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

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
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
100 Graphic Design Diaries Agency: Allergy Studio Category: Experimental / Campaign
Molecular Typography Laboratory Agency: Kobi Franco Design / Tel Aviv Client: Personal Category: Experimental / Campaign
BEAM Agency: Qiushuo Li / New York Client: Q_Create Category: Experimental / Campaign
Cyberdada Agency: Yanwen Hang / Los Angeles Client: Personal Category: Experimental / Campaign
Dream Bubble Agency: Rozi Zhu / New York City Client: Personal Project Category: Experimental / Campaign
Type Cypher Agency: Jeth Torres / Cavite Client: Personal Category: Experimental / Campaign
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
Khoj Website Agency: Novel / New Delhi + Thoughtput / Pune Client: Khoj Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
‘Science Stack: Tools Within Reach’ Agency: Pentagram / New York Client: Wilson Center Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
Website Design for www.syrosfilmfestival.org Agency: MNP / Athens + Tool / Athens Client: Syros Internasional Film Festival (SIFF) Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
Plastic Air Agency: Pentagram / New York Client: Google Arts & Culture Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
The new Parachute website Agency: Typical Organization / Athens + Parachute / Athens Client: Parachute Typefoundry Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
Galeria Index website Agency: Twoo® / Barcelona Client: Galeria Index Category: Digital Media / Websites - Single
With Teeth Agency: Riverhead Books / New York City + Lauren Peters-Collaer Client: Riverhead Books Category: Book Jackets / Single
Uirapuru Agency: Thiago Lacaz / Rio de Janeiro Client: Febraro de Oliveira Category: Book Jackets / Single
Granger High School Yearbook Cover Agency: Kevin Cantrell Studio / Mantua Client: Granger High School Category: Book Jackets / Single
My Year Abroad Agency: Riverhead Books / New York City + Grace Han Client: Riverhead Books Category: Book Jackets / Single
Unheimlich Agency: Mikhail Lychkovskiy / Minsk + Artur Novikov / Minsk Client: Artur Novikov Category: Book Jackets / Single
Full Moon Tea Gift Agency: Design by AO / Shenzhen Client: A Tea Store Category: Packaging / Campaign
Spark the new "Choy"? Agency: M-N Associates / Ho Chi Minh City Client: PetChoy Category: Packaging / Campaign
Offer of GAFA Admission Agency: TEN BUTTONS / Guangzhou Client: Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Category: Packaging / Campaign
Sonos Accessories Packaging Agency: Hybrid Design / San Francisco, California + Sonos, Inc. / Santa Barbara, California Client: Sonos Category: Packaging / Campaign
Ben's Best Agency: Pentagram / New York Client: Ben's Best Category: Packaging / Campaign
Contour Watch Face Agency: Apple Design Team / Cupertino Client: Apple Category: Digital Media / Apps - Campaign
Sueurs froides Collection – Éditions Denoël Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: Éditions Denoël Category: Book Jackets / Campaign
Stanford d.school: Teaching + Learning Yearbook Agency: Daniel Frumhoff Design / New York + Stanford University d.school / Stanford, California + Klim Type Foundry / Wellington + Ohno Type Foundry Client: Stanford University d.school Category: Catalogs / Single
Western Calligraphy Annual Exhibition: POP & ART Agency: indego design / macau Client: The Lettering Artists Association of Macau Category: Motion/TV / Visual Design - Single
One Michigan Rebrand Agency: Beatriz Lozano / New York Client: One Michigan Category: Design for Social Good
Let Parents Stay (Han Embroidery Typeface) Agency: Yu Chen Client: Hubei Han Embroidery Association Category: Design for Social Good

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

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

Allergy Studio

N/A

100 Graphic Design Diaries

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_021C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Kobi Franco Design / Tel Aviv

Personal

Molecular Typography Laboratory

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_085C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Qiushuo Li / New York

Q_Create

BEAM

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_097C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Yanwen Hang / Los Angeles

Personal

Cyberdada

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_123C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Rozi Zhu / New York City

Personal Project

Dream Bubble

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_133C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Jeth Torres / Cavite

Personal

Type Cypher

Experimental / Campaign

TDC68_175C

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

Novel / New Delhi + Thoughtput / Pune

Khoj

Khoj Website

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_040C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York

Wilson Center

‘Science Stack: Tools Within Reach’

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_048C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

MNP / Athens + Tool / Athens

Syros Internasional Film Festival (SIFF)

Website Design for www.syrosfilmfestival.org

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_099C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York

Google Arts & Culture

Plastic Air

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_126C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Typical Organization / Athens + Parachute / Athens

Parachute Typefoundry

The new Parachute website

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_130C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Twoo® / Barcelona

Galeria Index

Galeria Index website

Digital Media / Websites - Single

TDC68_154C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Riverhead Books / New York City + Lauren Peters-Collaer

Riverhead Books

With Teeth

Book Jackets / Single

TDC68_034C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Thiago Lacaz / Rio de Janeiro

Febraro de Oliveira

Uirapuru

Book Jackets / Single

TDC68_078C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Kevin Cantrell Studio / Mantua

Granger High School

Granger High School Yearbook Cover

Book Jackets / Single

TDC68_092C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Riverhead Books / New York City + Grace Han

Riverhead Books

My Year Abroad

Book Jackets / Single

TDC68_110C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Mikhail Lychkovskiy / Minsk + Artur Novikov / Minsk

Artur Novikov

Unheimlich

Book Jackets / Single

TDC68_129C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Design by AO / Shenzhen

A Tea Store

Full Moon Tea Gift

Packaging / Campaign

TDC68_016C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

M-N Associates / Ho Chi Minh City

PetChoy

Spark the new "Choy"?

Packaging / Campaign

TDC68_063C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

TEN BUTTONS / Guangzhou

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

Offer of GAFA Admission

Packaging / Campaign

TDC68_074C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Hybrid Design / San Francisco, California + Sonos, Inc. / Santa Barbara, California

Sonos

Sonos Accessories Packaging

Packaging / Campaign

TDC68_168C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York

Ben's Best

Ben's Best

Packaging / Campaign

TDC68_182C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Apple Design Team / Cupertino

Apple

Contour Watch Face

Digital Media / Apps - Campaign

TDC68_105C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Paprika / Montreal

Éditions Denoël

Sueurs froides Collection – Éditions Denoël

Book Jackets / Campaign

TDC68_090C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Daniel Frumhoff Design / New York + Stanford University d.school / Stanford, California + Klim Type Foundry / Wellington + Ohno Type Foundry

Stanford University d.school

Stanford d.school: Teaching + Learning Yearbook

Catalogs / Single

TDC68_116C

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

Beatriz Lozano / New York

One Michigan

One Michigan Rebrand

Design for Social Good

TDC68_060C

2022 Communication Design TDC Winner

Yu Chen

Hubei Han Embroidery Association

Let Parents Stay (Han Embroidery Typeface)

Design for Social Good

TDC68_093C

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