TDC Awards

Established in 1953, the TDC competition is the longest running, most prestigious, global typography and type design competition. For over 70 years, it has recognized typographic excellence and celebrated new typeface designs in all global languages.

2025 TDC Awards - Type Design

Sharp Roman

Agency Sharp Type Co / Woodacre

Client N/A

Category

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

Annual ID

TDC71_TD018

This typeface is the calligraphic convergence of two distinct origin stories. The roman uppercase forms are the designer’s take on the Trajan Monumental Roman Capitals via Edward Catich, while the Italic is based on the work of Pedro Diaz “El Maestro” Morante. It becomes more than the sum of its parts, offering a wealth of typographic potential: instantly indelible, elegant in its expressiveness, and full of bravura. It skillfully connects the work of two masters who were separated by continents and centuries into a single family sharing a calligraphic framework, making for a typeface that is classical in its construction and contemporary in its execution.

2025 Awards

Total Points: 20

TDC Winner

Credits

Type Foundry

Sharp Type Co / Woodacre

Type Designer

Lucas Sharp

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