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

BlockFace Agency: Will Mower / London + Open Press Project / Cologne Client: Will Mower Category: Best of Lettering
Tabrizi Jali Agency: Borna Izadpanah Client: Personal Category: Best of Type Design
Canal Magazine Issue 2 Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Canal Magazine Category: Best of Communication Design
"Find your flow" motion poster Agency: Detraform + Studio Metaphor Client: Neon Keon Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
Over, Again Agency: Studio Nopqrst / London + Jason Chow / London Client: Hong Kong Museum of Art / Kimhung Design Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2 Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore Client: THE SWAP SHOW Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
Reimagining Timeless Avant Garde Agency: W.H.Y. Brand Consultancy / London Client: Vertice, London Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
MYOM fluid identity Agency: Landor / Paris + MYOM / London Client: MYOM Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Series
Sound Type Agency: Jonathan Mak / Hong Kong Client: Personal Category: Digital / Technology / Distortion (Analog or Digital) - Series
A Wild Promise Agency: Plankton Art Co. / Mount Holly, NJ Client: Tin House Category: Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series
Hamster Agency: Fontwerk GmbH / Berlin Client: Fontwerk Category: Color Font
Canal Magazine Issue 2 Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Canal Magazine Category: Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series
The New York Times for Kids Covers Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series
Classics Agency: Casa Rex / São Paulo Client: Panda Books Category: Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series
Cultural Talents Tournament Agency: Milk Network / Jeddah Client: Ministry of Culture Category: Print / Posters - Series
THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2 Agency: Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore Client: THE SWAP SHOW Category: Print / Posters - Series
MYOM fluid identity Agency: Landor / Paris + MYOM / London Client: MYOM Category: Print / Posters - Series
2023–2024 Campaign - Diving Inward Agency: Paprika / Montreal Client: National Arts Centre French Theatre Category: Print / Posters - Series
Diagram of rare words Agency: RIFLING / Changsha Client: Alibaba Design Category: Print / Posters - Series
CAO 10th Anniversary Agency: R2 Design / Porto Client: Centro de Arte Oliva Category: Print / Posters - Series
Variations of Heart Whispers Agency: Qiuyu Li / Osaka + TOMBO Inc. / Osaka Client: Personal Category: Print / Posters - Series
Canela Aarbic Agency: Morcos Key / New York, NY + Debakir / Beirut Client: Commercial Type Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Crow Script Agency: Cinketype / Budapest Client: cinketype Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Ese-Unen Agency: Tengis Type / Hohhot Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Decutto Agency: Michael Rafailyk Foundry / Sumy Client: Retail markets Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Darvish Agency: Standard font Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Intel One Mono Agency: VML / Kansas City + Intel / Santa Clara + Frere-Jones Type / New York Client: Intel Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Moulin Agency: Sandrine Nugue / Montpellier Client: Sandrine Nuge Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Ricloud XiuWu Family Agency: Ricloud Type / Dalian + Hanyi Fonts / Beijing Client: Hanyi Fonts Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Leopardo Agency: Alexandre Bassi / Lyon + 205TF / Lyon Client: Personal Category: Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)
Can-Tini: Espresso Martini in a can Agency: Saint-Urbain Client: Can-Tini Category: Print / Packaging Design - Single
WWW Monthly Schedule Animation Agency: Zin Nagao + DopeCoara Client: WWW Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Single
58. Solothurner Filmtage Agency: Raffinerie AG für Gestaltung / 8004 Zürich Client: Solothurner Filmtage Category: Motion / Animated Posters - Single
New Year's Card 2024 Agency: Studio Matthews / Seattle Client: Personal Category: Print / Printed Ephemera / Cards / Stickers - Single
Baloney Suicide Agency: David Beauchemin et Julien hébert / Montreal Client: VioleTT Pi Category: Other
Magnetizdat DDR - Eastgerman tape underground 1979 Agency: José Mendes / Barreiro Client: OUT.RA Category: Other
Deus Mini Agency: Pentagram / New York City Client: Deus Category: Other
O lieb’, solang du lieben kannst! Agency: 易鸣/Ming Yi / Karlsruhe + Bauhaus Universität Weimar / Weimar + Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe Client: Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe Category: Other
Magnetic Field Brand Identity Agency: Sunday Afternoon / New York Client: Magnetic Field Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
SNKRS Showcase Agency: Something Special Studios* / New York, NY + Nike / Portland, OR Client: Nike Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
Furniture that fits. For people that don’t. Agency: Studio Dumbar/DEPT® / Rotterdam + Grey London Client: Tylko Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
Live Visuals Don G Agency: S&Co / Bogotá Client: Don G Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
FILA's 50th FBOX anniversary Agency: Thonik / Amsterdam Client: FILA Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
VECTOR Agency: Donald Zhu / Toronto Client: Self Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Rebrand: Viz ID & Motion Agency: Base Design / New York + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame / Cleveland Client: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Category: Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series
Patterns+Insights: Issue 01, Unbound Agency: Amazon Device and Services Group / Seattle + North / London + Rational Beauty / Austin Client: Amazon Device and Services Design Group Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
ART ATHINA Agency: G Design Studio / Athens Client: PSAT Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Puberty Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Halloween Issue Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times for Kids Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single
The Lives They Lived Agency: The New York Times Magazine / New York City Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

2024 Lettering TDC Best of Discipline

Will Mower / London + Open Press Project / Cologne

Will Mower

BlockFace

Best of Lettering

TDC70_LT001

2024 Type Design TDC Best of Discipline

Borna Izadpanah

Personal

Tabrizi Jali

Best of Type Design

TDC70_TD001

2024 Communication Design TDC Best of Discipline

Sunday Afternoon / New York

Canal Magazine

Canal Magazine Issue 2

Best of Communication Design

TDC70_CD001

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Detraform + Studio Metaphor

Neon Keon

"Find your flow" motion poster

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD014

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Nopqrst / London + Jason Chow / London

