibition

Motion/TV / Visual Design - Campaign

TDC68_038C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

indego design / macau

The Lettering Artists Association of Macau

Western Calligraphy Annual Exhibition: POP & ART

Motion/TV / Visual Design - Single

TDC68_041C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Bang-Gu

Personal

Play Play Laaaaah

Books / Single

TDC68_006C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Nigel Cottier / London + Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe

N/A

Letterform Variations

Books / Single

TDC68_030C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Atelier Carvalho Bernau / Porto

Typotheque

HERE – A world poem by Tishani Doshi

Books / Single

TDC68_033C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

hesign / Berlin

Jumping He

daydream

Books / Single

TDC68_044C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

STONES DESIGN Lab. / Beijing

N/A

FORM OF LOVE

Books / Single

TDC68_046C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe

Personal

Letterform Variations

Books / Single

TDC68_052C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe

Personal

Support Independent Type

Books / Single

TDC68_053C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

collect / Stuttgart

Ansbach Theater

It’s us again

Books / Single

TDC68_054C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Daniel Wiesmann Büro für Gestaltung / Berlin + Stiftung Buchkunst / Frankfurt am Main

Stiftung Buchkunst

The Best German Book Design 2021

Books / Single

TDC68_056C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Hagen Verleger • Typography, Book Design, Research / Berlin + Damien & The Love Guru / Brussels

Damien & The Love Guru

Something Like A Phenomenon

Books / Single

TDC68_069C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Ben Denzer + Center for Book Arts / New York

Center for Book Arts

Summer Reading

Books / Single

TDC68_072C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Nanjing Han Qing Tang Design / Nanjing

Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing

Hanbooks 17

Books / Single

TDC68_076C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Jannis Maroscheck / Berlin + Slanted Publishers / Karlsruhe

N/A

Shape Grammars

Books / Single

TDC68_081C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Research Center of Ancient Chinese Characters Art, Tsinghua Univeristy / Beijing + Six Sense Studio / Beijing + Chen Nan / Beijing

Personal

History of Chinese Character Design

Books / Single

TDC68_147C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

BANK™ / Berlin

Galerie Michael Haas

Frank Gerritz: Kompass

Books / Single

TDC68_158C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Hubertus / Zürich

Hannes Rickli, Monika Dommann, Max Stadler

Data Centers

Books / Single

TDC68_196C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Theater Erlangen / Erlangen + Neue Gestaltung GmbH / Berlin

Theater Erlangen

Season Booklet 2021/22

Books / Single

TDC68_198C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Hubertus / Zürich + Swiss Typefaces / Vevey

Swiss Typefaces

Euclid – Typeface Mystery Nr.1

Books / Single

TDC68_200C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Zuzanna Rogatty / New York + New York Magazine / New York

New York Magazine

The Return of FOMO

Editorial / Campaign

TDC68_113C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Sunday Afternoon / New York

Canal Magazine

Canal Magazine

Editorial / Campaign

TDC68_138C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Communication University of Zhejiang / hangzhou

hangzhou muke cultural creativity

Chinese traditional culture Poster

Advertisements / Single

TDC68_045C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

THERE IS STUDIO / London + 360i / New York + New Orleans Tourism / New Orleans

New Orleans Tourism

Built to Host

Advertisements / Single

TDC68_120C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Sunday Afternoon / New York

Canal Magazine

Canal Magazine

Self-Promotion / Single

TDC68_118C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Olga Pankova / Moscow + Demonpress / Moscow

Personal

Postcards, letterpress

Self-Promotion / Single

TDC68_144C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Centre Design / ZHONGSHAN

Caobu Public Library

The Five Great Mountains of China Revamp

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_020C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Theater Erlangen / Erlangen + Neue Gestaltung GmbH / Berlin

Theater Erlangen

Theater Posters

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_028C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Principal

Prospero

Prospero

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_042C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

SHA inc. / Tokyo

FabCafe

YouFab Global Creative Awards 2021

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_059C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

RT Creative Lab / Moscow + Bankov Posters / Prague

RT Creative Lab / Vkhutemas.academy / Peter Bankov

100 years of Russian Constructivism

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_070C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Fons Hickmann M23 / Berlin

Neubad

Neubad — Jazz

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_086C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

RT Creative Lab / Moscow + Bankov Posters / Prague

RT Creative Lab / Vkhutemas.academy / Peter Bankov

VKHUTEMAS.ACADEMY: Poster-series

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_100C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Yan-Ting Chen / Taipei City

Yan-Ting Chen

Skewes' Number

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_102C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

collect / Stuttgart

University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switze

Concert Posters

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_127C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Osborne Shiwan / Auckland

Atamira Dance Company

Te Wheke

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_163C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

HDU²³ Lab / Wuxi

The Scientist Coffee

Poster for The Scientist’s Coffee Bean Products

Posters / Campaign

TDC68_187C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Liveright / New York, NY + MPL / London + W. W. Norton & Company / New York, NY

Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company

The Lyrics, Paul McCartney

Books / Campaign

TDC68_098C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Novel / New Delhi

Offset Projects

Guftgu

Books / Campaign

TDC68_119C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Burrow / Berlin

IDOLONSTUDIO (Chun-chi Wang)

Crisis of Now

Books / Campaign

TDC68_174C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

MINT BRAND DESIGN / BEIJING

BIFT

BIFT GRADUATION WORKS BA, CLASS OF 2021

Books / Campaign

TDC68_189C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Dev Valladares / Baltimore

N/A

Machine-Learning-Generated-Audio-Reactive-Type

Motion/TV / Unscreened/Experimental - Single

TDC68_137C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Zetafonts / Firenze + Reber R41 / Treviso

N/A

Coppa Stadio

Self-Promotion / Campaign

TDC68_131C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Schmid/Widmaier / Munich

Schmid/Widmaier

House of Type

Self-Promotion / Campaign

TDC68_173C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

R&M / Brooklyn

Strawberry Western

Strawberry Western Logotype

Logotypes / Single

TDC68_005C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

M-N Associates / Ho Chi Minh City

PetChoy

Spark the new "Choy"?

Logotypes / Single

TDC68_019C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Mucho / San Francisco

Kinema

Kinema Logotype

Logotypes / Single

TDC68_029C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Principal

AAPQ

AAPQ

Logotypes / Single

TDC68_035C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Mucho / San Francisco

Piedmont Art Walk Logotype

Piedmont Art Walk Logotype

Logotypes / Single

TDC68_043C

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