Hong Kong Museum of Art / Kimhung Design

Over, Again

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD015

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore

THE SWAP SHOW

THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD016

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

W.H.Y. Brand Consultancy / London

Vertice, London

Reimagining Timeless Avant Garde

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD017

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Landor / Paris + MYOM / London

MYOM

MYOM fluid identity

Motion / Animated Posters - Series

TDC70_CD018

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

Jonathan Mak / Hong Kong

Personal

Sound Type

Digital / Technology / Distortion (Analog or Digital) - Series

TDC70_LT006

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

Plankton Art Co. / Mount Holly, NJ

Tin House

A Wild Promise

Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series

TDC70_LT018

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Fontwerk GmbH / Berlin

Fontwerk

Hamster

Color Font

TDC70_TD037

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Sunday Afternoon / New York

Canal Magazine

Canal Magazine Issue 2

Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series

TDC70_CD001

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times for Kids

The New York Times for Kids Covers

Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series

TDC70_CD088

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Casa Rex / São Paulo

Panda Books

Classics

Publication / Editorial / Book / Magazine Cover - Series

TDC70_CD089

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Milk Network / Jeddah

Ministry of Culture

Cultural Talents Tournament

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD064

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Foreign Policy Design Group / Singapore

THE SWAP SHOW

THE SWAP SHOW EDITION 2

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD065

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Landor / Paris + MYOM / London

MYOM

MYOM fluid identity

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD066

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Paprika / Montreal

National Arts Centre French Theatre

2023–2024 Campaign - Diving Inward

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD067

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

RIFLING / Changsha

Alibaba Design

Diagram of rare words

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD068

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

R2 Design / Porto

Centro de Arte Oliva

CAO 10th Anniversary

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD069

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Qiuyu Li / Osaka + TOMBO Inc. / Osaka

Personal

Variations of Heart Whispers

Print / Posters - Series

TDC70_CD071

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Morcos Key / New York, NY + Debakir / Beirut

Commercial Type

Canela Aarbic

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD008

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Cinketype / Budapest

cinketype

Crow Script

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD009

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Tengis Type / Hohhot

Personal

Ese-Unen

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD010

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Michael Rafailyk Foundry / Sumy

Retail markets

Decutto

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD011

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Standard font

Personal

Darvish

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD012

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

VML / Kansas City + Intel / Santa Clara + Frere-Jones Type / New York

Intel

Intel One Mono

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD013

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Sandrine Nugue / Montpellier

Sandrine Nuge

Moulin

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD014

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Ricloud Type / Dalian + Hanyi Fonts / Beijing

Hanyi Fonts

Ricloud XiuWu Family

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD015

2024 Type Design TDC Winner

Alexandre Bassi / Lyon + 205TF / Lyon

Personal

Leopardo

Single Axis Type Family (ie weight or width)

TDC70_TD016

2024 Lettering TDC Winner

Saint-Urbain

Can-Tini

Can-Tini: Espresso Martini in a can

Print / Packaging Design - Single

TDC70_LT015

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Zin Nagao + DopeCoara

WWW

WWW Monthly Schedule Animation

Motion / Animated Posters - Single

TDC70_CD012

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Raffinerie AG für Gestaltung / 8004 Zürich

Solothurner Filmtage

58. Solothurner Filmtage

Motion / Animated Posters - Single

TDC70_CD013

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Matthews / Seattle

Personal

New Year's Card 2024

Print / Printed Ephemera / Cards / Stickers - Single

TDC70_CD072

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

David Beauchemin et Julien hébert / Montreal

VioleTT Pi

Baloney Suicide

Other

TDC70_CD135

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

José Mendes / Barreiro

OUT.RA

Magnetizdat DDR - Eastgerman tape underground 1979

Other

TDC70_CD136

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Pentagram / New York City

Deus

Deus Mini

Other

TDC70_CD137

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

易鸣/Ming Yi / Karlsruhe + Bauhaus Universität Weimar / Weimar + Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe

Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

O lieb’, solang du lieben kannst!

Other

TDC70_CD138

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Sunday Afternoon / New York

Magnetic Field

Magnetic Field Brand Identity

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD005

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Something Special Studios* / New York, NY + Nike / Portland, OR

Nike

SNKRS Showcase

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD006

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Studio Dumbar/DEPT® / Rotterdam + Grey London

Tylko

Furniture that fits. For people that don’t.

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD007

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

S&Co / Bogotá

Don G

Live Visuals Don G

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD008

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Thonik / Amsterdam

FILA

FILA's 50th FBOX anniversary

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD009

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Donald Zhu / Toronto

Self

VECTOR

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD010

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Base Design / New York + Rock & Roll Hall of Fame / Cleveland

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Rebrand: Viz ID & Motion

Motion / Kinetic Typography - Series

TDC70_CD011

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

Amazon Device and Services Group / Seattle + North / London + Rational Beauty / Austin

Amazon Device and Services Design Group

Patterns+Insights: Issue 01, Unbound

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD090

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

G Design Studio / Athens

PSAT

ART ATHINA

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD091

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times for Kids

The Puberty Issue

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD092

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times for Kids

The Halloween Issue

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD093

2024 Communication Design TDC Winner

The New York Times Magazine / New York City

The New York Times Magazine

The Lives They Lived

Publication / Editorial / Editorial / Catalog / Magazine - Single

TDC70_CD094

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